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91_HB1699
LRB9103491NTsb
1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
2 21-11.3.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Section 21-11.3 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/21-11.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3)
8 Sec. 21-11.3. Resident teacher certificate. A resident
9 teacher certificate shall be valid for 2 years for employment
10 as a resident teacher in a public school. It shall be issued
11 only to persons who have graduated from a recognized
12 institution of higher education with a bachelor's degree, who
13 are enrolled in a program of preparation approved by the
14 State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
15 State Teacher Certification Board, and who have passed the
16 appropriate tests as required in Section 21-1a of this Code
17 and as determined by the State Board of Education. A
18 resident teacher certificate may be issued for teaching
19 children through grade 3 or for grades K-9, 6-12, or K-12 in
20 a special subject area and may not be renewed. A resident
21 teacher may teach only in conjunction with and under the
22 direction of a certified teacher and shall not teach in place
23 of a certified teacher.
24 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)