[ Search ] [ Legislation ]
[ Home ] [ Back ] [ Bottom ]
| [ Introduced ] | [ Engrossed ] | [ Enrolled ] |
| [ House Amendment 002 ] | [ House Amendment 004 ] | [ Senate Amendment 001 ] |
| [ Senate Amendment 002 ] | [ Senate Amendment 003 ] |
91_SB0556ham001
LRB9102361NTksam01
1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 556
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 556 as follows:
3 on page 6, line 18, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
4 "February 15, 2000"; and
5 on page 6, line 27, after "national", by inserting "and State
6 "; and
7 on page 8, line 26, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
8 "February 15, 2000"; and
9 on page 9, lines 12 and 13, by replacing "January 1, 2000"
10 with "February 15, 2000"; and
11 on page 9, line 32, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
12 "February 15, 2000"; and
13 on page 10, line 12, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
14 "February 15, 2000"; and
15 on page 10, line 13, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
16 "February 15, 2000"; and
17 on page 10, line 33, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
18 "February 15, 2000"; and
19 on page 11, line 32, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
20 "February 15, 2000"; and
-2- LRB9102361NTksam01
1 on page 12, line 22, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
2 "February 15, 2000"; and
3 on page 13, line 17, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
4 "February 15, 2000"; and
5 on page 14, line 1, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
6 "February 15, 2000"; and
7 on page 14, line 28, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
8 "February 15, 2000"; and
9 on page 28, line 26, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
10 "February 15, 2000"; and
11 on page 28, line 27, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
12 "February 15, 2000"; and
13 on page 28, line 32, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
14 "February 15, 2000"; and
15 on page 29, line 28, after "activities", by inserting the
16 following:
17 ", based upon recommendations submitted by a continuing
18 professional development activity task force, which shall
19 consist of 6 staff members from the State Board of Education,
20 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education, and 6
21 teacher representatives, 3 of whom are selected by the
22 Illinois Education Association and 3 of whom are selected by
23 the Illinois Federation of Teachers"; and
24 on page 32, by replacing lines 19 through 22 with the
25 following:
26 "(A) Advance both the certificate holder's
27 knowledge and skills as a teacher consistent with the
28 Illinois Professional Teaching Standards and the Illinois
29 Content Area Standards in the certificate holder's areas
30 of certification, endorsement, or teaching assignment in
-3- LRB9102361NTksam01
1 order to keep the certificate holder current in those
2 areas."; and
3 on page 33, by replacing lines 16 through 18 with the
4 following:
5 "knowledge and skills as a teacher consistent with the
6 Illinois Professional Teaching Standards and the Illinois
7 Content Area Standards in the certificate holder's areas of
8 certification, endorsement, or teaching assignment in order
9 to keep the certificate holder current in those areas and the
10 "; and
11 on page 33, by replacing lines 26 and 27 with the following:
12 "approved education-related program, of which at least 2
13 semester hours relate to the continuing professional";
14 and
15 on page 34, line 3, after "each", by inserting "continuing
16 education"; and
17 on page 34, line 27, after "peer", by inserting "review and";
18 and
19 on page 34, by deleting line 28; and
20 on page 34, line 29, by replacing "(iv)" with "(iii)"; and
21 on page 34, line 33, by replacing "(v)" with "(iv)"; and
22 on page 35, line 3, by replacing "(vi)" with "(v)"; and
23 on page 35, line 6, by replacing "(vii)" with "(vi)"; and
24 on page 35, line 10, by replacing "(viii)" with "(vii)"; and
25 on page 35, line 13, by replacing "(ix)" with "(viii)"; and
26 on page 35, line 24, after "Illinois", by inserting
27 "Professional"; and
28 on page 35, line 24, after "Standards", by inserting "or
-4- LRB9102361NTksam01
1 Illinois Content Area Standards"; and
2 on page 36, by deleting lines 7 and 8;
3 on page 36, line 9, by replacing "(iv)" with "(iii)"; and
4 on page 36, line 11, by replacing "(v)" with "(iv)"; and
5 on page 37, line 21, by replacing ", including leadership"
6 with "related to professional development"; and
7 on page 40, by replacing lines 8 through 12 with the
8 following:
9 "Each local professional development committee shall
10 consist of at least 3 classroom teachers; one superintendent
11 or chief administrator of the school district, charter
12 school, or cooperative or joint agreement or his or her
13 designee; and one at-large member who shall be either (i) a
14 parent, (ii) a member of the business community, (iii) a
15 community member, or (iv) an administrator, with preference
16 given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
17 in items (i), (ii), and (iii) in order to secure
18 representation of an interest not already represented on the
19 committee. If mutually agreed upon"; and
20 on page 40, by replacing lines 26 through 34 with the
21 following:
22 "The exclusive representative, if any, shall select the
23 classroom teacher members of the local professional
24 development committee. If no exclusive representative
25 exists, then the classroom teacher members of a local
26 professional development committee shall be selected by the
27 classroom teachers that come within the local professional
28 development committee's authority. The school district,
29 charter school, or governing body or board of control of a
30 cooperative or joint agreement shall select the 2
31 non-classroom teacher members (the superintendent or chief
-5- LRB9102361NTksam01
1 administrator of the school district, charter school, or
2 cooperative or joint agreement or his or her designee and the
3 at-large member) of a"; and
4 on page 41, by deleting lines 1 through 5; and
5 on page 41, line 19, after "committee.", by inserting the
6 following:
7 "All actions taken by the local professional development
8 committee shall require that a majority of committee members
9 be present, and no committee action may be taken unless 50%
10 or more of those present are teacher members."; and
11 on page 43, by replacing lines 22 through 34 with the
12 following:
13 "consist of at least 4 classroom teachers, one
14 non-administrative certificated educational employee, 2
15 administrators, and one at-large member who shall be either
16 (i) a parent, (ii) a member of the business community, (iii)
17 a community member, or (iv) an administrator, with preference
18 given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
19 in items (i), (ii), and (iii) in order to secure
20 representation of an interest not already represented on the
21 committee. The teacher and non-administrative certificated
22 educational employee members of the review committee shall be
23 selected by their exclusive representative, if any, and the
24 administrators and at-large member shall be selected by the
25 regional superintendent of schools. A regional
26 superintendent of schools may add additional members to the
27 committee, provided that the same proportion of teachers to
28 administrators and at-large members on the committee is
29 maintained. Any additional teacher and non-administrative
30 certificated educational employee members shall be selected
31 by their exclusive representative, if any. Vacancies in
32 positions on a regional professional development review
33 committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original
-6- LRB9102361NTksam01
1 selections. Committee members shall serve staggered 3-year
2 terms. All individuals selected to serve on regional
3 professional development review committees must be known to
4 demonstrate the best practices in teaching or their
5 respective field of practice.
6 The exclusive representative responsible for choosing the
7 individuals that serve on a regional professional development
8 review committee shall notify each school district, charter
9 school, or governing body or board of control of a
10 cooperative or joint agreement employing the individuals
11 chosen to serve and provide their names to the appropriate
12 regional superintendent of schools. Regional professional
13 development review committee meetings shall be scheduled so
14 as not to interfere with the committee members' regularly
15 scheduled teaching duties, except when otherwise permitted by
16 the policies of or agreed to or approved by the school
17 district, charter school, or governing body or board of
18 control of a cooperative or joint agreement, or its designee,
19 provided that the school district, charter school, or
20 governing body or board of control shall not unreasonably
21 withhold permission for a committee member to attend regional
22 professional development review committee meetings.
23 In a city having a population exceeding 500,000 that does
24 not have a regional office of education, one or more separate
25 regional professional development review committees shall be
26 established as mutually agreed upon by the board of education
27 of the school district organized under Article 34 of this
28 Code and the exclusive representative. The composition of
29 each committee shall be the same as for a regional
30 professional development review committee, except that
31 members of the committee shall be jointly appointed by the
32 board of education and the exclusive representative. All
33 other provisions of this Section concerning regional
34 professional development review committees shall apply to
-7- LRB9102361NTksam01
1 these committees.
2 The regional professional development review committee";
3 and
4 on page 46, by replacing lines 19 though 22 with the
5 following:
6 "(k) Each school district, charter school, or
7 cooperative or joint agreement shall be paid an annual amount
8 of not less than $1,000, as determined by a formula based on
9 the number of Standard Teaching and Master Teaching
10 Certificate holders, subject to renewal and established by
11 rule, not to exceed $1,000,000 annually for all school
12 districts, charter schools, and cooperatives or joint
13 agreements, for administrative costs associated with
14 conducting the meetings of the local professional development
15 committee. Each regional office of education shall receive
16 $2,000 annually to pay school districts, charter schools, or
17 cooperatives or joint agreements for costs, as defined by
18 rule, incurred in staff attendance at regional professional
19 development review committee meetings and the training
20 seminar required under paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of
21 this Section."; and
22 on page 47, line 1, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
23 "February 15, 2000"; and
24 on page 47, line 14, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
25 "February 15, 2000"; and
26 on page 47, line 34, by replacing "January 1, 2000" with
27 "February 15, 2000"; and
28 on page 48, lines 14 and 15, by replacing "January 1, 2000"
29 with "February 15, 2000".