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Public Act 100-0772
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| HB5196 Enrolled | LRB100 20088 AXK 35371 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
21B-40 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/21B-40) |
Sec. 21B-40. Fees. |
(a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system |
established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall |
be charged to applicants: |
(1) A $75 application fee for a Professional Educator |
License or an Educator License with Stipulations. However, |
beginning on January 1, 2015, the application fee for a |
Professional Educator License and Educator License with |
Stipulations shall be $100. Beginning on July 1, 2018, the |
license renewal fee for an Educator License with |
Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement |
shall be $25. |
(1.5) A $50 application fee for a Substitute Teaching |
License. If the application for a Substitute Teaching |
License is made and granted after July 1, 2017, the |
licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee |
within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall |
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be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if |
the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of |
Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the |
Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full school days |
within one year of issuance. |
(2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have not |
been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation |
program at an Illinois institution of higher education and |
are seeking any of the licenses set forth in subdivision |
(1) of this subsection (a). |
(3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or |
approval an individual holding a license wishes to add to |
that license. |
(4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of |
the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be |
paid to the regional office of education having supervision |
and control over the school in which the individual holding |
the license is to be employed. If the individual holding |
the license is not yet employed, then the license may be |
registered in any county in this State. The registration |
fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the |
individual registers the license for a particular validity |
period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged |
for that validity period should the individual |
subsequently register the license in additional regions. |
An individual must register the license (i) immediately |
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after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the |
beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has |
satisfied the renewal requirements required under this |
Code. |
Beginning on July 1, 2017, at the beginning of each |
renewal cycle, individuals who hold a Substitute Teaching |
License may apply for a reimbursement of the registration |
fee within 18 months of renewal and shall be issued that |
reimbursement by the State Board of Education from funds |
appropriated for that purpose if the licensee provides |
evidence to the State Board of Education that the licensee |
has taught pursuant to the Substitute Teaching License at |
least 10 full school days within one year of renewal. |
(b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1) |
through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be |
deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and |
shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of |
Education to provide the technology and human resources |
necessary for the timely and efficient processing of |
applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available |
from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be |
used by the State Board of Education to support the recruitment |
and retention of educators, to support educator preparation |
programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide |
professional development aligned with the requirements set |
forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A majority of the funds |
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in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund must be dedicated |
to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for |
the renewal of licenses. The Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving |
Fund is not subject to administrative charge transfers, |
authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, from the |
Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund into any other fund of |
this State, and moneys in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving |
Fund shall not revert back to the General Revenue Fund at any |
time. |
The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the |
registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of |
subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund |
established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code. |
(c) The State Board of Education and each regional office |
of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience |
fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license |
fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the |
amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor |
that has entered into a contract with the State Board or |
regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must |
be paid to that company or vendor. |
(d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21 |
of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this |
Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of |
the validity period of the certificate and these years have not |
expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must |