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1    AN ACT concerning education.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
521B-20 as follows:
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
7    Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of
8Education shall implement a system of educator licensure,
9whereby individuals employed in school districts who are
10required to be licensed must have one of the following
11licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an
12educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute
13teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term
14substitute teaching license. References in law regarding
15individuals certified or certificated or required to be
16certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall
17also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed
18under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June
1930 following one full year of the license being issued.
20    The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
21State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
22rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
23licenses and endorsements under this Section.
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1        (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
2    have successfully completed an approved educator
3    preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
4    the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
5    program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
6    testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
7    successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
8    the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
9    the exceptional child, including, without limitation,
10    children with learning disabilities, (iv) have
11    successfully completed coursework in methods of reading
12    and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other
13    criteria established by rule of the State Board of
14    Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License.
15    Persons seeking a Professional Educator License with a
16    school support personnel endorsement or chief school
17    business official endorsement are exempt from the
18    requirements in items (iii) and (iv). All Professional
19    Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 immediately
20    following 5 years of the license being issued. The
21    Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with
22    specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is
23    eligible to practice. For an early childhood education
24    endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student
25    teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher
26    preparation program through placement in a setting with
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1    children from birth through grade 2, and the individual
2    may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The
3    student teaching experience must meet the requirements of
4    and be approved by the individual's early childhood
5    teacher preparation program. No institution of higher
6    education shall establish or maintain any policy which
7    requires student teaching for preservice teachers to be
8    unpaid.
9        Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
10    Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
11    shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
12    in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable
13    content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
14        (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
15    License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
16    that limits the license holder to one particular position
17    or does not require completion of an approved educator
18    program or both.
19        An individual with an Educator License with
20    Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
21    any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
22    who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
23        An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
24    with the following endorsements:
25            (A) (Blank).
26            (B) Alternative provisional educator. An
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1        alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
2        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
3        applicant who, at the time of applying for the
4        endorsement, has done all of the following:
5                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
6            college or university with a minimum of a
7            bachelor's degree.
8                (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of
9            the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
10            Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this
11            Code.
12                (iii) Passed a content area test, as required
13            under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
14        The alternative provisional educator endorsement is
15    valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a
16    third year by an individual meeting the requirements set
17    forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
18            (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
19        alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
20        an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
21        holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
22        superintendent in a school district's central office.
23        This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
24        who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
25        done all of the following:
26                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
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1            college or university with a minimum of a master's
2            degree in a management field other than education.
3                (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
4            years in a management level position in a field
5            other than education.
6                (iii) Successfully completed the first phase
7            of an alternative route to superintendent
8            endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
9            of this Code.
10                (iv) Passed a content area test required under
11            Section 21B-30 of this Code.
12            The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in
13        order to complete one full year of serving as a
14        superintendent or assistant superintendent.
15            (D) (Blank).
16            (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
17        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
18        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
19        has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
20        regionally accredited institution of higher education
21        or an accredited trade and technical institution and
22        has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of
23        education in each area to be taught.
24            The career and technical educator endorsement on
25        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
26        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
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1        endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
2            An individual who holds a valid career and
3        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
4        with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's
5        degree may substitute teach in career and technical
6        education classrooms.
7            An individual who holds a valid career and
8        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
9        with Stipulations is entitled to all of the rights and
10        privileges granted to a holder of a Professional
11        Educator License.
12            (F) (Blank).
13            (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
14        transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
15        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
16        the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
17        with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
18        provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets
19        all of the following requirements:
20                (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
21            writing ability in the language other than English
22            in which transitional bilingual education is
23            offered.
24                (ii) Has the ability to successfully
25            communicate in English.
26                (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
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1            previous to his or her applying for a transitional
2            bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
3            comparable teaching certificate or comparable
4            authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
5            a degree from an institution of higher learning in
6            a foreign country that the State Educator
7            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
8            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
9            regionally accredited institution of higher
10            learning in the United States.
11            A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
12        shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12,
13        is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
14        of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be
15        renewed.
16            Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
17        endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
18        presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
19        replaced for any reason.
20            (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
21        alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
22        other than English in the public schools, an
23        individual who holds an Educator License with
24        Stipulations may also apply for a language
25        endorsement, provided that the applicant provides
26        satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the
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1        following requirements:
2                (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
3            endorsement.
4                (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
5            language for which the endorsement is to be issued
6            by passing the applicable language content test
7            required by the State Board of Education.
8                (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
9            a regionally accredited institution of higher
10            education or, for individuals educated in a
11            country other than the United States, holds a
12            degree from an institution of higher learning in a
13            foreign country that the State Educator
14            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
15            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
16            regionally accredited institution of higher
17            learning in the United States.
18                (iv) (Blank).
19            A language endorsement on an Educator License with
20        Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
21        grade 12 for the same validity period as the
22        individual's transitional bilingual educator
23        endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
24        and shall not be renewed.
25            (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
26        international educator endorsement on an Educator
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1        License with Stipulations may be issued to an
2        individual who is being recruited by a particular
3        school district that conducts formal recruitment
4        programs outside of the United States to secure the
5        services of qualified teachers and who meets all of
6        the following requirements:
7                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
8            bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
9                (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
10            grade level for which he or she will be employed.
11                (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
12            subject to be taught.
13                (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
14            language.
15            A holder of a visiting international educator
16        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
17        shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
18        programs in the language that was the medium of
19        instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
20        provided that he or she passes the English Language
21        Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
22        skills in English identified by the State Board of
23        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
24        Preparation and Licensure Board.
25            A visiting international educator endorsement on
26        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5
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1        years and shall not be renewed.
2            (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
3        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
4        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who is at 
5        least 18 years of age and will be using the Educator 
6        License with Stipulations exclusively for grades 
7        prekindergarten through 8 until the individual reaches 
8        the age of 19 years or an applicant 19 years of age or 
9        older who otherwise meets the criteria for a 
10        paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this 
11        subparagraph (J). An applicant for a paraprofessional 
12        educator endorsement must also meet at least one of 
13        the following requirements:
14                (i) hold [holds] a high school diploma or its
15            recognized equivalent and pass a paraprofessional 
16            competency test under subsection (c-5) of Section 
17            21B-30;
18                (ii) hold [(i) holds] an associate [associate's]
19            degree or a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit
20            from a regionally accredited institution of higher
21            education; [(ii) has passed a paraprofessional ]
22            [competency test under subsection (c-5) of Section ]
23            [21B-30;] or
24                (iii) if applicable, have been issued a 
25            short-term approval for paraprofessionals, as 
26            established by rule by the State Board of 
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1            Education, and have been employed as a 
2            paraprofessional educator for each year the 
3            short-term approval is valid, have paid the 
4            required license renewal fee under Section 21B-40, 
5            and have been determined by the school district to 
6            have met the following competencies:
7                    (I) reinforces teacher-led instruction, 
8                including knowledge of and the ability to 
9                assist in reading, writing, and mathematics 
10                instruction;
11                    (II) understands and follows 
12                individualized education programs and federal 
13                Section 504 plans;
14                    (III) supports differentiated 
15                instruction;
16                    (IV) understands basic literacy and 
17                numeracy support strategies;
18                    (V) implements behavior plans and exhibits 
19                skills in the redirection of student 
20                behaviors;
21                    (VI) follows health plans and school and 
22                classroom safety procedures; and
23                    (VII) takes direction from licensed staff, 
24                including administrators and teachers, and 
25                understands the individual's role within the 
26                instructional team. [is at least 18 years of ]
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1                [age and will be using the Educator License ]
2                [with Stipulations exclusively for grades ]
3                [prekindergarten through grade 8, until the ]
4                [individual reaches the age of 19 years and ]
5                [otherwise meets the criteria for a ]
6                [paraprofessional educator endorsement ]
7                [pursuant to this subparagraph (J).]
8            The paraprofessional educator endorsement is valid
9        until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
10        endorsement being issued and may be renewed through
11        application and payment of the appropriate fee, as
12        required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. [An ]
13        [individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator ]
14        [endorsement is not subject to additional requirements ]
15        [in order to renew the endorsement.]
16            (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
17        business official endorsement on an Educator License
18        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
19        qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
20        years of full-time administrative experience in school
21        business management or 2 years of university-approved
22        practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
23        hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
24        State Board of Education for the preparation of school
25        business administrators and by passage of the
26        applicable State tests, including an applicable
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1        content area test.
2            The chief school business official endorsement may
3        also be affixed to the Educator License with
4        Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
5        master's degree in business administration, finance,
6        accounting, or public administration and who completes
7        an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
8        business management from a regionally accredited
9        institution of higher education and passes the
10        applicable State tests, including an applicable
11        content area test. This endorsement shall be required
12        for any individual employed as a chief school business
13        official.
14            The chief school business official endorsement on
15        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
16        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
17        endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
18        license holder completes renewal requirements as
19        required for individuals who hold a Professional
20        Educator License endorsed for chief school business
21        official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
22        rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
23        Education.
24            The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
25        necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
26            (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
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1        in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
2        with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
3        completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
4        program at an Illinois institution of higher education
5        and who has not successfully completed an
6        evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
7        who meets all of the following requirements:
8                (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
9                (ii) Has completed an approved educator
10            preparation program at an Illinois institution.
11                (iii) Has passed an applicable content area
12            test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
13                (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
14            assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
15            minimum score on that assessment, as established
16            by the State Board of Education in consultation
17            with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
18            Board.
19            A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
20        Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
21        full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
22        be renewed.
23            (M) (Blank).
24            (N) Specialized services. A specialized services
25        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
26        may be issued as defined and specified by rule.
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1            (O) Provisional career and technical educator. A
2        provisional career and technical educator endorsement
3        on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
4        to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of
5        work experience in the skill for which the applicant
6        is seeking the endorsement. Each employing school
7        board and regional office of education shall provide
8        verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent
9        of Education at the time the application is submitted
10        that no qualified teacher holding a Professional
11        Educator License or an Educator License with
12        Stipulations with a career and technical educator
13        endorsement is available to teach and that actual
14        circumstances require such issuance.
15            A provisional career and technical educator
16        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
17        is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
18        of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
19            An individual who holds a provisional career and
20        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
21        with Stipulations may teach as a substitute teacher in
22        career and technical education classrooms.
23            An individual who holds a provisional career and
24        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
25        with Stipulations is entitled to all of the rights and
26        privileges granted to a holder of a Professional
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1        Educator License.
2        (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
3    License may be issued to qualified applicants for
4    substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
5    prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
6    Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
7    a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's
8    degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
9    of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved
10    educator preparation program in this State and have earned
11    at least 90 credit hours.
12        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
13        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
14    teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
15    has had his or her Professional Educator License or
16    Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
17    then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
18    Substitute Teaching License.
19        A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
20    licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
21    board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
22    contract because of an emergency situation, then a
23    district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer
24    than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the
25    district if the district notifies the appropriate regional
26    office of education within 5 business days after the
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1    employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant
2    position. A district may continue to employ that same
3    substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90
4    calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever
5    is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the
6    30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a
7    written request with the appropriate regional office of
8    education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis
9    that the position remains vacant and the district
10    continues to actively seek qualified candidates and
11    provides documentation that it has provided training
12    specific to the position, including training on meeting
13    the needs of students with disabilities and English
14    learners if applicable. Each extension request shall be
15    granted in writing by the regional office of education. An
16    emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy
17    has occurred and (i) a teacher is unexpectedly unable to
18    fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher
19    capacity needs of the district exceed previous indications
20    or vacancies are unfilled due to a lack of qualified
21    candidates, and the district is actively engaged in
22    advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the
23    vacant position.
24        There is no limit on the number of days that a
25    substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
26    provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
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1    than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year
2    through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school
3    days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
4    same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a
5    Professional Educator License or Educator License with
6    Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days
7    for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same
8    school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the
9    number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not
10    apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of
11    this Code.
12        A school district may not require an individual who
13    holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
14    License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
15    Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
16        (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning
17    on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may
18    apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a
19    Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term
20    Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified
21    applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the
22    public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12.
23    Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible
24    for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute
25    Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have
26    completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally
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1    accredited institution of higher education.
2        Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
3    substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
4    individual has had his or her Professional Educator
5    License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
6    revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
7    Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
8        The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
9    Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
10        An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
11    License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per
12    licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
13    absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who
14    is under contract, a school district may not hire an
15    individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
16    License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due
17    to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
18    Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual
19    holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must
20    complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or
21    34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public
22    school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses under this
23    Section are valid for 5 years.
24(Source: P.A. 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;
25103-193, eff. 1-1-24; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23; 103-617, eff.
267-1-24; 104-128, eff. 1-1-26; 104-316, eff. 8-15-25; revised
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111-20-25.)