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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2907
Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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105 ILCS 5/21-11.3 |
from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3 |
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning
teacher certification.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2907 |
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LRB096 06085 NHT 16167 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 |
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| 21-11.3 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-11.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3)
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| Sec. 21-11.3. Resident teacher certificate. A resident |
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| teacher
certificate shall be valid for 4 years for employment |
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| as a resident
teacher
in a public school. It shall be issued |
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| only to persons who have graduated
from a regionally accredited |
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| institution of higher education
with a bachelor's degree,
who |
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| are enrolled in a program of preparation approved by the
the |
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| State
Superintendent of Education in consultation with the |
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| State Teacher
Certification Board, and who have passed the |
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| appropriate tests as required
in Section 21-1a and as |
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| determined by the State Board of
Education. A resident teacher |
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| certificate may be issued for
teaching children through grade 3 |
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| or for grades K-9, 6-12, or K-12 in a
special subject area and |
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| may not be renewed. A resident teacher may teach
only under the |
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| direction of a certified teacher
as the resident
teacher's |
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| mentor and shall not teach in place of a certified teacher.
The
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| holder of a resident teacher certificate shall be deemed to |
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| have satisfied
the requirements for the issuance of a Standard |