Bill Text: IL SB1566 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-19 - Referred to Assignments [SB1566 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB1566-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 21-12 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-12)
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7 | Sec. 21-12. Printing; Seal; Signature; Credentials.
All | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | certificates shall be printed by and
and bear the signatures of | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | the chairman
and of the secretary of the State Teacher | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Certification Board. Each
certificate shall show the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | integrally printed seal of the State Teacher
Certification | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | Board. All college credentials offered as the basis
of a | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | certificate shall be presented to the secretary of the State
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14 | Teacher Certification Board for inspection and approval. The | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | regional superintendent of schools, however, has the duty, | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | after appropriate training, to accept and review all | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | transcripts for new initial certificate applications and | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | ensure that each applicant has met all of the criteria | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | established by the State Board of Education in consultation | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | with the State Teacher Certification Board. | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Commencing July 1, 1999, each application for a certificate | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | or evaluation
of credentials shall be accompanied by an | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | evaluation fee of $30 payable to the
State Superintendent of |
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1 | Education, which is not
refundable, except that no application | ||||||
2 | or evaluation fee shall be required
for a Master Certificate | ||||||
3 | issued pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 21-2 of
this Code. | ||||||
4 | The proceeds of each $30 fee shall be paid into the Teacher
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5 | Certificate Fee Revolving Fund, created under Section 21-1b of | ||||||
6 | this Code;
and the moneys in that Fund shall be appropriated | ||||||
7 | and used to provide the
technology and other resources | ||||||
8 | necessary for the timely and efficient
processing of | ||||||
9 | certification requests.
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10 | The State Board of Education and each regional office of | ||||||
11 | education are authorized to charge a service or convenience fee | ||||||
12 | for the use of credit cards for the payment of certification | ||||||
13 | fees. This service or convenience fee may not exceed the amount | ||||||
14 | required by the credit card processing company or vendor that | ||||||
15 | has entered into a contract with the State Board or regional | ||||||
16 | office of education for this purpose, and the fee must be paid | ||||||
17 | to that company or vendor.
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18 | When evaluation verifies the requirements for a valid | ||||||
19 | certificate,
the applicant shall be issued an entitlement card | ||||||
20 | that may be presented
to a regional superintendent of schools | ||||||
21 | for issuance of a certificate.
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22 | The applicant shall be notified of any deficiencies.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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