IL SB3536

Removes the January 1, 2013 effective date requirement and establishes the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers as an ongoing program offered by recognized institutions approved by the State Board of Education.

Creates a four-phase program requiring: (1) coursework in instructional planning, strategies, classroom management, and assessment; (2) first year of full-time teaching or co-teaching with an alternative provisional educator endorsement; (3) second year of residency with assigned mentor; and (4) comprehensive assessment by principal and program coordinator.

Allows candidates with alternative provisional educator endorsements to teach for 2 years (renewable for a third year) in public schools, charter schools, preschool programs, or State-recognized nonpublic schools if requirements are met.

Requires candidates to hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with a 3.0 GPA, complete major coursework in content area, pass required skills and content tests, and complete phase one of the program.

Permits partnerships with preschool educational programs to use a "qualified equivalent of a principal" for recommendations and evaluations when the principal is unavailable.