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IL HB5393

Bill

Status

Failed

1/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rita Mayfield

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a new Provisional Educator License for persons who completed required education coursework and 2 years of student teaching with satisfactory evaluation but failed to pass a content area knowledge test, valid for 2 years and non-renewable.

  • Allows candidates to obtain a Professional Educator License either by passing required content area tests or by holding a Provisional Educator License for 2 years, removing the previous absolute requirement to pass content tests.

  • Removes provisions stating there shall be no exceptions to content area test requirements and that candidates cannot student teach until passing applicable content tests.

  • Establishes a Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force with 25 members representing various education stakeholders to evaluate and recommend performance-based teacher assessment systems by August 1, 2024.

  • Modifies educator testing requirements to allow exceptions for Provisional Educator License holders and candidates who have held such licenses for 2 years while seeking Professional Educator Licenses.

Legislative Description

SCH CD-TEACH LICENSE-CONTENT

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules4/19/2024
Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School2/28/2024
Rules2/9/2024

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