SB-0910 Summary

• Amends the State School Aid Act of 1979 to modify definitions and requirements related to pupil membership counting and educator certification for school funding purposes.

• Expands the definition of "class" in pupil membership calculations to include instruction provided by teachers engaged under section 1233b of the revised school code or legally qualified substitute teachers, in addition to certificated teachers.

• Modifies Section 163 requirements for non-certificated educators by clarifying that districts cannot employ educators who are not legally certificated, licensed, or engaged under section 1233b; specifies intermediate superintendents must report non-compliant educators to the department.

• Establishes a misdemeanor penalty of $1,500 per incidence for school officials who knowingly continue employing non-certificated educators after being notified by the department of violations.

• Takes effect 90 days after enactment and is contingent on Senate Bill No. 909 being enacted into law.