Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
Section 21B-45(e)(9) of the Code allows a licensee who is
unable to complete the required professional development by September 1 of the
year in which the license has expired, due to professional development
opportunities being unavailable, to request that the SEPLB extend the
deadline for completing the outstanding professional development beyond August
31 of that year.
a) A written request
for an extension shall be submitted to the State Superintendent no sooner than
April 1 nor later than June 30 of the last year in the 5-year cycle. (See
Section 21B-45(e)(9) of the Code.) The request shall indicate the:
1) licensee's name, type of license held
(including license number), and endorsements placed on the license;
2) number of clock hours of professional
development or Administrators' Academy courses, as applicable, needed to
fulfill the requirements;
3) reason
the licensee is requesting the extension, to include the efforts made to
complete the required professional development before September 1 of the year
in which the license would expire; and
4) licensee's plan for completing the
outstanding professional development, to include a description of the
professional development in which the licensee will participate and the
timeline for its completion.
b) The request shall be presented to SEPLB at
its next regularly scheduled meeting following receipt of the request. SEPLB
shall approve a request when:
1) the
preponderance of evidence indicates that failure to complete the professional
development was beyond the control of the licensee;
2) the outstanding professional development
does not exceed at least 20 percent of the total required for the 5-year
renewal cycle or one Administrators' Academy course; and
3) the plan for completing the outstanding
professional development will result in the completion of the activities by no
later than August 31 of the year immediately subsequent to the year in which
the license expired.
c)
The licensee shall be notified whether the extension has been granted within 30
days after SEPLB's action, but in no case later than August 31 of the year in
which the license will expire.
1) The license
of a licensee for which an extension is approved shall remain valid
during the extension period. (Section 21B-45(e)(9) of the Code)
Failure of the licensee to complete the outstanding professional development
within the timeline indicated in the approved extension request will result in
the license lapsing and the inability of the licensee to register the license
with the appropriate ROE.
2) The
license of a licensee for which an extension is not granted shall lapse
September 1 of the year in which the license expired and cannot be registered.
(See Section
25.400(e).)
3) Any professional development completed
during the extension period shall first be applied to the previous 5-year
renewal cycle and may be credited to the subsequent 5-year renewal cycle only
if it exceeds the amount of the outstanding professional development
owed.
4)
An unregistered
license is invalid after September 1 for employment and performance of services
in an Illinois public or State-operated school or cooperative and a charter
school. (Section 21B-45(b) of the Code)
