Illinois 103rd Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 4173 — EDUC-TRADE COURSES-METT

Last action — House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 103rd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the School Code. Allows a METT Educator District License for teaching a course in manufacturing, engineering, technology, or a trade (METT) to be issued to an applicant who has at least 10,000 working hours in a trade. Provides that a METT Educator District License may be issued to qualified individuals who have not obtained a bachelor's degree or an equivalent number of hours in an educational program at an institution of higher education. Provides that a METT Educator District License is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the license being issued and may be renewed. Provides that a METT Educator District License is valid only for the teaching of a course that the State Board of Education has identified as related to the work experience of the licensee. Sets forth other provisions regarding the license. Amends the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Provides that the State Board of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or the Department of Labor, shall expand a database to identify METT labor shortages. Provides that by July 1, 2026, school districts in identified regions shall be notified by the State Board and shall participate in a College and Career Pathway Endorsement program and offer a METT endorsement. Makes other changes.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill introduces a new METT Educator District License for teaching specific courses that allows non-degree holders with substantial work experience to obtain teaching licenses.

  • 105 ILCS 5/21B-20

    (v) a METT educator district license.

    A new category of educator license, the METT educator district license, is added.

  • 105 ILCS 5/21B-20

    The METT educator district license may be issued to an applicant who has at least 10,000 working hours in a trade.

    The requirement for obtaining a METT educator district license includes having substantial work experience.

  • 105 ILCS 5/21B-20

    A METT educator district license may be issued to qualified individuals who have not obtained a bachelor's degree or an equivalent number of hours in an educational program at an institution of higher education.

    The bill allows individuals without a bachelor's degree to obtain a METT educator district license.

  • 105 ILCS 5/21B-20

    A METT educator district license is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the license being issued and may be renewed.

    Establishes the validity and renewal terms for the METT educator district license.

  • 105 ILCS 5/21B-20

    A METT educator district license is valid only for the teaching of a course that the State Board of Education has identified as related to the work experience of the licensee.

    The license is restricted to teaching specific courses related to the licensee's trade experience.

Amendments

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Action History

  1. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  2. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

  4. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  5. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jed Davis

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt

  11. Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

  12. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  13. Referred to Rules Committee

  14. First Reading

  15. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jed Davis

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on

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Not signed on (176)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4173 do?
Amends the School Code. Allows a METT Educator District License for teaching a course in manufacturing, engineering, technology, or a trade (METT) to be issued to an applicant who has at least 10,000 working hours in a trade. Provides that a METT Educator District License may be issued to qualified individuals who have not obtained a bachelor's degree or an equivalent number of hours in an educational program at an institution of higher education. Provides that a METT Educator District License is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the license being issued and may be renewed. Provides that a METT Educator District License is valid only for the teaching of a course that the State Board of Education has identified as related to the work experience of the licensee. Sets forth other provisions regarding the license. Amends the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Provides that the State Board of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or the Department of Labor, shall expand a database to identify METT labor shortages. Provides that by July 1, 2026, school districts in identified regions shall be notified by the State Board and shall participate in a College and Career Pathway Endorsement program and offer a METT endorsement. Makes other changes.
Who sponsors HB 4173?
HB 4173 is sponsored by Jed Davis (Republican), La Shawn K. Ford (Democrat), Kevin Schmidt (Republican), Brandun Schweizer (Republican), Dan Caulkins, Travis Weaver (Republican), and Martin McLaughlin (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4173?
This bill died with 103rd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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