Teachers who hold a career and technical education license are now eligible for tenure in Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Teachers who hold a career and technical education license are now eligible for tenure in Illinois.

CTE teachers were previously left out of tenure consideration due to an oversight by state lawmakers. A new law guarantees those educators are entitled to the rights and privileges of professional educator license holders.

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A new law guarantees those educators are entitled to the rights and privileges of professional educator license holders.

The legislation also gives the state more time to study the current evaluation system for educators.

"The bill extends the deadline for the Performance Evaluation Advisory Committee to complete work by December 31, 2024," said Rep. Maura Hirschauer (D-Batavia). "They need this extension so they can complete their work on a study of teacher evaluations."

This advisory committee will help the Illinois State Board of Education gather feedback from program instructors and participants before proposing changes to teacher evaluations.

Senate Bill 463 took effect last Monday. 

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