Ill. Admin. Code tit. 23 § 25.405

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 25.405 - Military Service; Licensure

a) The provisions of subsection (b) shall apply to any individual who:

1) holds a professional educator license endorsed for teaching, school support personnel, or an administrative area; and

2) is unavailable for employment on that license due to military service, including service in any reserve capacity.

b) For any individual as described in subsection (a), the period of validity of any license held shall be tolled during the period of that individual's unavailability.

1) The time remaining on any license held, and the time when the individual can continue to hold any type of license held, shall be the same when the individual becomes available for employment on the license as was the case when the individual became unavailable under this subsection (b).

2) An individual subject to this subsection (b) shall not owe a fee for any period of time when the validity of that individual's license is tolled pursuant to this subsection (b).

3) An individual subject to this subsection (b) shall give written notification to the appropriate regional superintendent of schools that the individual has been called to active military service and shall enclose a copy of the military order. Upon return from active duty, the individual shall provide written notification of the individual's availability and shall enclose a copy of the release order. This information shall be used to establish the tolling period.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 23, § 25.405

Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 8379, effective June 12, 2013

Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 8830, effective 5/21/2018

Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 14806, effective 12/4/2019

Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 5954, effective 4/11/2023