ILCS » Chapter 105 · Act 5
Illinois Compiled Statutes

105 ILCS 5/21B-5 (2026)

Licensure powers of the State Board of Education

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section IL-ILGAilga.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
(105 ILCS 5/21B-5)
    Sec. 21B-5. Licensure powers of the State Board of Education.
    (a) Recognizing that the education of our citizens is the single most important influence on the prosperity and success of this State and recognizing that new developments in education require a flexible approach to our educational system, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall have the power and authority to do all of the following:
        (1) Set standards for teaching, supervising, or
    
otherwise holding licensed employment in the public schools of this State and administer the licensure process as provided in this Article.
        (2) Approve, evaluate, and sanction educator
    
preparation programs.
        (3) Enter into agreements with other states relative
    
to reciprocal approval of educator preparation programs.
        (4) Establish standards for the issuance of new types
    
of educator licenses.
        (5) Establish a code of ethics for all educators.
        (6) Maintain a system of licensure examination
    
aligned with standards determined by the State Board of Education.
        (7) Take such other action relating to the
    
improvement of instruction in the public schools as is appropriate and consistent with applicable laws.
    (b) Only the State Board of Education, acting in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Article and rules, shall have the authority to issue or endorse any license required for teaching, supervising, or otherwise holding licensed employment in the public schools; and no other State agency shall have any power or authority (i) to establish or prescribe any qualifications or other requirements applicable to the issuance or endorsement of any such license or (ii) to establish or prescribe any licensure or equivalent requirement that must be satisfied in order to teach, supervise, or hold licensed employment in the public schools.
(Source: P.A. 100-596, eff. 7-1-18.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Hubly v. Ayala, 2023 IL App (2d) 220015-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Hubly v. Ayala, 2023 IL App (2d) 220015-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). · cites it 3× “To this end, the School Code grants the Superintendent, in consultation with the Board, the exclusive authority “to initiate the suspension of up to 5 calendar years or revocation of any license *** for *** immorality, *** unprofessional conduct ***, or other just cause.”
— 105 ILCS 5/21B-5(a) — 1 case
Hubly v. Ayala, 2023 IL App (2d) 220015-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “To this end, the School Code grants the Superintendent, in consultation with the Board, the exclusive authority “to initiate the suspension of up to 5 calendar years or revocation of any license *** for *** immorality, *** unprofessional conduct ***, or other just cause.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.