TEACHER CERT-CRIM HIST REC CK

Amends the School Code and the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the State Board of Education to develop a streamlined system in which school boards report to the State Board on instances in which misconduct by a teacher that involves a child leads to the teacher's dismissal or resignation. Requires a school board to report to the State Board all instances in which misconduct by a teacher that involves a child leads to the teacher's dismissal or resignation. Provides that the State Board shall require that each person seeking a teaching certificate in this State or renewing a teaching certificate in this State, as part of the issuance and renewal process, authorize an investigation to determine if the person has ever been convicted of a crime and, if so, the disposition of those convictions. Provides that the investigation shall consist of a fingerprint-based criminal history records check. Provides that any criminal convictions and their disposition information obtained by the State Board is confidential; provides for a penalty for violating this provision. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.