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Public Act 97-0682. Instructions for Reinstating Lapsed Certificates

Now that Senate Bill 3393 is signed into law (Public Act 97-0682), individuals who currently have lapsed certificates have the following options for reinstating their certificates. Forms have been provided for this purpose.

Reinstating a Lapsed Certificate - Developmental Courses

Please Note:  Developmental courses may not be applied towards the 9 semester hour requirement to reinstate a lapsed certificate.  Developmental courses are typically those with course numbers under the 100 level although this is not universal.  Please check with your institution to confirm whether or not a particular course is considered developmental.

Application for Reinstatement of Lapsed Certificate – College Coursework
  1. Holders of certificates that have lapsed due to the educator’s failure to complete professional development (or due to not having approval of appropriate Statements of Assurance) and who have chosen to complete 9 semester hours of coursework should engage in each of the following steps:

    1. Complete the updated ISBE Form 73-93A PDF format
    2. Print the form
    3. Submit the form to the Educator Certification Division at ISBE
    4. Include a cashier’s check for all back fees
    5. Have official transcript(s) sent to ISBE
Application for Reinstatement of Lapsed Certificate – $500 Penalty
  1. Holders of certificates that have lapsed due to the educator’s failure to complete professional development (or due to not having approval of appropriate Statements of Assurance) and who choose to pay the $500 penalty fee in place of completing 9 semester hours of coursework should engage in each of the following steps:

    1. Complete new ISBE Form 73-93B PDF format
    2. Print the form
    3. Submit the form to the Educator Certification Division at ISBE
    4. Include a cashier’s check for $500 made payable to the State Superintendent of Education
    5. After 7 business days, the certificate holder must login to ECS and
    6. Click on “Register Certificates” to pay all registration fees