105 ILCS 5/14C-9
Any person employed as a teacher of transitional bilingual education whose teaching certificate was issued pursuant to Section 14C-8 (now repealed) of this Code shall have such employment credited to him or her for the purposes of determining under the provisions of this Code eligibility to enter upon contractual continued service; provided that such employment immediately precedes and is consecutive with the year in which such person becomes certified under Article 21 of this Code or licensed under Article 21B of this Code.
For the purposes of determining the minimum salaries payable to persons certified under Section 14C-8 (now repealed) of this Code , such persons shall be deemed to have been trained at a recognized institution of higher learning.
105 ILCS 5/14C-9