Rep. Sue Scherer

Filed: 3/13/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5057

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5057 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
521B-30 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
7    Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
8    (a) (Blank).
9    (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
10State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
11and implement a system of examinations, which shall be
12required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These
13examinations and indicators must be based on national and
14State professional teaching standards, as determined by the
15State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
16Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of

 

 

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1Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to
2implement and administer this Section.
3    (c) (Blank).
4    (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
5paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
6applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
7paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the
8endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
9requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
1021B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
11    (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
12required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
13of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
14shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
15be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
16until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
17    (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable
18vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date
19of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd
20General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of
21content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary
22education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content
23area test that contains testing elements that cover
24bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development,
25foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate
26higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable

 

 

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1language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State
2Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on
3the language and literacy portion of the test on the
4recommended cut-score determined in the formal
5standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a
6particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The
7State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of
8candidates in each preparation program who take the test and
9the number who pass the language and literacy portion.
10    (e) (Blank).
11    (e-5) The State Board of Education shall establish a
12content area test for applicants seeking a State license to
13teach in any of grades kindergarten through 5. The test shall
14include foundational teaching skills and methods that are
15developmentally and educationally appropriate for students in
16grades kindergarten through 5. In addition to this test, the
17State Board of Education shall establish specialty content
18area tests for an optional endorsement in advanced
19mathematics, music, and physical education for applicants
20seeking an endorsement in advanced mathematics, music, or
21physical education.
22    (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of
23Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
24Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a
25teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject
26to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher

 

 

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1performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this
2Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023
3(the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act
4of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September
51, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation
6programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section
721B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance
8assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in
9consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
10Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test
11materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an
12individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
13employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
14designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
15application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a
16refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher
17performance assessment under this subsection.
18    (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is
19created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective
20teacher performance assessment systems for implementation
21across all educator preparation programs in this State, with
22the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and
23supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system.
24Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial,
25ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force
26shall consist of all of the following members:

 

 

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1        (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
2    President of the Senate.
3        (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
4    Minority Leader of the Senate.
5        (3) One member of the House of Representatives,
6    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
7        (4) One member of the House of Representatives,
8    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
9    Representatives.
10        (5) One member who represents a statewide professional
11    teachers' organization, appointed by the State
12    Superintendent of Education.
13        (6) One member who represents a different statewide
14    professional teachers' organization, appointed by the
15    State Superintendent of Education.
16        (7) One member from a statewide organization
17    representing school principals, appointed by the State
18    Superintendent of Education.
19        (8) One member from a statewide organization
20    representing regional superintendents of schools,
21    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
22        (9) One member from a statewide organization
23    representing school administrators, appointed by the State
24    Superintendent of Education.
25        (10) One member representing a school district
26    organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the

 

 

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1    State Superintendent of Education.
2        (11) One member of an association representing rural
3    and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent
4    of Education.
5        (12) One member representing a suburban school
6    district, appointed by the State Superintendent of
7    Education.
8        (13) One member from a statewide organization
9    representing school districts in the southern suburbs of
10    the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
11    of Education.
12        (14) One member from a statewide organization
13    representing large unit school districts, appointed by the
14    State Superintendent of Education.
15        (15) One member from a statewide organization
16    representing school districts in the collar counties of
17    the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
18    of Education.
19        (16) Three members, each representing a different
20    public university in this State and each a current member
21    of the faculty of an approved educator preparation
22    program, appointed by the State Superintendent of
23    Education.
24        (17) Three members, each representing a different
25    4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and
26    each a current member of the faculty of an approved

 

 

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1    educator preparation program, appointed by the State
2    Superintendent of Education.
3        (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education,
4    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
5        (19) One member representing a statewide policy
6    organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students
7    and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of
8    Education.
9        (20) One member representing a statewide organization
10    focused on research-based education policy to support a
11    school system that prepares all students for college, a
12    career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State
13    Superintendent of Education.
14        (21) Two members representing an early childhood
15    advocacy organization, appointed by the State
16    Superintendent of Education.
17        (22) One member representing a statewide organization
18    that partners with educator preparation programs and
19    school districts to support the growth and development of
20    preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent
21    of Education.
22        (23) One member representing a statewide organization
23    that advocates for educational equity and racial justice
24    in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of
25    Education.
26        (24) One member representing a statewide organization

 

 

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1    that represents school boards, appointed by the State
2    Superintendent of Education.
3        (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years,
4    served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State
5    Superintendent of Education.
6    Members of the Task Force shall serve without
7compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of
8the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent
9meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force,
10who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
11Education. The State Board of Education shall provide
12administrative and other support to the Task Force.
13    On or before August 1, 2024, the Task Force shall report on
14its work, including recommendations on a teacher performance
15assessment system in this State, to the State Board of
16Education and the General Assembly. The Task Force is
17dissolved upon submission of this report.
18    (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
19performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
20time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
21consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
22Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
23organization or tests designed by the State Board of
24Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
25and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
26assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The

 

 

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1tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
2person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
3of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
4the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
5score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
6Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
7Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be
8administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and
9place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in
10consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
11Board.
12    The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
13the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
14applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
15subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
16Code in the English language and in the language of the
17transitional bilingual education program requested by the
18applicant.
19    (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
20provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
21district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
22    (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
23testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
24limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
25validation, and determination of a passing score,
26administration of the tests, frequency of administration,

 

 

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1applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
2years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
3accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
4such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
5year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
6(Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
7103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)".