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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
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
17Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to
18implement and administer this Section.
19    (c) (Blank).
20    (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
21paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
22applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
23paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the

 

 

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1endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
2requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
321B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
4    (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
5required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
6of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
7shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
8be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
9until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
10    (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable
11vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date
12of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd
13General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of
14content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary
15education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content
16area test that contains testing elements that cover
17bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development,
18foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate
19higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable
20language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State
21Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on
22the language and literacy portion of the test on the
23recommended cut-score determined in the formal
24standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a
25particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The
26State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of

 

 

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1candidates in each preparation program who take the test and
2the number who pass the language and literacy portion.
3    (e) (Blank).
4    (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of
5Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
6Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a
7teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject
8to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher
9performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this
10Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023
11(the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act
12of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September
131, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation
14programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section
1521B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance
16assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in
17consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
18Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test
19materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an
20individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
21employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
22designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
23application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a
24refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher
25performance assessment under this subsection.
26    (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is

 

 

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1created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective
2teacher performance assessment systems for implementation
3across all educator preparation programs in this State, with
4the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and
5supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system.
6Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial,
7ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force
8shall consist of all of the following members:
9        (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
10    President of the Senate.
11        (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
12    Minority Leader of the Senate.
13        (3) One member of the House of Representatives,
14    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
15        (4) One member of the House of Representatives,
16    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
17    Representatives.
18        (5) One member who represents a statewide professional
19    teachers' organization, appointed by the State
20    Superintendent of Education.
21        (6) One member who represents a different statewide
22    professional teachers' organization, appointed by the
23    State Superintendent of Education.
24        (7) One member from a statewide organization
25    representing school principals, appointed by the State
26    Superintendent of Education.

 

 

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1        (8) One member from a statewide organization
2    representing regional superintendents of schools,
3    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
4        (9) One member from a statewide organization
5    representing school administrators, appointed by the State
6    Superintendent of Education.
7        (10) One member representing a school district
8    organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the
9    State Superintendent of Education.
10        (11) One member of an association representing rural
11    and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent
12    of Education.
13        (12) One member representing a suburban school
14    district, appointed by the State Superintendent of
15    Education.
16        (13) One member from a statewide organization
17    representing school districts in the southern suburbs of
18    the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
19    of Education.
20        (14) One member from a statewide organization
21    representing large unit school districts, appointed by the
22    State Superintendent of Education.
23        (15) One member from a statewide organization
24    representing school districts in the collar counties of
25    the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
26    of Education.

 

 

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1        (16) Three members, each representing a different
2    public university in this State and each a current member
3    of the faculty of an approved educator preparation
4    program, appointed by the State Superintendent of
5    Education.
6        (17) Three members, each representing a different
7    4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and
8    each a current member of the faculty of an approved
9    educator preparation program, appointed by the State
10    Superintendent of Education.
11        (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education,
12    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
13        (19) One member representing a statewide policy
14    organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students
15    and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of
16    Education.
17        (20) One member representing a statewide organization
18    focused on research-based education policy to support a
19    school system that prepares all students for college, a
20    career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State
21    Superintendent of Education.
22        (21) Two members representing an early childhood
23    advocacy organization, appointed by the State
24    Superintendent of Education.
25        (22) One member representing a statewide organization
26    that partners with educator preparation programs and

 

 

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1    school districts to support the growth and development of
2    preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent
3    of Education.
4        (23) One member representing a statewide organization
5    that advocates for educational equity and racial justice
6    in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of
7    Education.
8        (24) One member representing a statewide organization
9    that represents school boards, appointed by the State
10    Superintendent of Education.
11        (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years,
12    served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State
13    Superintendent of Education.
14    Members of the Task Force shall serve without
15compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of
16the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent
17meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force,
18who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
19Education. The State Board of Education shall provide
20administrative and other support to the Task Force.
21    On or before October 31 August 1, 2024, the Task Force
22shall report on its work, including recommendations on a
23teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the
24State Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task
25Force is dissolved upon submission of this report.
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1performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
2time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
3consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
4Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
5organization or tests designed by the State Board of
6Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
7and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
8assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
9tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
10person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
11of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
12the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
13score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
14Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
15Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
16Education's rules for scoring the content area knowledge test
17may include scoring and retaking of each test section
18separately and independently. The tests shall be administered
19not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be
20designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation
21with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
22    The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
23the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
24applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
25subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
26Code in the English language and in the language of the

 

 

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1transitional bilingual education program requested by the
2applicant.
3    (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
4provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
5district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
6    (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
7testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
8limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
9validation, and determination of a passing score,
10administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
11applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
12years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
13accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
14such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
15year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
16(Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
17103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.