Rep. Sue Scherer

Filed: 4/15/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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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 shall make available a content area
12test for applicants seeking a State license to teach in any of
13grades one through 6. The test shall include foundational
14teaching skills and methods that are developmentally and
15educationally appropriate for students in grades one through
166.
17    Subject to vendor availability, for all content area tests
18that include content area questions for college algebra,
19college statistics, and music theory, contracts entered into
20after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd
21General Assembly with applicable testing vendors shall allow
22for questions regarding college algebra, college statistics,
23and music theory to be removed from the content area test. If
24those questions cannot be removed by any available vendors,
25then, subject to vendor availability, the State Board shall
26allow for the overall score for the content area test to not

 

 

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1include the scores for college algebra, college statistics,
2and music theory.
3    The State Board shall allow for the retaking of only the
4subsections of the test that were failed previously. The
5subsections with the highest score each time the content test
6is taken shall count on the overall score.
7    (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of
8Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
9Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a
10teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject
11to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher
12performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this
13Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023
14(the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act
15of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September
161, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation
17programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section
1821B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance
19assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in
20consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
21Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test
22materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an
23individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
24employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
25designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
26application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    Superintendent of Education.
2        (22) One member representing a statewide organization
3    that partners with educator preparation programs and
4    school districts to support the growth and development of
5    preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent
6    of Education.
7        (23) One member representing a statewide organization
8    that advocates for educational equity and racial justice
9    in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of
10    Education.
11        (24) One member representing a statewide organization
12    that represents school boards, appointed by the State
13    Superintendent of Education.
14        (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years,
15    served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State
16    Superintendent of Education.
17    Members of the Task Force shall serve without
18compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of
19the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent
20meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force,
21who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
22Education. The State Board of Education shall provide
23administrative and other support to the Task Force.
24    On or before August 1, 2024, the Task Force shall report on
25its work, including recommendations on a teacher performance
26assessment system in this State, to the State Board of

 

 

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1Education and the General Assembly. The Task Force is
2dissolved upon submission of this report.
3    (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
4performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
5time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
6consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
7Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
8organization or tests designed by the State Board of
9Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
10and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
11assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
12tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
13person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
14of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
15the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
16score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
17Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
18Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be
19administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and
20place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in
21consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
22Board.
23    The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
24the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
25applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
26subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this

 

 

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1Code in the English language and in the language of the
2transitional bilingual education program requested by the
3applicant.
4    (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
5provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
6district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
7    (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
8testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
9limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
10validation, and determination of a passing score,
11administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
12applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
13years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
14accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
15such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
16year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
17(Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
18103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)".