Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

Filed: 5/14/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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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    (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of
12Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
13Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a
14teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject
15to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher
16performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this
17Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023
18(the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act
19of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September
201, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation
21programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section
2221B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance
23assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in
24consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
25Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test
26materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an

 

 

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1individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
2employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
3designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
4application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a
5refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher
6performance assessment under this subsection.
7    (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is
8created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective
9teacher performance assessment systems for implementation
10across all educator preparation programs in this State, with
11the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and
12supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system.
13Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial,
14ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force
15shall consist of all of the following members:
16        (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
17    President of the Senate.
18        (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
19    Minority Leader of the Senate.
20        (3) One member of the House of Representatives,
21    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
22        (4) One member of the House of Representatives,
23    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
24    Representatives.
25        (5) One member who represents a statewide professional
26    teachers' organization, appointed by the State

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State
2    Superintendent of Education.
3        (21) Two members representing an early childhood
4    advocacy organization, appointed by the State
5    Superintendent of Education.
6        (22) One member representing a statewide organization
7    that partners with educator preparation programs and
8    school districts to support the growth and development of
9    preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent
10    of Education.
11        (23) One member representing a statewide organization
12    that advocates for educational equity and racial justice
13    in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of
14    Education.
15        (24) One member representing a statewide organization
16    that represents school boards, appointed by the State
17    Superintendent of Education.
18        (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years,
19    served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State
20    Superintendent of Education.
21    Members of the Task Force shall serve without
22compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of
23the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent
24meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force,
25who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
26Education. The State Board of Education shall provide

 

 

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1administrative and other support to the Task Force.
2    On or before August 1, 2024, the Task Force shall report on
3its work, including recommendations on a teacher performance
4assessment system in this State, to the State Board of
5Education and the General Assembly. The Task Force is
6dissolved upon submission of this report.
7    (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
8performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
9time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
10consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
11Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
12organization or tests designed by the State Board of
13Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
14and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
15assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
16tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
17person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
18of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
19the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
20score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
21Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
22Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
23Education's rules for scoring the content area knowledge test
24may include scoring of each test section independently. The
25tests shall be administered not fewer than 3 times a year at
26such time and place as may be designated by the State Board of

 

 

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1Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
2and Licensure Board.
3    The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
4the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
5applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
6subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
7Code in the English language and in the language of the
8transitional bilingual education program requested by the
9applicant.
10    (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
11provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
12district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
13    (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
14testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
15limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
16validation, and determination of a passing score,
17administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
18applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
19years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
20accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
21such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
22year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
23(Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
24103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)".