103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2168 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board of a school district with 275,000 students or more shall prohibit any school of the district that has selective admission requirements from requiring a student in a pre-kindergarten program of the district to take a standardized test in order to be admitted to that school. Effective immediately. LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2168 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board of a school district with 275,000 students or more shall prohibit any school of the district that has selective admission requirements from requiring a student in a pre-kindergarten program of the district to take a standardized test in order to be admitted to that school. Effective immediately. LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2168 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board of a school district with 275,000 students or more shall prohibit any school of the district that has selective admission requirements from requiring a student in a pre-kindergarten program of the district to take a standardized test in order to be admitted to that school. Effective immediately. LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b A BILL FOR HB2168LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b HB2168 LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b HB2168 LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections 5 10-20.85 and 34-18.82 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new) 7 Sec. 10-20.85. Selective admissions; standardized testing. 8 A school board in a school district with 275,000 students or 9 more shall prohibit any school of the district that has 10 selective admission requirements from requiring a student in a 11 pre-kindergarten program of the district to take a 12 standardized test in order to be admitted to that school. 13 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new) 14 Sec. 34-18.82. Selective admissions; standardized testing. 15 The board shall prohibit any school of the district that has 16 selective admission requirements from requiring a student in a 17 pre-kindergarten program of the district to take a 18 standardized test in order to be admitted to that school. 19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 20 becoming law. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2168 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board of a school district with 275,000 students or more shall prohibit any school of the district that has selective admission requirements from requiring a student in a pre-kindergarten program of the district to take a standardized test in order to be admitted to that school. Effective immediately. LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b A BILL FOR 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b HB2168 LRB103 26326 RJT 52687 b