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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
8		-	21B-30 as follows:
9		-	(105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
10		-	Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
11		-	(a) (Blank).
12		-	(b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
13		-	State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
14		-	and implement a system of examinations, which shall be
15		-	required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These
16		-	examinations and indicators must be based on national and
17		-	State professional teaching standards, as determined by the
18		-	State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
19		-	Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
20		-	Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to
21		-	implement and administer this Section.
22		-	(c) (Blank).
23		-	(c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
24		-	paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
25		-	applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
26		-	paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
	7	+	5 21B-30 as follows:
	8	+	6 (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
	9	+	7 Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
	10	+	8 (a) (Blank).
	11	+	9 (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
	12	+	10 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
	13	+	11 and implement a system of examinations, which shall be
	14	+	12 required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These
	15	+	13 examinations and indicators must be based on national and
	16	+	14 State professional teaching standards, as determined by the
	17	+	15 State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
	18	+	16 Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
	19	+	17 Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to
	20	+	18 implement and administer this Section.
	21	+	19 (c) (Blank).
	22	+	20 (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
	23	+	21 paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
	24	+	22 applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
	25	+	23 paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the
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33		-	endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
34		-	requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
35		-	21B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
36		-	(d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
37		-	required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
38		-	of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
39		-	shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
40		-	be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
41		-	until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
42		-	(d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable
43		-	vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date
44		-	of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd
45		-	General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of
46		-	content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary
47		-	education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content
48		-	area test that contains testing elements that cover
49		-	bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development,
50		-	foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate
51		-	higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable
52		-	language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State
53		-	Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on
54		-	the language and literacy portion of the test on the
55		-	recommended cut-score determined in the formal
56		-	standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a
57		-	particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The
58		-	State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of
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	34	+	1 endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
	35	+	2 requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
	36	+	3 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
	37	+	4 (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
	38	+	5 required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
	39	+	6 of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
	40	+	7 shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
	41	+	8 be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
	42	+	9 until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
	43	+	10 (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable
	44	+	11 vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date
	45	+	12 of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd
	46	+	13 General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of
	47	+	14 content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary
	48	+	15 education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content
	49	+	16 area test that contains testing elements that cover
	50	+	17 bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development,
	51	+	18 foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate
	52	+	19 higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable
	53	+	20 language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State
	54	+	21 Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on
	55	+	22 the language and literacy portion of the test on the
	56	+	23 recommended cut-score determined in the formal
	57	+	24 standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a
	58	+	25 particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The
	59	+	26 State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of
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61		-	candidates in each preparation program who take the test and
62		-	the number who pass the language and literacy portion.
63		-	(e) (Blank).
64		-	(f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of
65		-	Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
66		-	Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a
67		-	teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject
68		-	to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher
69		-	performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this
70		-	Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023
71		-	(the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act
72		-	of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September
73		-	1, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation
74		-	programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section
75		-	21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance
76		-	assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in
77		-	consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
78		-	Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test
79		-	materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an
80		-	individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
81		-	employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
82		-	designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
83		-	application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a
84		-	refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher
85		-	performance assessment under this subsection.
86		-	(f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is
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89		-	created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective
90		-	teacher performance assessment systems for implementation
91		-	across all educator preparation programs in this State, with
92		-	the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and
93		-	supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system.
94		-	Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial,
95		-	ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force
96		-	shall consist of all of the following members:
97		-	(1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
98		-	President of the Senate.
99		-	(2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
100		-	Minority Leader of the Senate.
101		-	(3) One member of the House of Representatives,
102		-	appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
103		-	(4) One member of the House of Representatives,
104		-	appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
105		-	Representatives.
106		-	(5) One member who represents a statewide professional
107		-	teachers' organization, appointed by the State
108		-	Superintendent of Education.
109		-	(6) One member who represents a different statewide
110		-	professional teachers' organization, appointed by the
111		-	State Superintendent of Education.
112		-	(7) One member from a statewide organization
113		-	representing school principals, appointed by the State
114		-	Superintendent of Education.
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117		-	(8) One member from a statewide organization
118		-	representing regional superintendents of schools,
119		-	appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
120		-	(9) One member from a statewide organization
121		-	representing school administrators, appointed by the State
122		-	Superintendent of Education.
123		-	(10) One member representing a school district
124		-	organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the
125		-	State Superintendent of Education.
126		-	(11) One member of an association representing rural
127		-	and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent
128		-	of Education.
129		-	(12) One member representing a suburban school
130		-	district, appointed by the State Superintendent of
131		-	Education.
132		-	(13) One member from a statewide organization
133		-	representing school districts in the southern suburbs of
134		-	the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
135		-	of Education.
136		-	(14) One member from a statewide organization
137		-	representing large unit school districts, appointed by the
138		-	State Superintendent of Education.
139		-	(15) One member from a statewide organization
140		-	representing school districts in the collar counties of
141		-	the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
142		-	of Education.
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	70	+	1 candidates in each preparation program who take the test and
	71	+	2 the number who pass the language and literacy portion.
	72	+	3 (e) (Blank).
	73	+	4 (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of
	74	+	5 Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
	75	+	6 Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a
	76	+	7 teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject
	77	+	8 to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher
	78	+	9 performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this
	79	+	10 Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023
	80	+	11 (the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act
	81	+	12 of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September
	82	+	13 1, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation
	83	+	14 programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section
	84	+	15 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance
	85	+	16 assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in
	86	+	17 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
	87	+	18 Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test
	88	+	19 materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an
	89	+	20 individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
	90	+	21 employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
	91	+	22 designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
	92	+	23 application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a
	93	+	24 refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher
	94	+	25 performance assessment under this subsection.
	95	+	26 (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is
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145		-	(16) Three members, each representing a different
146		-	public university in this State and each a current member
147		-	of the faculty of an approved educator preparation
148		-	program, appointed by the State Superintendent of
149		-	Education.
150		-	(17) Three members, each representing a different
151		-	4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and
152		-	each a current member of the faculty of an approved
153		-	educator preparation program, appointed by the State
154		-	Superintendent of Education.
155		-	(18) One member of the Board of Higher Education,
156		-	appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
157		-	(19) One member representing a statewide policy
158		-	organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students
159		-	and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of
160		-	Education.
161		-	(20) One member representing a statewide organization
162		-	focused on research-based education policy to support a
163		-	school system that prepares all students for college, a
164		-	career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State
165		-	Superintendent of Education.
166		-	(21) Two members representing an early childhood
167		-	advocacy organization, appointed by the State
168		-	Superintendent of Education.
169		-	(22) One member representing a statewide organization
170		-	that partners with educator preparation programs and
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173		-	school districts to support the growth and development of
174		-	preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent
175		-	of Education.
176		-	(23) One member representing a statewide organization
177		-	that advocates for educational equity and racial justice
178		-	in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of
179		-	Education.
180		-	(24) One member representing a statewide organization
181		-	that represents school boards, appointed by the State
182		-	Superintendent of Education.
183		-	(25) One member who has, within the last 5 years,
184		-	served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State
185		-	Superintendent of Education.
186		-	Members of the Task Force shall serve without
187		-	compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of
188		-	the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent
189		-	meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force,
190		-	who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
191		-	Education. The State Board of Education shall provide
192		-	administrative and other support to the Task Force.
193		-	On or before October 31 August 1, 2024, the Task Force
194		-	shall report on its work, including recommendations on a
195		-	teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the
196		-	State Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task
197		-	Force is dissolved upon submission of this report.
198		-	(g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
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201		-	performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
202		-	time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
203		-	consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
204		-	Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
205		-	organization or tests designed by the State Board of
206		-	Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
207		-	and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
208		-	assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
209		-	tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
210		-	person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
211		-	of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
212		-	the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
213		-	score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
214		-	Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
215		-	Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
216		-	Education's rules for scoring the content area knowledge test
217		-	may include scoring and retaking of each test section
218		-	separately and independently. The tests shall be administered
219		-	not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be
220		-	designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation
221		-	with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
222		-	The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
223		-	the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
224		-	applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
225		-	subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
226		-	Code in the English language and in the language of the
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	106	+	1 created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective
	107	+	2 teacher performance assessment systems for implementation
	108	+	3 across all educator preparation programs in this State, with
	109	+	4 the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and
	110	+	5 supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system.
	111	+	6 Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial,
	112	+	7 ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force
	113	+	8 shall consist of all of the following members:
	114	+	9 (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
	115	+	10 President of the Senate.
	116	+	11 (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
	117	+	12 Minority Leader of the Senate.
	118	+	13 (3) One member of the House of Representatives,
	119	+	14 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
	120	+	15 (4) One member of the House of Representatives,
	121	+	16 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
	122	+	17 Representatives.
	123	+	18 (5) One member who represents a statewide professional
	124	+	19 teachers' organization, appointed by the State
	125	+	20 Superintendent of Education.
	126	+	21 (6) One member who represents a different statewide
	127	+	22 professional teachers' organization, appointed by the
	128	+	23 State Superintendent of Education.
	129	+	24 (7) One member from a statewide organization
	130	+	25 representing school principals, appointed by the State
	131	+	26 Superintendent of Education.
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229		-	transitional bilingual education program requested by the
230		-	applicant.
231		-	(h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
232		-	provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
233		-	district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
234		-	(i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
235		-	testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
236		-	limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
237		-	validation, and determination of a passing score,
238		-	administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
239		-	applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
240		-	years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
241		-	accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
242		-	such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
243		-	year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
244		-	(Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
245		-	103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)
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	142	+	1 (8) One member from a statewide organization
	143	+	2 representing regional superintendents of schools,
	144	+	3 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
	145	+	4 (9) One member from a statewide organization
	146	+	5 representing school administrators, appointed by the State
	147	+	6 Superintendent of Education.
	148	+	7 (10) One member representing a school district
	149	+	8 organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the
	150	+	9 State Superintendent of Education.
	151	+	10 (11) One member of an association representing rural
	152	+	11 and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent
	153	+	12 of Education.
	154	+	13 (12) One member representing a suburban school
	155	+	14 district, appointed by the State Superintendent of
	156	+	15 Education.
	157	+	16 (13) One member from a statewide organization
	158	+	17 representing school districts in the southern suburbs of
	159	+	18 the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
	160	+	19 of Education.
	161	+	20 (14) One member from a statewide organization
	162	+	21 representing large unit school districts, appointed by the
	163	+	22 State Superintendent of Education.
	164	+	23 (15) One member from a statewide organization
	165	+	24 representing school districts in the collar counties of
	166	+	25 the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
	167	+	26 of Education.
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	178	+	1 (16) Three members, each representing a different
	179	+	2 public university in this State and each a current member
	180	+	3 of the faculty of an approved educator preparation
	181	+	4 program, appointed by the State Superintendent of
	182	+	5 Education.
	183	+	6 (17) Three members, each representing a different
	184	+	7 4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and
	185	+	8 each a current member of the faculty of an approved
	186	+	9 educator preparation program, appointed by the State
	187	+	10 Superintendent of Education.
	188	+	11 (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education,
	189	+	12 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
	190	+	13 (19) One member representing a statewide policy
	191	+	14 organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students
	192	+	15 and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of
	193	+	16 Education.
	194	+	17 (20) One member representing a statewide organization
	195	+	18 focused on research-based education policy to support a
	196	+	19 school system that prepares all students for college, a
	197	+	20 career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State
	198	+	21 Superintendent of Education.
	199	+	22 (21) Two members representing an early childhood
	200	+	23 advocacy organization, appointed by the State
	201	+	24 Superintendent of Education.
	202	+	25 (22) One member representing a statewide organization
	203	+	26 that partners with educator preparation programs and
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	214	+	1 school districts to support the growth and development of
	215	+	2 preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent
	216	+	3 of Education.
	217	+	4 (23) One member representing a statewide organization
	218	+	5 that advocates for educational equity and racial justice
	219	+	6 in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of
	220	+	7 Education.
	221	+	8 (24) One member representing a statewide organization
	222	+	9 that represents school boards, appointed by the State
	223	+	10 Superintendent of Education.
	224	+	11 (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years,
	225	+	12 served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State
	226	+	13 Superintendent of Education.
	227	+	14 Members of the Task Force shall serve without
	228	+	15 compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of
	229	+	16 the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent
	230	+	17 meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force,
	231	+	18 who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
	232	+	19 Education. The State Board of Education shall provide
	233	+	20 administrative and other support to the Task Force.
	234	+	21 On or before October 31 August 1, 2024, the Task Force
	235	+	22 shall report on its work, including recommendations on a
	236	+	23 teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the
	237	+	24 State Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task
	238	+	25 Force is dissolved upon submission of this report.
	239	+	26 (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
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	250	+	1 performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
	251	+	2 time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
	252	+	3 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
	253	+	4 Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
	254	+	5 organization or tests designed by the State Board of
	255	+	6 Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
	256	+	7 and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
	257	+	8 assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
	258	+	9 tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
	259	+	10 person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
	260	+	11 of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
	261	+	12 the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
	262	+	13 score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
	263	+	14 Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
	264	+	15 Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
	265	+	16 Education's rules for scoring the content area knowledge test
	266	+	17 may include scoring and retaking of each test section
	267	+	18 separately and independently. The tests shall be administered
	268	+	19 not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be
	269	+	20 designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation
	270	+	21 with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
	271	+	22 The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
	272	+	23 the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
	273	+	24 applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
	274	+	25 subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
	275	+	26 Code in the English language and in the language of the
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	286	+	1 transitional bilingual education program requested by the
	287	+	2 applicant.
	288	+	3 (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
	289	+	4 provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
	290	+	5 district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
	291	+	6 (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
	292	+	7 testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
	293	+	8 limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
	294	+	9 validation, and determination of a passing score,
	295	+	10 administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
	296	+	11 applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
	297	+	12 years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
	298	+	13 accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
	299	+	14 such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
	300	+	15 year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
	301	+	16 (Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
	302	+	17 103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)
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