Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3642 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3642 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Willie Preston SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.200 Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. In the provisions requiring State Board of Education develop and make available training opportunities for educators in teaching reading, provides that the materials may include the creation of an online portal to train educators in teaching Black English language learners and Black English as a second language. Provides that the portal shall aid educators in teaching students accustomed to using the African American English vernacular, teach about the history and development of African American English vernacular, and include evidence-based methods in teaching literacy to these students accustomed to African American English vernacular. Effective immediately. LRB103 37951 RJT 68083 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3642 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Willie Preston SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.200 105 ILCS 5/2-3.200 Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. In the provisions requiring State Board of Education develop and make available training opportunities for educators in teaching reading, provides that the materials may include the creation of an online portal to train educators in teaching Black English language learners and Black English as a second language. Provides that the portal shall aid educators in teaching students accustomed to using the African American English vernacular, teach about the history and development of African American English vernacular, and include evidence-based methods in teaching literacy to these students accustomed to African American English vernacular. Effective immediately. LRB103 37951 RJT 68083 b LRB103 37951 RJT 68083 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. In the provisions requiring State Board of Education develop and make available training opportunities for educators in teaching reading, provides that the materials may include the creation of an online portal to train educators in teaching Black English language learners and Black English as a second language. Provides that the portal shall aid educators in teaching students accustomed to using the African American English vernacular, teach about the history and development of African American English vernacular, and include evidence-based methods in teaching literacy to these students accustomed to African American English vernacular. Effective immediately.
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13	13	1 AN ACT concerning education.
14	14	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
15	15	3 represented in the General Assembly:
16	16	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
17	17	5 2-3.200 as follows:
18	18	6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.200)
19	19	7 Sec. 2-3.200 2-3.196. State Board of Education literacy
20	20	8 assistance.
21	21	9 (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt and make
22	22	10 available all of the following to each publicly funded school
23	23	11 district by July 1, 2024:
24	24	12 (1) A rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula
25	25	13 and select and implement evidence-based, culturally
26	26	14 inclusive core reading instruction programs aligned with
27	27	15 the comprehensive literacy plan for the State described in
28	28	16 subsection (c).
29	29	17 (2) A template to support districts when developing
30	30	18 comprehensive, district-wide literacy plans that include
31	31	19 support for special student populations, including, at a
32	32	20 minimum, students with disabilities, multilingual
33	33	21 students, and bidialectal students.
34	34	22 (3) Guidance on evidence-based practices for effective
35	35	23 structures for training and deploying literacy coaches to
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42	42	Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. In the provisions requiring State Board of Education develop and make available training opportunities for educators in teaching reading, provides that the materials may include the creation of an online portal to train educators in teaching Black English language learners and Black English as a second language. Provides that the portal shall aid educators in teaching students accustomed to using the African American English vernacular, teach about the history and development of African American English vernacular, and include evidence-based methods in teaching literacy to these students accustomed to African American English vernacular. Effective immediately.
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76	76	1 support teachers and close opportunity gaps among student
77	77	2 demographic groups.
78	78	3 (b) On or before January 1, 2025, the State Board of
79	79	4 Education shall develop and make available training
80	80	5 opportunities for educators in teaching reading that are
81	81	6 aligned with the comprehensive literacy plan described in
82	82	7 subsection (c), supportive of Black English language learners,
83	83	8 and consistent with State learning standards. This support may
84	84	9 include:
85	85	10 (1) the development of a microcredential or a series
86	86	11 of microcredentials in literacy instruction aligned with
87	87	12 the comprehensive literacy plan described in subsection
88	88	13 (c) to be affixed to educator licenses upon successful
89	89	14 demonstration of the skill or completion of the required
90	90	15 coursework or assessment, or both, or online training
91	91	16 modules on literacy instruction, aligned with the
92	92	17 comprehensive literacy plan described in subsection (c)
93	93	18 and consistent with State learning standards, accepted for
94	94	19 continuing professional development units; and
95	95	20 (2) the creation and dissemination of a tool that
96	96	21 school districts, educators, and the public may use to
97	97	22 evaluate professional development and training programs
98	98	23 related to literacy instruction; and .
99	99	24 (3) the creation of an online portal to train
100	100	25 educators in teaching Black English language learners and
101	101	26 Black English as a second language. The portal shall aid
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112	112	1 educators in teaching students accustomed to using the
113	113	2 African American English vernacular, teach about the
114	114	3 history and development of African American English
115	115	4 vernacular, and include evidence-based methods in teaching
116	116	5 literacy to these students accustomed to African American
117	117	6 English vernacular.
118	118	7 (c) In consultation with education stakeholders, the State
119	119	8 Board of Education shall develop and adopt a comprehensive
120	120	9 literacy plan for the State on or before January 31, 2024. The
121	121	10 comprehensive literacy plan shall consider, without
122	122	11 limitation, evidence-based research and culturally and
123	123	12 linguistically sustaining pedagogical approaches to meet the
124	124	13 needs of all students and shall, at a minimum, do all of the
125	125	14 following:
126	126	15 (1) Consider core instructional literacy practices and
127	127	16 practices related to the unique needs of and support for
128	128	17 specific student populations, including, at a minimum,
129	129	18 students with disabilities, multilingual students, and
130	130	19 bidialectal students, and the resources and support,
131	131	20 including professional learning for teachers, needed to
132	132	21 effectively implement the literacy instruction.
133	133	22 (2) Provide guidance related to screening tools, the
134	134	23 administration of such screening tools, and the
135	135	24 interpretation of the resulting data to identify students
136	136	25 at risk of reading difficulties in grades kindergarten
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148	148	1 dyslexia screenings and other universal screeners are
149	149	2 appropriate for use with English learners.
150	150	3 (3) Provide guidance related to early literacy
151	151	4 intervention for students in grades kindergarten through 2
152	152	5 for schools to implement with students at risk of reading
153	153	6 difficulties, as well as literacy intervention for
154	154	7 students in grades 3 through 12 demonstrating reading
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156	156	9 (4) Consider the impact of second language acquisition
157	157	10 and bilingual education on reading instruction in the
158	158	11 student's native language and English.
159	159	12 (5) Define key terminology, such as "evidence-based".
160	160	13 (6) Contextualize the interaction between elements of
161	161	14 the plan and existing laws and regulations that have
162	162	15 overlapping components, such as a multi-tiered system of
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164	164	17 (7) Focus on a comprehensive range of elements of
165	165	18 literacy, including phonological awareness; decoding
166	166	19 (phonics); encoding (spelling); vocabulary development,
167	167	20 including morphology, oracy, and reading fluency; and
168	168	21 reading comprehension, including syntax and background and
169	169	22 content knowledge.
170	170	23 (Source: P.A. 103-402, eff. 7-28-23; revised 9-25-23.)
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