104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1838 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 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. LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1838 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 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. LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1838 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 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. LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b A BILL FOR HB1838LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b HB1838 LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b HB1838 LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 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 10-20.88 and 34-18.88 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new) 7 Sec. 10-20.88. 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 5/34-18.88 new) 14 Sec. 34-18.88. 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. 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1838 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 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. LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b A BILL FOR 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b HB1838 LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b