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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 Section
5 2-3.206 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.206 new)
7 Sec. 2-3.206. Assessment reporting transparency.
8 (a) On or before July 1, 2025 and each fiscal year
9 thereafter, the State Board of Education shall report, for
10 each assessment contract the State Board of Education enters
11 into, all of the following:
12 (1) the effective date of the contract and the date
13 the contract concludes;
14 (2) whether the contract includes any renewal options
15 and, if so, the length and number of renewals;
16 (3) the total contract costs on a yearly basis; and
17 (4) the notice of communications with the vendor to
18 exercise renewal options.
19 (b) The State Board of Education shall compile the
20 information required under subsection (a) and make that
21 information available to the public on its Internet website.
22 (c) To further enhance the transparency around
23 assessments, the State Board of Education shall engage with
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1 stakeholder groups, such as the committee appointed under
2 Section 2-3.64a-5 and the Balanced Accountability Measure
3 Committee created in Section 2-3.25a, other State Board of
4 Education established groups, such as the Technical Advisory
5 Committee, and any other relevant entities established after
6 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
7 Assembly.
8 (d) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules
9 necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this
10 Section.
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.
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