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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
521B-30 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
7    Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
8    (a) (Blank).
9    (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
10State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
11and implement a system of examinations, which shall be
12required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These
13examinations and indicators must be based on national and
14State professional teaching standards, as determined by the
15State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
16Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
17Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to
18implement and administer this Section.
19    (c) (Blank).
20    (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
21paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
22applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
23paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the

 

 

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1endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
2requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
321B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
4    (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
5required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
6of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
7shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
8be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
9until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
10    (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable
11vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date
12of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd
13General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of
14content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary
15education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content
16area test that contains testing elements that cover
17bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development,
18foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate
19higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable
20language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State
21Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on
22the language and literacy portion of the test on the
23recommended cut-score determined in the formal
24standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a
25particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The
26State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of

 

 

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1candidates in each preparation program who take the test and
2the number who pass the language and literacy portion.
3    (e) (Blank).
4    (e-5) The State Board shall make available a content area
5test for applicants seeking a State license to teach in any of
6grades one through 6. The test shall include foundational
7teaching skills and methods that are developmentally and
8educationally appropriate for students in grades one through
96.
10    Subject to vendor availability, for all content area tests
11that include content area questions for college algebra,
12college statistics, and music theory, contracts entered into
13after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd
14General Assembly with applicable testing vendors shall allow
15for questions regarding college algebra, college statistics,
16and music theory to be removed from the content area test. If
17those questions cannot be removed by any available vendors,
18then, subject to vendor availability, the State Board shall
19allow for the overall score for the content area test to not
20include the scores for college algebra, college statistics,
21and music theory.
22    The State Board shall allow for the retaking of only the
23subsections of the test that were failed previously. The
24subsections with the highest score each time the content test
25is taken shall count on the overall score.
26    (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of

 

 

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1Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
2Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a
3teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject
4to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher
5performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this
6Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023
7(the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act
8of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September
91, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation
10programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section
1121B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance
12assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in
13consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
14Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test
15materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an
16individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
17employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
18designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
19application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a
20refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher
21performance assessment under this subsection.
22    (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is
23created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective
24teacher performance assessment systems for implementation
25across all educator preparation programs in this State, with
26the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and

 

 

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1supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system.
2Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial,
3ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force
4shall consist of all of the following members:
5        (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
6    President of the Senate.
7        (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
8    Minority Leader of the Senate.
9        (3) One member of the House of Representatives,
10    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
11        (4) One member of the House of Representatives,
12    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
13    Representatives.
14        (5) One member who represents a statewide professional
15    teachers' organization, appointed by the State
16    Superintendent of Education.
17        (6) One member who represents a different statewide
18    professional teachers' organization, appointed by the
19    State Superintendent of Education.
20        (7) One member from a statewide organization
21    representing school principals, appointed by the State
22    Superintendent of Education.
23        (8) One member from a statewide organization
24    representing regional superintendents of schools,
25    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
26        (9) One member from a statewide organization

 

 

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1    representing school administrators, appointed by the State
2    Superintendent of Education.
3        (10) One member representing a school district
4    organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the
5    State Superintendent of Education.
6        (11) One member of an association representing rural
7    and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent
8    of Education.
9        (12) One member representing a suburban school
10    district, appointed by the State Superintendent of
11    Education.
12        (13) One member from a statewide organization
13    representing school districts in the southern suburbs of
14    the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
15    of Education.
16        (14) One member from a statewide organization
17    representing large unit school districts, appointed by the
18    State Superintendent of Education.
19        (15) One member from a statewide organization
20    representing school districts in the collar counties of
21    the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
22    of Education.
23        (16) Three members, each representing a different
24    public university in this State and each a current member
25    of the faculty of an approved educator preparation
26    program, appointed by the State Superintendent of

 

 

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1    Education.
2        (17) Three members, each representing a different
3    4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and
4    each a current member of the faculty of an approved
5    educator preparation program, appointed by the State
6    Superintendent of Education.
7        (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education,
8    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
9        (19) One member representing a statewide policy
10    organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students
11    and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of
12    Education.
13        (20) One member representing a statewide organization
14    focused on research-based education policy to support a
15    school system that prepares all students for college, a
16    career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State
17    Superintendent of Education.
18        (21) Two members representing an early childhood
19    advocacy organization, appointed by the State
20    Superintendent of Education.
21        (22) One member representing a statewide organization
22    that partners with educator preparation programs and
23    school districts to support the growth and development of
24    preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent
25    of Education.
26        (23) One member representing a statewide organization

 

 

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1    that advocates for educational equity and racial justice
2    in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of
3    Education.
4        (24) One member representing a statewide organization
5    that represents school boards, appointed by the State
6    Superintendent of Education.
7        (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years,
8    served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State
9    Superintendent of Education.
10    Members of the Task Force shall serve without
11compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of
12the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent
13meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force,
14who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
15Education. The State Board of Education shall provide
16administrative and other support to the Task Force.
17    On or before August 1, 2024, the Task Force shall report on
18its work, including recommendations on a teacher performance
19assessment system in this State, to the State Board of
20Education and the General Assembly. The Task Force is
21dissolved upon submission of this report.
22    (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
23performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
24time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
25consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
26Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing

 

 

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1organization or tests designed by the State Board of
2Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
3and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
4assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
5tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
6person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
7of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
8the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
9score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
10Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
11Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be
12administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and
13place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in
14consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
15Board.
16    The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
17the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
18applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
19subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
20Code in the English language and in the language of the
21transitional bilingual education program requested by the
22applicant.
23    (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
24provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
25district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
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1testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
2limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
3validation, and determination of a passing score,
4administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
5applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
6years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
7accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
8such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
9year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
10(Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
11103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)