HB5330 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5330

Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/2-3.64c new

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Superintendent of Education to appoint a committee to review the tests administered by the State Board of Education and national, statewide, and local assessments administered by school districts. Sets forth the membership of the committee and the issues that the committee must review. Requires the committee to annually report and make recommendations to the State Superintendent of Education and the General Assembly. Requires the reports to be posted on the State Board's Internet website and to be available for public review. Effective July 1, 2014.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 2-3.64c as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.64c new)

Sec. 2-3.64c. Test and assessment review committee. The State Superintendent of Education shall appoint a committee to review the tests administered by the State Board of Education and national, statewide, and local assessments administered by school districts. The committee shall consist of 3 parents; one teacher appointed by the Illinois Federation of Teachers; one teacher appointed by the Chicago Teachers Union; one teacher appointed by the Illinois Education Association; one charter school teacher appointed by the local collective bargaining unit representing teachers; one early childhood teacher appointed by an early childhood advocacy organization; 2 school administrators appointed by the Illinois Association of School Administrators; and 2 concerned citizens, one of whom is a resident of a city having a population exceeding 500,000 and one of whom is a resident of another region of this State. The committee shall select one of its members as chairperson. The committee shall meet on an ongoing basis to review the content and design of the tests and assessments (including whether the requirements of subsection (a-5) of Section 2-3.64 have been met); the time and money expended at the local and State levels to prepare for and administer the tests and assessments; the collective results of the tests and assessments as measured against the stated purpose of testing student performance; parent, student, and educator perceptions of the level and intensity of testing; and other issues involving the tests and assessments identified by the committee (including without limitation technology access and the role that school poverty levels play in test administration). The committee shall annually report and make recommendations to the State Superintendent and the General Assembly concerning the tests and assessments. The reports must be posted on the State Board of Education's Internet website and be available for public review.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2014.