Rep. William "Will" Davis

Filed: 5/8/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3156

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3156, AS AMENDED,
3with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No.
42 on page 1, line 6, after "18-8.15," by inserting "21B-30,";
5and
 
6on page 133, immediately below line 15, by inserting the
7following:
 
8    "(105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
9    Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
10    (a) (Blank).
11    (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
12State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
13and implement a system of examinations, which shall be
14required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These
15examinations and indicators must be based on national and
16State professional teaching standards, as determined by the

 

 

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1State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
2Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
3Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to
4implement and administer this Section.
5    (c) (Blank).
6    (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
7paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
8applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
9paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the
10endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
11requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
1221B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
13    (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
14required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
15of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
16shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
17be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
18until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
19    (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable
20vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date
21of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd
22General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of
23content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary
24education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content
25area test that contains testing elements that cover
26bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development,

 

 

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1foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate
2higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable
3language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State
4Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on
5the language and literacy portion of the test on the
6recommended cut-score determined in the formal
7standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a
8particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The
9State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of
10candidates in each preparation program who take the test and
11the number who pass the language and literacy portion.
12    (e) (Blank).
13    (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of
14Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
15Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a
16teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject
17to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher
18performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this
19Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023
20(the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act
21of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September
221, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation
23programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section
2421B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance
25assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in
26consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure

 

 

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1Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test
2materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an
3individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
4employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
5designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
6application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a
7refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher
8performance assessment under this subsection.
9    (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is
10created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective
11teacher performance assessment systems for implementation
12across all educator preparation programs in this State, with
13the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and
14supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system.
15Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial,
16ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force
17shall consist of all of the following members:
18        (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
19    President of the Senate.
20        (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
21    Minority Leader of the Senate.
22        (3) One member of the House of Representatives,
23    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
24        (4) One member of the House of Representatives,
25    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
26    Representatives.

 

 

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1        (5) One member who represents a statewide professional
2    teachers' organization, appointed by the State
3    Superintendent of Education.
4        (6) One member who represents a different statewide
5    professional teachers' organization, appointed by the
6    State Superintendent of Education.
7        (7) One member from a statewide organization
8    representing school principals, appointed by the State
9    Superintendent of Education.
10        (8) One member from a statewide organization
11    representing regional superintendents of schools,
12    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
13        (9) One member from a statewide organization
14    representing school administrators, appointed by the State
15    Superintendent of Education.
16        (10) One member representing a school district
17    organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the
18    State Superintendent of Education.
19        (11) One member of an association representing rural
20    and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent
21    of Education.
22        (12) One member representing a suburban school
23    district, appointed by the State Superintendent of
24    Education.
25        (13) One member from a statewide organization
26    representing school districts in the southern suburbs of

 

 

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1    the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
2    of Education.
3        (14) One member from a statewide organization
4    representing large unit school districts, appointed by the
5    State Superintendent of Education.
6        (15) One member from a statewide organization
7    representing school districts in the collar counties of
8    the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
9    of Education.
10        (16) Three members, each representing a different
11    public university in this State and each a current member
12    of the faculty of an approved educator preparation
13    program, appointed by the State Superintendent of
14    Education.
15        (17) Three members, each representing a different
16    4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and
17    each a current member of the faculty of an approved
18    educator preparation program, appointed by the State
19    Superintendent of Education.
20        (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education,
21    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
22        (19) One member representing a statewide policy
23    organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students
24    and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of
25    Education.
26        (20) One member representing a statewide organization

 

 

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1    focused on research-based education policy to support a
2    school system that prepares all students for college, a
3    career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State
4    Superintendent of Education.
5        (21) Two members representing an early childhood
6    advocacy organization, appointed by the State
7    Superintendent of Education.
8        (22) One member representing a statewide organization
9    that partners with educator preparation programs and
10    school districts to support the growth and development of
11    preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent
12    of Education.
13        (23) One member representing a statewide organization
14    that advocates for educational equity and racial justice
15    in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of
16    Education.
17        (24) One member representing a statewide organization
18    that represents school boards, appointed by the State
19    Superintendent of Education.
20        (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years,
21    served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State
22    Superintendent of Education.
23    Members of the Task Force shall serve without
24compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of
25the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent
26meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force,

 

 

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1who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
2Education. The State Board of Education shall provide
3administrative and other support to the Task Force.
4    On or before October 31, August 1, 2024, the Task Force
5shall report on its work, including recommendations on a
6teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the
7State Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task
8Force is dissolved upon submission of this report.
9    (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
10performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
11time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
12consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
13Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
14organization or tests designed by the State Board of
15Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
16and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
17assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
18tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
19person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
20of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
21the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
22score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
23Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
24Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be
25administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and
26place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in

 

 

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1consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
2Board.
3    The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
4the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
5applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
6subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
7Code in the English language and in the language of the
8transitional bilingual education program requested by the
9applicant.
10    (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
11provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
12district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
13    (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
14testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
15limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
16validation, and determination of a passing score,
17administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
18applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
19years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
20accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
21such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
22year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
23(Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
24103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)".