HB0013eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0013 Engrossed LRB102 02635 CMG 12638 b

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 Sections 10-20.73 and 34-18.67 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new)

Sec. 10-20.73. Selective admissions; standardized testing. A school board in 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.

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new)

Sec. 34-18.67. Selective admissions; standardized testing. The board 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.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.