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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