Bill Text: IL HB5285 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning the Chicago Board of Education's requirements and criteria for the position of principal of an attendance center. Provides that if the requirements and criteria result or may result in the exclusion of otherwise qualified and licensed candidates from being eligible for selection to serve as a principal, then the Board shall maintain a public database that includes the names of all of the candidates who are eligible to be selected as a principal and who do not choose to not have their name included in the database. Requires the Board to establish a grievance and hearing procedure for those candidates the general superintendent has deemed ineligible to serve as a principal. Makes changes concerning the use of performance evaluations in determining that a principal is no longer eligible to seek a principal position at an attendance center. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2023-01-10 - Passed Both Houses [HB5285 Detail]

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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
2-3.64a-15 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.64a-15 new)
Sec. 2-3.64a-15. Restrictions on prekindergarten through
grade 2 assessments.
(a) In this Section:
"Diagnostic and screening purposes" means for the purpose
of determining if individual students need remedial
instruction or to determine eligibility for special education,
early intervention, bilingual education, dyslexia services, or
other related educational services. Any assessment used to
determine eligibility for special education or related
services must be consistent with Section 614 of the federal
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. "Diagnostic and
screening purposes" includes the identification and evaluation
of students with disabilities. "Diagnostic and screening
purposes" does not include any assessment in which student
scores are used to rate or rank a classroom, program, teacher,
school, school district, or jurisdiction.
"Standardized assessment" means an assessment that

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requires all student test takers to answer the same questions,
or a selection of questions from a common bank of questions, in
the same manner or substantially the same questions in the
same manner. "Standardized assessment" does not include an
observational assessment tool used to satisfy the requirements
of Section 2-3.64a-10.
(b) The State Board of Education may not develop,
purchase, or require a school district to administer, develop,
or purchase a standardized assessment for students enrolled or
preparing to enroll in prekindergarten through grade 2, other
than for diagnostic and screening purposes.
(c) The State Board of Education may not provide funding
for any standardized assessment of students enrolled or
preparing to enroll in prekindergarten through grade 2, other
than for diagnostic and screening purposes.
(d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit
the ability of a classroom teacher or school district to
develop, purchase, administer, or score an assessment for an
individual classroom, grade level, or group of grade levels in
any subject area in prekindergarten through grade 2.
(e) Nothing in this Section limits procedures used by a
school or school district for Child Find under 34 C.F.R.
300.111(c) or evaluation under 34 C.F.R. 300.304.
(f) Nothing in this Section restricts the use of an annual
assessment of English proficiency of all English learners to
comply with Section 1111(b)(2)(G) of the federal Elementary

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and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.