Bill Text: IL SB2243 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt and make available to school districts, by July 1, 2024, a rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula and select and implement evidence-based, culturally inclusive core reading instruction programs, a template to support districts when developing literacy plans, and guidance on practices for effective structures for training and deploying literacy coaches. Requires the State Board of Education to develop and make available training opportunities for educators in teaching reading on or before January 1, 2025. Provides that, in consultation with education stakeholders, the State Board of Education shall develop and adopt a comprehensive literacy plan for the State on or before January 31, 2024. Sets forth requirements for the comprehensive literacy plan. In the Educator Licensure Article of the Code, makes changes concerning educator testing and the requirements for educators trained in other states or countries. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-4)
Status: (Passed) 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0402 [SB2243 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB2243-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt and make available to school districts, by July 1, 2024, a rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula and select and implement evidence-based, culturally inclusive core reading instruction programs, a template to support districts when developing literacy plans, and guidance on practices for effective structures for training and deploying literacy coaches. Requires the State Board of Education to develop and make available training opportunities for educators in teaching reading on or before January 1, 2025. Provides that, in consultation with education stakeholders, the State Board of Education shall develop and adopt a comprehensive literacy plan for the State on or before January 31, 2024. Sets forth requirements for the comprehensive literacy plan. In the Educator Licensure Article of the Code, makes changes concerning educator testing and the requirements for educators trained in other states or countries. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-4)
Status: (Passed) 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0402 [SB2243 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB2243-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2-3.196 as follows:
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| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 2-3.196. Comprehensive literacy plan. In consultation | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | with education stakeholders, the State Board of Education | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | shall develop and adopt a comprehensive literacy plan for the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | State on or before October 1, 2023.
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| 11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | becoming law.
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