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| Public Act 103-0393 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||
10-20.85 and 34-18.82 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new) | ||||
Sec. 10-20.85. Community input on local assessments. | ||||
(a) As used in this Section, "district-administered | ||||
assessment" means an assessment that requires all student test | ||||
takers at any grade level 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. The term does not include an observational assessment | ||||
tool used to satisfy the requirements of Section 2-3.64a-10 of | ||||
this Code or an assessment developed by district teachers or | ||||
administrators that will be used to measure student progress | ||||
at an attendance center within the school district. | ||||
(b) Prior to approving a new contract for any | ||||
district-administered assessment, a school board must hold a | ||||
public vote at a regular meeting of the school board, at which | ||||
the terms of the proposal must be substantially presented and | ||||
an opportunity for allowing public comments must be provided, | ||||
subject to applicable notice requirements. However, if the | ||||
assessment being made available to review is subject to | ||
copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property | ||
protection, the review process shall include technical and | ||
procedural safeguards to ensure that the materials are not | ||
able to be widely disseminated to the general public in | ||
violation of the intellectual property rights of the publisher | ||
and to ensure content validity is not undermined. | ||
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new) | ||
Sec. 34-18.82. Community input on local assessments. | ||
(a) As used in this Section, "district-administered | ||
assessment" means an assessment that requires all student test | ||
takers at any grade level 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. The term does not include an observational assessment | ||
tool used to satisfy the requirements of Section 2-3.64a-10 of | ||
this Code or an assessment developed by district teachers or | ||
administrators that will be used to measure student progress | ||
at an attendance center within the school district. | ||
(b) Prior to approving a new contract for any | ||
district-administered assessment, the board must hold a public | ||
vote at a regular meeting of the board, at which the terms of | ||
the proposal must be substantially presented and an | ||
opportunity for allowing public comments must be provided, | ||
subject to applicable notice requirements. However, if the | ||
assessment being made available to review is subject to | ||
copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property | ||
protection, the review process shall include technical and | ||
procedural safeguards to ensure that the materials are not | ||
able to be widely disseminated to the general public in | ||
violation of the intellectual property rights of the publisher | ||
and to ensure content validity is not undermined.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2024.
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