Public Act 102-0875
 
SB3986 EnrolledLRB102 23502 NLB 32682 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 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 
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 the grade 2.
    (e)   Nothing in this Section limits procedures used by a 
school or school district for child find under 34 CFR 
300.111(c) or evaluation under 34 CFR 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 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.