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| Public Act 103-0946 | ||||
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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 changing Section | ||||
2-3.64a-15 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.64a-15) | ||||
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, | ||||
advanced academic programs as defined in Section 14A-17 of | ||||
this Code, 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. | ||
(Source: P.A. 102-875, eff. 5-13-22.) | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||