Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB4380

Amends the School Code with respect to State goals and assessment. Provides that the provision requiring the State Board of Education to administer no more than 3 assessments, per student, of English language arts and mathematics for students in a secondary education program applies until the expiration of any contracts entered into before the effective date of the amendatory Act between the State Board and the company or companies that operate the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) tests. Provides that after the expiration of any such contracts, the State Board shall enter into 2 separate contracts to administer 2 college and career ready determination examinations, including, but not limited to, one that is accepted by all of this State's public and private institutions of higher education, for the purpose of student application or admissions consideration. Specifies that each student must be offered the opportunity to choose between the 2 examinations. Sets forth provisions providing that the State Board is required to cover all expenses for each student to take one of the 2 examinations for the purpose of college application or admissions consideration. Provides that no State assessments other than these 2 examinations may be administered to students in a secondary education program after the expiration of any contracts entered into before the effective date of the amendatory Act between the State Board and the company or companies that operate the PARCC tests. Effective July 1, 2016.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Requires the State Board of Education to enter into 2 separate contracts, one to administer the ACT and one to administer the SAT (instead of entering into 2 separate contracts to administer 2 college and career ready determination examinations). Specifies that each school district (instead of each student) must be offered the opportunity to choose between the 2 examinations. Provides that this examination shall constitute a secondary education program annual assessment for the purpose of implementing State assessments. Provides that the State Board shall take whatever may be appropriate ways and means, including a request for a federal waiver or waivers if required, to ensure that, should a waiver or waivers be granted pursuant to this request, no State assessments other than these 2 examinations may be administered to students in a secondary education program (instead of just providing that no State assessments other than these 2 examinations may be administered to students in a secondary education program). Provides that, notwithstanding the mandate to administer these 2 examinations, should the PARCC test continue to be required of Illinois high schools by federal mandate, the PARCC test shall continue to be administered to students in a secondary education program. Effective July 1, 2016.

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