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| | HB1838 Engrossed | | LRB104 08911 LNS 18966 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education. |
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: |
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections |
| 5 | | 10-20.88 and 34-18.88 as follows: |
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 10-20.88. Selective admissions; standardized testing. |
| 8 | | A school board in a school district with 275,000 students or |
| 9 | | more shall prohibit any school of the district that has |
| 10 | | selective admission requirements from requiring a student in a |
| 11 | | pre-kindergarten program of the district to take a |
| 12 | | standardized test in order to be admitted to that school. |
| 13 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new) |
| 14 | | Sec. 34-18.88. Selective admissions; standardized testing. |
| 15 | | The board shall prohibit any school of the district that has |
| 16 | | selective admission requirements from requiring a student in a |
| 17 | | pre-kindergarten program of the district to take a |
| 18 | | standardized test in order to be admitted to that school. |
| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 20 | | becoming law. |