Rep. Sue Scherer
Filed: 4/15/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5057

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5057 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 
521B-30 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
7    Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
8    (a) (Blank).
9    (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the 
10State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design 
11and implement a system of examinations, which shall be 
12required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These 
13examinations and indicators must be based on national and 
14State professional teaching standards, as determined by the 
15State Board of Education, in consultation with the State 
16Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of 
 
 
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1Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to 
2implement and administer this Section.
3    (c) (Blank).
4    (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a 
5paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an 
6applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a 
7paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the 
8endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other 
9requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section 
1021B-20 other than the higher education requirements. 
11    (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be 
12required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area 
13of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There 
14shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall 
15be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record 
16until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
17    (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable 
18vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date 
19of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd 
20General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of 
21content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary 
22education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content 
23area test that contains testing elements that cover 
24bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development, 
25foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate 
26higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable 
 
 
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1language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State 
2Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on 
3the language and literacy portion of the test on the 
4recommended cut-score determined in the formal 
5standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a 
6particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The 
7State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of 
8candidates in each preparation program who take the test and 
9the number who pass the language and literacy portion.
10    (e) (Blank).
11    (e-5) The State Board shall make available a content area 
12test for applicants seeking a State license to teach in any of 
13grades one through 6. The test shall include foundational 
14teaching skills and methods that are developmentally and 
15educationally appropriate for students in grades one through 
166.
17    Subject to vendor availability, for all content area tests 
18that include content area questions for college algebra, 
19college statistics, and music theory, contracts entered into 
20after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd 
21General Assembly with applicable testing vendors shall allow 
22for questions regarding college algebra, college statistics, 
23and music theory to be removed from the content area test. If 
24those questions cannot be removed by any available vendors, 
25then, subject to vendor availability, the State Board shall 
26allow for the overall score for the content area test to not 
 
 
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1include the scores for college algebra, college statistics, 
2and music theory.
3    The State Board shall allow for the retaking of only the 
4subsections of the test that were failed previously. The 
5subsections with the highest score each time the content test 
6is taken shall count on the overall score.
7    (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of 
8Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General 
9Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a 
10teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject 
11to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher 
12performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this 
13Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023 
14(the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act 
15of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September 
161, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation 
17programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section 
1821B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance 
19assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in 
20consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure 
21Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test 
22materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an 
23individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is 
24employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district 
25designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after 
26application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a 
 
 
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1refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher 
2performance assessment under this subsection. 
3    (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is 
4created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective 
5teacher performance assessment systems for implementation 
6across all educator preparation programs in this State, with 
7the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and 
8supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system. 
9Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial, 
10ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force 
11shall consist of all of the following members:
12        (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the 
13    President of the Senate.
14        (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the 
15    Minority Leader of the Senate.
16        (3) One member of the House of Representatives, 
17    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
18        (4) One member of the House of Representatives, 
19    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
20    Representatives.
21        (5) One member who represents a statewide professional 
22    teachers' organization, appointed by the State 
23    Superintendent of Education.
24        (6) One member who represents a different statewide 
25    professional teachers' organization, appointed by the 
26    State Superintendent of Education.
 
 
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1        (7) One member from a statewide organization 
2    representing school principals, appointed by the State 
3    Superintendent of Education.
4        (8) One member from a statewide organization 
5    representing regional superintendents of schools, 
6    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
7        (9) One member from a statewide organization 
8    representing school administrators, appointed by the State 
9    Superintendent of Education.
10        (10) One member representing a school district 
11    organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the 
12    State Superintendent of Education.
13        (11) One member of an association representing rural 
14    and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent 
15    of Education.
16        (12) One member representing a suburban school 
17    district, appointed by the State Superintendent of 
18    Education.
19        (13) One member from a statewide organization 
20    representing school districts in the southern suburbs of 
21    the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent 
22    of Education.
23        (14) One member from a statewide organization 
24    representing large unit school districts, appointed by the 
25    State Superintendent of Education.
26        (15) One member from a statewide organization 
 
 
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1    representing school districts in the collar counties of 
2    the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent 
3    of Education.
4        (16) Three members, each representing a different 
5    public university in this State and each a current member 
6    of the faculty of an approved educator preparation 
7    program, appointed by the State Superintendent of 
8    Education.
9        (17) Three members, each representing a different 
10    4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and 
11    each a current member of the faculty of an approved 
12    educator preparation program, appointed by the State 
13    Superintendent of Education.
14        (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education, 
15    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
16        (19) One member representing a statewide policy 
17    organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students 
18    and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of 
19    Education.
20        (20) One member representing a statewide organization 
21    focused on research-based education policy to support a 
22    school system that prepares all students for college, a 
23    career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State 
24    Superintendent of Education.
25        (21) Two members representing an early childhood 
26    advocacy organization, appointed by the State 
 
 
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1    Superintendent of Education.
2        (22) One member representing a statewide organization 
3    that partners with educator preparation programs and 
4    school districts to support the growth and development of 
5    preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent 
6    of Education. 
7        (23) One member representing a statewide organization 
8    that advocates for educational equity and racial justice 
9    in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of 
10    Education.
11        (24) One member representing a statewide organization 
12    that represents school boards, appointed by the State 
13    Superintendent of Education.
14        (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years, 
15    served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State 
16    Superintendent of Education. 
17    Members of the Task Force shall serve without 
18compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of 
19the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent 
20meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force, 
21who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of 
22Education. The State Board of Education shall provide 
23administrative and other support to the Task Force.
24    On or before August 1, 2024, the Task Force shall report on 
25its work, including recommendations on a teacher performance 
26assessment system in this State, to the State Board of 
 
 
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1Education and the General Assembly. The Task Force is 
2dissolved upon submission of this report. 
3    (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher 
4performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to 
5time are designated by the State Board of Education, in 
6consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure 
7Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing 
8organization or tests designed by the State Board of 
9Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation 
10and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall 
11assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The 
12tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no 
13person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis 
14of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to 
15the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The 
16score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State 
17Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator 
18Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be 
19administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and 
20place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in 
21consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure 
22Board. 
23    The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess 
24the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of 
25applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under 
26subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this 
 
 
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1Code in the English language and in the language of the 
2transitional bilingual education program requested by the 
3applicant. 
4    (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the 
5provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school 
6district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
7    (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the 
8testing requirements under this Section shall include, without 
9limitation, provisions governing test selection, test 
10validation, and determination of a passing score, 
11administration of the tests, frequency of administration, 
12applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the 
13years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special 
14accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop 
15such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to 
16year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
17(Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23; 
18103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)".