Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Filed: 4/25/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1993 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1993 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Sections 
510-20.85 and 34-18.82 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.85. Community input on local assessments.
8    (a)   As used in this Section, "district-administered 
9assessment" means an assessment that requires all student test 
10takers at any grade level to answer the same questions, or a 
11selection of questions from a common bank of questions, in the 
12same manner or substantially the same questions in the same 
13manner. The term does not include an observational assessment 
14tool used to satisfy the requirements of Section 2-3.64a-10 of 
15this Code or an assessment developed by district teachers or 
16administrators that will be used to measure student progress 
 
 
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1at an attendance center within the school district.
2    (b)   Prior to approving a new contract for any 
3district-administered assessment, a school board must hold a 
4public vote at a regular meeting of the school board, at which  
5the terms of the proposal must be substantially presented and 
6an opportunity for allowing public comments must be provided, 
7subject to applicable notice requirements. However, if the 
8assessment being made available to review is subject to 
9copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property 
10protection, the review process shall include technical and 
11procedural safeguards to ensure that the materials are not 
12able to be widely disseminated to the general public in 
13violation of the intellectual property rights of the publisher 
14and to ensure content validity is not undermined.
 
15    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new)
16    Sec. 34-18.82. Community input on local assessments.
17    (a)   As used in this Section, "district-administered 
18assessment" means an assessment that requires all student test 
19takers at any grade level to answer the same questions, or a 
20selection of questions from a common bank of questions, in the 
21same manner or substantially the same questions in the same 
22manner. The term does not include an observational assessment 
23tool used to satisfy the requirements of Section 2-3.64a-10 of 
24this Code or an assessment developed by district teachers or 
25administrators that will be used to measure student progress 
 
 
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1at an attendance center within the school district.
2    (b)   Prior to approving a new contract for any 
3district-administered assessment, the board must hold a public 
4vote at a regular meeting of the board, at which  the terms of 
5the proposal must be substantially presented and an 
6opportunity for allowing public comments must be provided, 
7subject to applicable notice requirements. However, if the 
8assessment being made available to review is subject to 
9copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property 
10protection, the review process shall include technical and 
11procedural safeguards to ensure that the materials are not 
12able to be widely disseminated to the general public in 
13violation of the intellectual property rights of the publisher 
14and to ensure content validity is not undermined.
 

15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
162024.".