HB5901enr 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5901 Enrolled LRB099 15015 NHT 39516 b

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 adding Section 22-82 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/22-82 new)

Sec. 22-82. Assessment reporting.

(a) Before the 30th day of each school year, beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, every school district shall report, for each of its schools, all of the following to the State Board of Education, using a form developed by the State Board of Education:

(1) Every reliable assessment that measures a certain group or subset of students in the same manner with the same potential assessment items; is scored by a non-district entity; is administered either statewide or beyond Illinois, such as assessments available from the Northwest Evaluation Association, Scantron Performance Series assessments, Renaissance Learning's STAR Reading Enterprise assessments, the College Board's SAT, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate examinations, or ACT's Educational Planning and Assessment System tests; and will be administered by each school that school year.

(2) The administration window for each of these assessments.

(3) Which entity is requiring the assessment (State, school district, network, or principal).

(4) Which grade levels will be taking the assessment.

(5) Which subsets of students, such as English Learners and special education students, will be taking the assessment.

(6) An estimate of the average time it will take a student to complete the assessment.

(7) If the results of the assessment are to be used for purposes other than for guiding instruction, what the results of the assessment will be used for, such as for promotion, course placement, graduation, teacher evaluation, or school performance ratings.

(b) The State Board of Education shall compile the information reported under subsection (a) of this Section for each school year and make that information available to the public. Each school shall also make that information publicly available to the parents and guardians of its students through the school district's Internet website or distribution in paper form.

(c) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Section.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.