HOEFT-MAUTINO-SMITH,MICHAEL-KOSEL, CURRY,JULIE AND BASSI. (BURZYNSKI) 105 ILCS 5/2-3.25d from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25d 105 ILCS 5/2-3.64 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.64 105 ILCS 5/10-17a from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a Amends the School Code. Provides that only scores on State assessments of students enrolled in a school on or before November 1 of the school year in which a State assessment is given shall be used in determining whether a school is placed on the Early Academic Warning List or an academic watch list. Provides that mandatory make-up testing must occur on designated make-up testing dates for State assessments. Requires a school district to maintain a file that contains the names of students who were not tested and statements for these students that explain why they were not tested. Provides that beginning in the 2001-2002 school year, the State Board of Education shall not make significant changes in the design of State assessments for a minimum of 5 school years. Makes changes concerning State assessment information on a school district's report card. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Instead of exempting certain students in bilingual education programs from State tests, provides that school personnel may consider not giving the Illinois Standards Achievement Test or the Prairie State Achievement Examination to such students. Requires these students to participate in State assessments developed for students with limited English proficiency (instead of requiring the school district to have an alternative test program). Provides that the State Board of Education shall annually notify districts of the specific dates on which (instead of weeks during which) administrations of the Prairie State Achievement Examination are to occur. Makes other changes. FEB-16-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-16-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-16-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-21-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MAUTINO FEB-28-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL FEB-28-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KOSEL MAR-01-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 021-000-000 HELM MAR-01-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-06-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE MAR-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BASSI MAR-20-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOEFT MAR-20-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-20-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOEFT MAR-21-2001 H RULES REFERS TO HELM MAR-21-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-23-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOEFT MAR-23-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HELM/013-000-000 MAR-23-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOEFT MAR-26-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-26-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-27-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 MAR-28-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE MAR-28-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-03-29 MAR-30-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR BURZYNSKI MAR-30-2001 S FIRST READING MAR-30-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary