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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4880

Introduced , by Rep. Dan Ugaste

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/2-3.64a-5

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning State goals and
assessment, provides that a student may not be considered proficient in
mathematics or English language arts with a score on the Illinois
Assessment of Readiness that is lower than 750/850, nor may a student be
considered proficient in science with a score on the Illinois Science
Assessment that is lower than 812/850. Provides that for the assessment
administered by the State Board of Education for the purpose of student
application to or admission consideration by an institution of higher
education, a student may not be considered proficient in mathematics with
a score that is lower than 22 on the ACT or its recognized equivalent, nor
may a student be considered proficient in English language arts with a
score that is lower than 42 on the ACT or its recognized equivalent.
Effective immediately.
LRB104 17831 LNS 31265 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning education.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The School Code is amended by changing Section
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2-3.64a-5 as follows:

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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.64a-5)
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Sec. 2-3.64a-5.
State goals and assessment.
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(a) For the assessment and accountability purposes of this
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Section, "students" includes those students enrolled in a
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public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
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or cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or
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board of control, a charter school operating in compliance
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with the Charter Schools Law, a school operated by a regional
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office of education under Section 13A-3 of this Code, or a
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public school administered by a local public agency or the
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Department of Human Services.
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(b) The State Board of Education shall establish the
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academic standards that are to be applicable to students who
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are subject to State assessments under this Section. The State
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Board of Education shall not establish any such standards in
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final form without first providing opportunities for public
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participation and local input in the development of the final
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academic standards. Those opportunities shall include a

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well-publicized period of public comment and opportunities to
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file written comments.
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A student may not be considered proficient in mathematics
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or English language arts with a score on the Illinois
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Assessment of Readiness that is lower than 750/850, nor may a
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student be considered proficient in science with a score on
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the Illinois Science Assessment that is lower than 812/850.
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For the assessment administered by the State Board of
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Education for the purpose of student application to or
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admission consideration by an institution of higher education,
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a student may not be considered proficient in mathematics with
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a score that is lower than 22 on the ACT or its recognized
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equivalent, nor may a student be considered proficient in
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English language arts with a score that is lower than 42 on the
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ACT or its recognized equivalent.

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(c) Beginning no later than the 2014-2015 school year, the
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State Board of Education shall annually assess all students
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enrolled in grades 3 through 8 in English language arts and
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mathematics.
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Beginning no later than the 2017-2018 school year, the
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State Board of Education shall annually assess all students in
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science at one grade in grades 3 through 5, at one grade in
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grades 6 through 8, and at one grade in grades 9 through 12.
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The State Board of Education shall annually assess schools
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that operate a secondary education program, as defined in
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Section 22-22 of this Code, in English language arts and

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mathematics. The State Board of Education shall administer no
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more than 3 assessments, per student, of English language arts
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and mathematics for students in a secondary education program.
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One of these assessments shall be recognized by this State's
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public institutions of higher education, as defined in the
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Board of Higher Education Act, for the purpose of student
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application or admissions consideration. The assessment
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administered by the State Board of Education for the purpose
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of student application to or admissions consideration by
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institutions of higher education must be administered on a
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school day during regular student attendance hours, and
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student profile information collected by the assessment shall,
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if available, be made available to the State's public
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institutions of higher education in a timely manner.
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Students who do not take the State's final accountability
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assessment or its approved alternate assessment may not
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receive a regular high school diploma unless the student is
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exempted from taking the State assessments under subsection
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(d) of this Section because the student is enrolled in a
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program of adult and continuing education, as defined in the
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Adult Education Act, or the student is identified by the State
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Board of Education, through rules, as being exempt from the
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assessment.
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The State Board of Education shall not assess students
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under this Section in subjects not required by this Section.
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Districts shall inform their students of the timelines and

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procedures applicable to their participation in every yearly
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administration of the State assessments. The State Board of
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Education shall establish periods of time in each school year
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during which State assessments shall occur to meet the
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objectives of this Section.
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The requirements of this subsection do not apply if the
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State Board of Education has received a waiver from the
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administration of assessments from the U.S. Department of
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Education.
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(d) Every individualized educational program as described
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in Article 14 shall identify if the State assessment or
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components thereof require accommodation for the student. The
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State Board of Education shall develop rules governing the
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administration of an alternate assessment that may be
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available to students for whom participation in this State's
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regular assessments is not appropriate, even with
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accommodations as allowed under this Section.
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Students receiving special education services whose
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individualized educational programs identify them as eligible
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for the alternative State assessments nevertheless shall have
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the option of also taking this State's regular final
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accountability assessment, which shall be administered in
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accordance with the eligible accommodations appropriate for
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meeting these students' respective needs.
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All students determined to be English learners shall
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participate in the State assessments. The scores of those

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students who have been enrolled in schools in the United
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States for less than 12 months may not be used for the purposes
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of accountability. Any student determined to be an English
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learner shall receive appropriate assessment accommodations,
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including language supports, which shall be established by
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rule. Approved assessment accommodations must be provided
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until the student's English language skills develop to the
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extent that the student is no longer considered to be an
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English learner, as demonstrated through a State-identified
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English language proficiency assessment.
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(e) The results or scores of each assessment taken under
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this Section shall be made available to the parents of each
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student.
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In each school year, the scores attained by a student on
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the final accountability assessment must be placed in the
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student's permanent record pursuant to rules that the State
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Board of Education shall adopt for that purpose in accordance
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with Section 3 of the Illinois School Student Records Act. In
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each school year, the scores attained by a student on the State
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assessments administered in grades 3 through 8 must be placed
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in the student's temporary record.
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(f) All schools shall administer the State's academic
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assessment of English language proficiency to all children
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determined to be English learners.
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(g) All schools in this State that are part of the sample
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drawn by the National Center for Education Statistics, in

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collaboration with their school districts and the State Board
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of Education, shall administer the academic assessments under
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the National Assessment of Educational Progress carried out
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under Section 411(b)(2) of the federal National Education
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Statistics Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 9010) if the U.S. Secretary
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of Education pays the costs of administering the assessments.
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(h) (Blank).
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(i) For the purposes of this subsection (i), "academically
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based assessments" means assessments consisting of questions
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and answers that are measurable and quantifiable to measure
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the knowledge, skills, and ability of students in the subject
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matters covered by the assessments. All assessments
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administered pursuant to this Section must be academically
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based assessments. The scoring of academically based
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assessments shall be reliable, valid, and fair and shall meet
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the guidelines for assessment development and use prescribed
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by the American Psychological Association, the National
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Council on Measurement in Education, and the American
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Educational Research Association.
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The State Board of Education shall review the use of all
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assessment item types in order to ensure that they are valid
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and reliable indicators of student performance aligned to the
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learning standards being assessed and that the development,
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administration, and scoring of these item types are
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justifiable in terms of cost.
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(j) The State Superintendent of Education shall appoint a

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committee of no more than 21 members, consisting of parents,
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teachers, school administrators, school board members,
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assessment experts, regional superintendents of schools, and
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citizens, to review the State assessments administered by the
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State Board of Education. The Committee shall select one of
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its members as its chairperson. The Committee shall meet on an
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ongoing basis to review the content and design of the
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assessments (including whether the requirements of subsection
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(i) of this Section have been met), the time and money expended
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at the local and State levels to prepare for and administer the
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assessments, the collective results of the assessments as
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measured against the stated purpose of assessing student
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performance, and other issues involving the assessments
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identified by the Committee. The Committee shall make periodic
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recommendations to the State Superintendent of Education and
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the General Assembly concerning the assessments.
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(k) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to
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implement this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 103-204, eff. 1-1-24; 104-15, eff. 6-30-25.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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