Bill Title: Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning educator testing, provides that, through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a teacher preparation program or other candidate is required to pass a teacher performance assessment. Makes conforming changes. Creates the Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force to evaluate potential teacher performance assessment systems for implementation in this State, with the intention of supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system that is performance-based and has consistency across programs and objectivity. Sets forth the membership of the Task Force. Provides that members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. Provides that the State Board of Education shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that on or before August 1, 2024, the Task Force shall report on its work, including recommendations on a teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the State Board of Education. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved upon submission of this report. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-04-28 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB0296 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Engrossed	2023-03-24	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2023-01-11	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2023-04-14	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 002	2023-03-21	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2023-03-14	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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