SB 3556

Abstract

Amends the School Code. With regard to State assessments, provides that the State Board of Education shall develop a process for the State's final accountability assessment that allows a school district to apply to the State Board to utilize the nationally recognized and locally selected assessment option of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Requires that the State Board adopt technical criteria under specified federal law and rule to evaluate the proposed assessment. Provides that a nationally recognized and locally selected assessment adopted by another state that meets certain requirements under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and that demonstrates, through a third-party study, alignment to the Illinois Learning Standards is deemed to meet the State Board's technical criteria and shall be approved by the State Board. Requires the State Board to reimburse a school district for costs associated with the administration of the nationally recognized and locally selected assessment option of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Effective immediately.