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Introduced
01/28/2025
01/28/2025
In Committee
06/02/2025
06/02/2025
Crossed Over
04/07/2025
04/07/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board of a school district with 275,000 students or more shall prohibit any school of the district that has selective admission requirements from requiring a student in a pre-kindergarten program of the district to take a standardized test in order to be admitted to that school. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill amends the School Code to prohibit school districts with 275,000 or more students from requiring standardized testing for pre-kindergarten students seeking admission to schools with selective admission requirements. Specifically, the bill mandates that school boards in such large districts cannot use standardized tests as a prerequisite for pre-K students to be admitted to selective schools. The legislation applies to two sections of the School Code (10-20.88 and 34-18.88), covering both general school districts and the specific case of the district board. The intent appears to be reducing barriers to early education access by preventing standardized testing as an admission hurdle for young children. The bill will take effect immediately upon becoming law, which means it will be enforceable as soon as it is signed.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (on 06/02/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1838&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| Senate Amendment 001 | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1838sam001.htm |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1838eng.htm |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1838.htm |
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