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Introduced
02/05/2025
02/05/2025
In Committee
05/07/2025
05/07/2025
Crossed Over
04/09/2025
04/09/2025
Passed
08/15/2025
08/15/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/15/2025
08/15/2025
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, each school district that serves students in any of grades kindergarten through 3 shall report specified information to the State Board of Education regarding the use of early literacy screeners. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2027, the Illinois State Board of Education shall file a report with the General Assembly outlining the data received. Requires the report to be posted publicly on the State Board of Education's Internet website no later than January 1, 2027. Repeals the provisions on July 1, 2027.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Illinois School Code to require school districts serving students in kindergarten through 3rd grade to submit detailed reporting about early literacy screeners to the State Board of Education by July 1, 2026. Specifically, districts must report which early literacy screeners they use, the grade levels where these screeners are administered, and how frequently the screeners are used each year. An "early literacy screener" is a diagnostic assessment tool designed to identify students' reading and language skills at an early age. The State Board of Education must then compile this information into a comprehensive report to be submitted to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027, and publicly posted on their website by March 1, 2027. The entire reporting requirement is set to expire on July 1, 2027, making this a temporary data collection initiative aimed at understanding early literacy screening practices across Illinois school districts.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (32)
Christopher Belt (D)*,
Michelle Mussman (D)*,
Kam Buckner (D),
Kelly Cassidy (D),
Cristina Castro (D),
Sharon Chung (D),
Margaret Croke (D),
Mary Edly-Allen (D),
Laura Faver Dias (D),
Laura Fine (D),
Robyn Gabel (D),
Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D),
Edgar González (D),
Nicolle Grasse (D),
Napoleon Harris (D),
Lisa Hernandez (D),
Jay Hoffman (D),
Adriane Johnson (D),
Tracy Katz Muhl (D),
Kimberly Lightford (D),
Meg Loughran Cappel (D),
Bob Morgan (D),
Yolonda Morris (D),
Julie Morrison (D),
Laura Murphy (D),
Robert Peters (D),
Mike Porfirio (D),
Ryan Spain (R),
Anne Stava-Murray (D),
Rachel Ventura (D),
Karina Villa (D),
Mark Walker (D),
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0389 (on 08/15/2025)
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