ISBE - CAP TEST BURDEN
Summary
Urges the Illinois State Board of Education, together with partners in education, the General Assembly, and other experts from relevant fields, to study the efficacy of capping the combined state and indistrict summative test burden for all Illinois school districts at a reasonable number of hours per year and make a report to the Illinois General Assembly by January 15, 2016 as to the potential advantages and challenges presented by adopting such a cap in Illinois; urges the Illinois State Board of Education to focus on a statewide assessment system that rewards classroom curriculum that is college and career ready, and provides feedback to teachers in a manner that can be used expeditiously for strengthening individual student instruction.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2015
Committee Review
Jul 2015
House Passage
Aug 2015
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 30, 2015
Last action Aug 5, 2015
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Aug 5, 2015
House · Passed
Resolution Adopted
Jul 15, 2015
House · Reported by committee
Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 021-000-000
Jul 8, 2015
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
May 31, 2015
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Christian L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
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