HB3408: COLOR VISION TESTING

HB3408 Enrolled LRB104 11816 BDA 21906 b 1 AN ACT concerning health. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 5 2-3.214 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.214 new) 7 Sec. 2-3.214. Color-vision-deficient literacy. The State 8 Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of 9 Public Health as necessary, shall publish on its Internet 10 website resources to support school districts and teachers in 11 teaching literacy to color-vision-deficient learners. 12 Section 10. The Child Vision and Hearing Test Act is 13 amended by adding Section 4.5 as follows: 14 (410 ILCS 205/4.5 new) 15 Sec. 4.5. Color discrimination tests. Notwithstanding any 16 other provision of law to the contrary, beginning with the 17 2027-2028 school year, color discrimination tests shall be 18 performed as part of the vision screening services provided 19 under this Act for children in kindergarten, second grade, and 20 eighth grade. 21 The Department shall adopt rules with the Secretary of HB3408 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 11816 BDA 21906 b 1 State to implement the requirements of this amendatory Act of 2 the 104th General Assembly.