Ill. Admin. Code tit. 23, § 25.755 - Cancellation of Scores; Voiding of Scores
a) A person shall have the right to cancel
his/her test scores. A cancellation request must be submitted in writing and
received by the State Superintendent of Education within seven calendar days
after the date of the test. However, a person's right to cancel his or her
scores shall be superseded by the right of the State Superintendent of
Education to void scores when subsection (b) or (c) applies.
b) A person's scores will be voided by the
State Superintendent due to violation by the person of any of the conditions of
testing enumerated in Section
25.750(g) and
(k).
c) The State Superintendent will also void
any affected test score in situations such as, but not limited to, the
following:
1) any person taking the test
violates any of the rules of test participation or terms, conditions, or
policies stated in the current ILTS registration bulletin and website, having
the purpose or effect of:
A) giving any
person taking the test an unfair advantage over other examinees;
B) affecting, either positively or
negatively, the performance of any person taking the test; or
C) representing the performance of the named
registered examinee by the performance of another person;
2) there is any testing irregularity that
calls into question:
A) the accuracy of the
test scores as measures of the actual performances of the examinees;
or
B) the validity of the test
scores as measures of the performances of the examinees in light of the
conditions and circumstances under which the test was administered.
d) The State
Superintendent shall notify the person of the action taken within six weeks
after the test date. If any person's test materials reveal irregularities that
warrant further investigation, the State Superintendent shall forward those
materials, including the person's thumbprint, fingerprint, or palm print, as
applicable, to the appropriate law enforcement authority and shall notify the
affected person within ten days after taking that action. The State
Superintendent may require the person to provide a thumbprint or alternate
print, if applicable, to the appropriate law enforcement authority for
comparison with that provided on the personalized answer document and may void
the test score earned by a person who refuses to do so.
e) No refund will be given to any person
whose score is cancelled or voided.
f) If a score is cancelled or voided for any
reason, it will not be reported or entered on any records. Cancellation of an
individual's score shall not limit his or her right to retake the test. Voiding
of an individual's score shall not limit his or her right to retake the test
unless subsection (g) applies.
g)
In some instances, scores are voided for reasons that render individuals
ineligible for licensure in Illinois. When an individual is found to have
violated a condition of testing with the intent of falsifying his or her
identity or unfairly affecting his or her performance in the current or a
future test administration, the violation shall be taken as evidence that the
individual is not of good character as required by Section 21B-15 of the School
Code [ 105 ILCS 5 ].
1) In addition to
voiding of the person's score on the test at which the violation occurred, any
other score achieved by the person during the same test administration shall be
voided, and the individual shall be ineligible for any future licensure testing
in Illinois.
2) A person who is
subject to this subsection (g) shall be ineligible to receive any educator
license in Illinois.
3) If a person
who is the subject to this subsection (g) already holds an Illinois license,
the State Superintendent may initiate the suspension or revocation of that
license as provided in Section 21B-75 of the School Code.
4) For violations of subsection (g)(1) or
(g)(2) occurring on or after March 1, 2017, a person subject to this subsection
(g) may appeal those prohibitions to the State Superintendent in writing. The
person will be required to submit supplemental documentation for review as set
forth in Section 25.480 and shall be subject to
the credibility hearing process in that Section. A review conducted for this
purpose shall make conclusions whether the person shall be allowed to
participate in future licensure testing in Illinois and whether the person
shall be eligible to receive an educator license in Illinois.
h) In the instances described in
subsection (g), records of the individuals' test responses may be maintained by
the testing contractor and by the State Board of Education for further
investigation. In all other cases when scores are cancelled or voided,
examinees' answer documents, including electronic media, will be destroyed and
will be irretrievable.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.