Amends the Child Vision and Hearing Test Act. Provides that color discrimination tests shall be performed in all vision screening services under this Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules implementing this Section before January 1, 2027.
House Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Public Health, to provide guidance on both of their respective websites to aid preschool and elementary school teachers in teaching literacy and other subjects to color-vision-deficient learners. Requires the eye examination for all children enrolling in kindergarten in a public, private, or parochial school and any student enrolling for the first time in a public, private, or parochial school to include a color vision deficiency examination. Amends the Child Vision and Hearing Test Act. Provides that color discrimination tests shall be performed in all vision screening services under the Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall file rules with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health as necessary, to publish on its Internet website resources to support school districts and teachers in teaching literacy to color-vision-deficient learners. Amends the Child Vision and Hearing Test Act. Provides that beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, color discrimination tests shall be performed as part of the vision screening services provided under the Act for children in kindergarten, second grade, and eighth grade. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules with the Secretary of State to implement the amendatory Act.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 410 ILCS 205/4
Engrossed: 105 ILCS 5/2, 105 ILCS 5/27, 410 ILCS 205/4
Enrolled: 105 ILCS 5/2, 410 ILCS 205/4