Illinois Senate Bill 244 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Act. Makes changes to the definitions of "cohort", "eligible school", and "hard-to-staff school", and defines "dual credit course". Provides that Grown Your Own Illinois (rather than the Board of Higher Education) shall administer the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative as a grant competition to fund consortia that will carry out Grow Your Own Teacher preparation programs. In provisions concerning selection of grantees, provides that the Board of Higher Education shall, subject to appropriation, allocate funds to Grow Your Own Illinois for the purpose of administering the program and awarding grants under the Act (rather than requiring the Board of Higher Education to award grants under the Act). Removes the language providing that the consortium shall consider whether a candidate has experienced an interruption in his or her college education when recruiting potential candidates for the program. Provides that, subject to the requirements under the Dual Credit Quality Act, an institution of higher education may offer a high school student a dual credit course under the program. Provides that the Board of Higher Education may not adopt rules regarding candidate eligibility that are more restrictive than those in the Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER

Sen. Don Harmon [D]	Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]	Sen. Chuck Weaver [R]	Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]
Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Omar Aquino [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]
Rep. Maurice West [D]	Rep. Justin Slaughter [D]	Rep. Gregory Harris [D]

2019-03-21 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2020-12-01	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
2019-06-28	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-05-31	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2019
2019-05-24	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
2019-05-22	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-05-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-05-13	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
2019-05-08	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2019-05-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2019-05-08	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-007-000
2019-05-07	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
2019-04-09	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2019-03-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2019-03-26	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-26	House	First Reading
2019-03-21	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2019-03-21	House	Arrived in House
2019-03-21	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
2019-03-21	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2019-03-21	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver
2019-03-13	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2019
2019-03-13	Senate	Second Reading
2019-03-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019
2019-03-12	Senate	Do Pass Higher Education; 013-000-000
2019-03-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2019-03-05	Senate	Postponed - Higher Education
2019-02-06	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2019-02-05	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2019-01-31	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-01-31	Senate	First Reading
2019-01-31	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

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Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=244&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB0244.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB0244eng.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/senate/10100SB0244_03212019_002000T.pdf