Votes: IL SB1498 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education must, in consultation with the Board of Higher Education, develop an Agricultural Education Pre-Service Teacher Internship Program, beginning at the secondary education level, for pre-service teaching students that consists of (i) at a minimum, an 8-week experience or 300 hours of experience to prepare the pre-service teaching student for in-classroom experiences, including, but not limited to, experiences in the 5 career clusters for Illinois agricultural education through partnerships with Illinois agricultural companies and (ii) both in-classroom lectures and hands-on, applied learning; defines terms. Provides that the State Board must award grants to a pre-service teaching student enrolled in the Internship Program, which may be used by the student to support (i) a stipend not to exceed $7,500 for a pre-service teaching student's completion of the Internship Program, distributed in monthly installments, (ii) lodging for a pre-service teaching student while participating in the Internship Program, (iii) reimbursement for meals, not to exceed the per diem rate established by the Internal Revenue Service, for a pre-service teaching student while participating in the Internship Program, and (iv) any reasonable costs for participation in the Internship Program charged by any participating Illinois agricultural company. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0554 [SB1498 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0554 [SB1498 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Voting Records
Chamber | Vote | Date | Yea | Nay | NV | Abs | Total | Result | Source | View |
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Senate | Concurrence in Senate | 2019-05-31 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | Passed | Link | View |
House | Third Reading in House | 2019-05-22 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | Passed | Link | View |
Senate | Third Reading in Senate | 2019-03-26 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59 | Passed | Link | View |