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SB 1991 Illinois Senate · 100th Regular Session

AGRICULTURE EDUCATION SHORTAGE

Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that for an applicant seeking a professional educator license who is enrolled in a program of study in an area of career or technical education defined as an area of identified staff shortages, as defined in the Higher Education Student Assistance Act, or a career and technical educator endorsement on an educator license with stipulations, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall adopt a test of work proficiency.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced May 8, 2017 Signed Aug 15, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2017 · House May 30, 2017

How they voted

40–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 48
May 5, 2017
D Democratic28
23 Yea 5
82% Yea
R Republican20
17 Yea 3
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
58
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Amendments
8
Aug 15, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 009-000-000
lower
May 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
lower
May 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
lower
May 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 8, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Bennett
upper
May 5, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-8)
senate
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
Apr 24, 2017
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 24, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett
upper
Apr 21, 2017
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Education; 012-000-000
upper
Mar 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
Mar 10, 2017
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 10, 2017
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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