ALT TEACHER CERT-PROGRAM LIMIT
Summary
Amends the School Code. In the Teacher Certification Article, provides that the alternative certificate program shall be limited to new participants not to exceed the number of unfilled positions as reported to the State Board of Education during the prior school year (now, the program is limited to not more than 260 new participants during each year that the program is in effect). In the provision concerning the employment requirement, removes the minimum period of time that the person must have been employed. Effective July 1, 2003.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
Mar 2003
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2003
How they voted
102–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 106
Mar 25, 2003
D
Democratic59
96% Yea
R
Republican47
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 14, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 26, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-4)
house
Feb 28, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 28, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 28, 2003
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2003
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
lower
Jan 30, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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