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HB 4688 Illinois House · 93rd Regular Session

GROW OUR OWN TEACHER EDUC ACT

Summary
Creates the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Act. Establishes the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Initiative to prepare highly skilled, committed teachers who will teach in hard-to-staff schools and hard-to-staff positions and who will remain in these schools for substantial periods of time. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall administer the Initiative as a grant competition to fund consortia that will carry out Grow Our Own Teacher preparation programs. Provides for an independent program evaluation. Effective July 1, 2004.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2004
Committee Review
Apr 2004
House Passage
Mar 2004
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2004 Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2004

How they voted

83–0
Passed · 32 other
Total votes 115
Mar 26, 2004
D Democratic65
61 Yea 4
93% Yea
R Republican50
22 Yea 28
44% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 1, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 26, 2004
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2004
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (83-0-32)
house
Mar 25, 2004
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 25, 2004
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Mar 23, 2004
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2004
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
lower
Mar 4, 2004
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Feb 19, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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