H ED-TEACH ILL SCHOLARSHIP
Summary
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to implement and administer a teacher scholarship program, to be known as the Teach Illinois Scholarship Program. Requires the Commission to annually award scholarships to persons preparing to teach in areas of identified staff shortages. Requires the recipient to accept employment to teach in an elementary or secondary school in Illinois in an area of identified staff shortage for a period of at least 5 years.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2003
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Mar 14, 2003
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
upper
Mar 14, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
upper
Mar 12, 2003
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee
upper
Mar 11, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
upper
Mar 10, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 10, 2003
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 18, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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