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HB 5269 Illinois House · 94th Regular Session

COM COLLEGE-ENGLISH INITIATIVE

Summary
Amends the Public Community College Act. Requires the Illinois Community College Board to establish and administer a We Want to Learn English Initiative to provide resources for immigrants and refugees in this State to learn English in order to move towards becoming full members of American society. Provides that each fiscal year, the Board shall include in its budget proposal $25,000,000 in funding for the Initiative. Provides that no less than half of the funds appropriated for the Initiative each fiscal year shall be disbursed to community-based, not-for-profit organizations, immigrant social service organizations, faith-based organizations, and on-site job training programs.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2006
Committee Review
Mar 2006
House Passage
Feb 2006
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2006 Last action Jan 9, 2007
Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2006

How they voted

103–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 108
Feb 22, 2006
D Democratic59
54 Yea 5
91% Yea
R Republican49
49 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 2, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 22, 2006
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 22, 2006
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-5)
house
Feb 21, 2006
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 21, 2006
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Feb 17, 2006
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2006
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
lower
Feb 15, 2006
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-001-000
lower
Feb 7, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Jan 25, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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