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SB 1926 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

HIGHER ED-GOLDEN APPLE SCHOLAR

Summary
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall combine best practices and methods and programmatic functions of the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Program and the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching's Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program into one program, to be known as the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program and managed by the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching. Provides that this consolidated program shall be fully operational before July 1, 2012 and that Fiscal Year 2012 shall be the last year that Illinois Future Teacher Corps scholarships are available. Provides for a transition period. Requires the Commission to transfer funding from the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Program to the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching. Provides that following the completion of the transition of funding, all applications for scholarship assistance shall be in a form determined by the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching. Provides that the eligibility requirements apply only to Illinois Future Teacher Corps scholarships. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Apr 3, 2009 Signed Aug 25, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2009 · House May 18, 2009

How they voted

51–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 53
May 29, 2009
D Democratic33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1 Nay
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
71
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Aug 25, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 29, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 29, 2009
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-002-000
upper
May 28, 2009
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 006-003-000
upper
May 27, 2009
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
upper
May 27, 2009
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 19, 2009
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 20, 2009
upper
May 19, 2009
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 18, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (86-10-10)
house
May 6, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 6, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 6, 2009
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 11, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Feb 20, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 18 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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