IL HB1256 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Passed on August 10 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-08-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0288
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Passed on August 10 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-08-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0288
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to create the Diversity in Engineering Scholarship Program. Defines "targeted group member" as a person belonging to a class of race, color, or sex, whose percent of the workforce within the Department's professional classification which includes civil engineers is less than that class's percent of the statewide labor market for such job activities as recorded in the Department's annual affirmative action plan. Defines "eligible student" as a targeted group member who: (i) is an Illinois resident at the time of scholarship application; (ii) is enrolled full-time at any Illinois college or university in any program leading toward a degree in civil engineering; (iii) agrees to conditions required by the Department, including the obligation to work for the Department after graduation if a position is offered for at least one year for each academic year the student receives a scholarship. Provides that the Department of Transportation, subject to appropriation, shall award scholarships to up to 20 students each year in the amount of no more than $7,500 per academic year. Provides that the Department shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement and administer the scholarship program.
Title
IDOT-ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2011-05-17 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-30 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 114 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-30 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 114 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-08-10 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0288 |
2011-08-10 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2012 |
2011-08-10 | House | Governor Approved |
2011-06-15 | House | Sent to the Governor |
2011-05-17 | House | Passed Both Houses |
2011-05-17 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
2011-05-13 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2011 |
2011-05-13 | Senate | Second Reading |
2011-05-10 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011 |
2011-05-10 | Senate | Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 |
2011-05-05 | Senate | Postponed - Transportation |
2011-04-27 | Senate | Assigned to Transportation |
2011-04-07 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
2011-04-07 | Senate | First Reading |
2011-04-07 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
2011-03-31 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
2011-03-31 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2011 |
2011-03-31 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
2011-03-30 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
2011-03-30 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard |
2011-03-30 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis |
2011-03-30 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. |
2011-03-30 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
2011-03-30 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns |
2011-03-30 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
2011-03-30 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000 |
2011-03-30 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
2011-03-30 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin |
2011-03-30 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
2011-03-29 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
2011-03-29 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
2011-03-17 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
2011-03-16 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000 |
2011-03-10 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
2011-03-09 | House | Remains in Higher Education Committee |
2011-03-09 | House | Motion Do Pass - Lost Higher Education Committee; 005-006-000 |
2011-02-14 | House | Assigned to Higher Education Committee |
2011-02-08 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
2011-02-08 | House | First Reading |
2011-02-08 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin |