Illinois House Bill 1256 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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]

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.

IDOT-ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP

Rep. Marlow Colvin [D]	Rep. Mary Flowers [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. Kenneth Dunkin [D]
Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Rep. William Burns [D]	Rep. William Davis [D]
Rep. Eddie Jackson [D]	Rep. Monique Davis [D]	Rep. Constance Howard [D]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]
Sen. Toi Hutchinson [D]	Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]

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]

Date	Chamber	Action
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

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	2705	2705-587	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1256&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1256.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1256eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1256enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/097-0288.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB1256_03302011_007000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700HB1256_05172011_043000T.pdf