Illinois House Bill 3581 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-17 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission must implement and administer a program to award Early Childhood Workforce Free College grants to all eligible child care workers seeking an associate or bachelor's degree from a public institution or a regionally accredited, online-only early childhood education degree program; defines terms. Specifies grant eligibility and renewal requirements. Creates the Early Childhood Workforce Advisory Committee to advise the Commission on all matters relating to the Early Childhood Workforce Free College grant program and on the ways to improve and expand the early childhood workforce in this State. Provides for the membership and support of the Committee and requires the Committee to (i) study and make recommendations to the Commission that are related to the implementation of the Early Childhood Workforce Free College grant program, (ii) conduct an analysis from data received by the Commission to ensure the program is at full utilization, (iii) address access issues to the program, including, but not limited to, geographic, financial, cultural, and workplace settings, and (iv) address ways to expand the early childhood workforce in this State. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Early Childhood Workforce Free College Fund. Effective immediately.

HGHR ED-EARLY CHILDHOOD GRANT

Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Andre Thapedi [D]
Rep. Mary Flowers [D]	Rep. Delia Ramirez [D]	Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]	Rep. Aaron Ortiz [D]
Rep. Marcus Evans [D]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
2019-04-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2019-04-02	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2019-03-29	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-29	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee
2019-03-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
2019-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2019-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
2019-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2019-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
2019-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2019-03-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
2019-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2019-03-05	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee
2019-02-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-15	House	First Reading
2019-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
110	947	65.105	New Code	See Bill Text
30	105	5.891	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3581&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB3581.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB3581ham001.htm