IL HB4173 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Introduced on October 13 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on October 13 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the School Code. Allows a METT Educator District License for teaching a course in manufacturing, engineering, technology, or a trade (METT) to be issued to an applicant who has at least 10,000 working hours in a trade. Provides that a METT Educator District License may be issued to qualified individuals who have not obtained a bachelor's degree or an equivalent number of hours in an educational program at an institution of higher education. Provides that a METT Educator District License is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the license being issued and may be renewed. Provides that a METT Educator District License is valid only for the teaching of a course that the State Board of Education has identified as related to the work experience of the licensee. Sets forth other provisions regarding the license. Amends the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Provides that the State Board of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or the Department of Labor, shall expand a database to identify METT labor shortages. Provides that by July 1, 2026, school districts in identified regions shall be notified by the State Board and shall participate in a College and Career Pathway Endorsement program and offer a METT endorsement. Makes other changes.
Title
EDUC-TRADE COURSES-METT
Sponsors
| Rep. Jed Davis [R] | Rep. LaShawn Ford [D] | Rep. Kevin Schmidt [R] | Rep. Brandun Schweizer [R] |
| Rep. Dan Caulkins [R] | Rep. Travis Weaver [R] | Rep. Martin McLaughlin [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-04-05 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-03-05 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 2024-02-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-02-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jed Davis |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 2023-10-30 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 2023-10-18 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2023-10-18 | House | First Reading |
| 2023-10-13 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jed Davis |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 21A-5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 5 | 21B-20 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 110 | 148 | 10 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 110 | 148 | 15 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 110 | 148 | 80 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
