Illinois House Bill 4280 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish and maintain the Growing Future Educators Program to train high school graduates who at one time have been identified as English learners and who are enrolled in an approved educator preparation program, among other qualifications, to become secondary language educators. Provides that each school district that chooses to participate in the Program shall partner with one public, regionally accredited institution of higher education in this State that offers a pre-approved educator preparation program and each qualified high school graduate participating in the program through the district must be enrolled at that institution in its educator preparation program. Provides that for each semester that a qualified high school graduate is participating in the program, the State Board shall issue the person a paraprofessional educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations and the person must be employed as a part-time employee by the participating district as a paraprofessional working under the supervision of a district employee with a Professional Educator License. Sets forth provisions concerning funding, submitting program data, reporting to the General Assembly, and rulemaking. Effective immediately.

SCH CD-GROWING FUTURE EDUCATOR

Rep. Robert Pritchard [R]	Rep. Fred Crespo [D]	Rep. Linda LaVia [D]	Rep. William Davis [D]
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Cynthia Soto [D]	Rep. David Harris [R]	Rep. David Olsen [R]
Rep. Tony McCombie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-05-10	House	Motion Withdrawn Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2018-04-13	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-12	House	To SPECIAL Issues Subcommittee
2018-04-12	House	Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
2018-04-12	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 001-002-000; -FAILED
2018-04-12	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
2018-04-12	House	Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
2018-04-11	House	Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
2018-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
2018-02-07	House	To Special Issues Subcommittee
2018-02-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
2018-02-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
2018-02-05	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2018-02-05	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Davis
2018-02-05	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2018-02-05	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2018-01-31	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
2018-01-30	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
2018-01-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-01-19	House	First Reading
2018-01-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	2-3.173	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	21B-20	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4280&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4280.htm