IL HB4859 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Creates the Grow Your Own STEM and Vocational Education Teachers Act. Requires a public university to waive any tuition, fees, and on-campus housing costs of a student who agrees to pursue a minimum of a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics for a teaching occupation that includes, but is not limited to, mathematics, natural sciences, or career and vocational education in the areas of technology teacher, industrial arts teacher, trade teacher, health care teacher, or information technology teacher and maintains a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. Provides that the student shall agree to fully reimburse the public university if the student fails to teach at least 3 years at an Illinois high school or at least 5 years at an Illinois public institution of higher education. Provides for funding. Requires the Board of Higher Education to adopt rules it determines are necessary for the administration of the Act. Effective July 1, 2020.
Title
GROW STEM TEACHERS ACT
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-08 | House | Session Sine Die |
| 2018-04-13 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2018-04-13 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2018-03-08 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee |
| 2018-03-07 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2018-03-07 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard |
| 2018-03-05 | House | Assigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee |
| 2018-02-14 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2018-02-14 | House | First Reading |
| 2018-02-14 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard |
