Bill Sponsors: IL HB4495 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
Bill Title: Creates the Vocational Academy Opportunity Act. Creates 2 vocational academies, one located in Cook County and the other in St. Clair County, which shall be residential institutions. Provides that each academy shall be a State agency, funded by State appropriations, private contributions, and endowments. Provides that the academies shall be governed by a single Board of Trustees for the collective operation and oversight of the academies. Provides for the membership of the Board. Specifies the duties and powers of the Board. Provides that each academy shall be empowered to lease or purchase real and personal property on commercially reasonable terms for the use by the academy.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4495 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4495 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Andre Thapedi [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-032 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Joe Sosnowski [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-069 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Elizabeth Hernandez [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-002 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Juliana Stratton [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-005 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jerry Costello [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-116 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Emanuel Welch [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-007 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Marcus Evans [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-033 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Latoya Greenwood [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-114 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Theresa Mah [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-024 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |