Illinois 101st Regular Session Status: In Committee 8 D cosponsors

HB 3581 — HGHR ED-EARLY CHILDHOOD GRANT

Last action — Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 101st Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

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.

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Action History

  1. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  3. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

  4. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  5. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

  16. Assigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee

  17. Referred to Rules Committee

  18. First Reading

  19. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 3581 do?
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.
Who sponsors HB 3581?
HB 3581 is sponsored by Carol Ammons (Democrat), Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democrat), André Thapedi, Mary E. Flowers, Delia C. Ramirez, Anne Stava (Democrat), Aarón M. Ortíz (Democrat), Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democrat), Kam Buckner (Democrat), La Shawn K. Ford (Democrat), and Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 3581?
This bill died with 101st Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 3581?
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