Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

SB 2235 — GROW YOUR OWN TEACH-GRNT EXPND

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0979

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    Passed Senate
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2006. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    0 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Grow Your Own Teacher Act. Defines "developmental classes" and makes changes to the definition of "parent and community leaders" and "schools serving a substantial percentage of low-income students". Replaces references to "student" and "participant" with "candidate" throughout the Act. Provides that the State Board shall establish criteria that address the inclusion in the planned program of strategies derived from community organizing that will help candidates develop tools for working with parents and other community members. Provides for partial loan forgiveness for shortened periods of service in hard-to-staff schools or hard-to-staff teaching positions. Provides that school districts may use those portions of the grant money designated for the expenses of supporting the work experiences of candidates and providing mentors for graduates or other applicable public funds to pay participants in programs under the initiative for student teaching required by an accredited teacher preparation program. Provides that one member of the consortium may expend funds to cover the salary of a site-based cohort coordinator and that grant funds may be expended to pay directly for required developmental classes for candidates beginning a program. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2007.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

14 added · 14 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SB 2235 has undergone some minor text changes, specifically regarding the wording in lines relating to grant awards and the school year start dates. The phrase "The first programs under the Initiative shall be awarded grants" has been adjusted slightly to clarify the language. Additionally, it has been updated to indicate that participants should begin their work at the start of the 2006-2007 school year instead of the 2005-2006 school year. These changes help ensure clarity in the timeline for participants and underscore the bill's focus on program implementation.

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SB2235 Engrossed LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b AN ACT concerning education.
SB2235 Enrolled LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b AN ACT concerning education.
SB2235 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b The goal of the Grow Your Our Own Teacher Education Initiative is to add 1,000 teachers to low-income and other hard-to-staff Illinois schools by 2016 with an average retention period of 7 years, as opposed to the current rate of 2.5 years for new teachers in such areas.
SB2235 Enrolled - 2 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b The goal of the Grow Your Our Own Teacher Education Initiative is to add 1,000 teachers to low-income and other hard-to-staff Illinois schools by 2016 with an average retention period of 7 years, as opposed to the current rate of 2.5 years for new teachers in such areas.
SB2235 Engrossed - 3 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b "Parent and community leaders" means individuals with a significant history of working to improve involvement in improving schools serving a substantial percentage of low-income students, including membership in a community organization.
SB2235 Enrolled - 3 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b "Parent and community leaders" means individuals with a significant history of working to improve involvement in improving schools serving a substantial percentage of low-income students, including membership in a community organization.
1-1-05.) (110 ILCS 48/20) SB2235 Engrossed - 4 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b Sec.
1-1-05.) (110 ILCS 48/20) SB2235 Enrolled - 4 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b Sec.
(4) Candidate Student participants in a program under the Initiative must hold a high school diploma or its equivalent and must meet either the definition of "parent SB2235 Engrossed - 5 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b and community leaders" or the definition of "paraeducators" contained in Section 10 of this Act.
(4) Candidate Student participants in a program under the Initiative must hold a high school diploma or its equivalent and must meet either the definition of "parent SB2235 Enrolled - 5 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b and community leaders" or the definition of "paraeducators" contained in Section 10 of this Act.
(C) If a community college is a participant, the SB2235 Engrossed - 6 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b nature and extent of existing articulation agreements and guarantees between the community college and the 4-year institution of higher education.
(C) If a community college is a participant, the SB2235 Enrolled - 6 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b nature and extent of existing articulation agreements and guarantees between the community college and the 4-year institution of higher education.
(L) The plan of the 4-year institution of higher education to ensure that candidates students take advantage of existing financial aid resources before using the loan funds described in Section 25 of this SB2235 Engrossed - 7 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b Act.
(L) The plan of the 4-year institution of higher education to ensure that candidates students take advantage of existing financial aid resources before using the loan funds described in Section 25 of this SB2235 Enrolled - 7 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b Act.
(a) Every program under the Initiative shall implement and manage a program of forgivable loans to cover any portion of SB2235 Engrossed - 8 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b tuition and direct expenses of candidates students under the program in excess of grants-in-aid and other forgivable loans received.
(a) Every program under the Initiative shall implement and manage a program of forgivable loans to cover any portion of SB2235 Enrolled - 8 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b tuition and direct expenses of candidates students under the program in excess of grants-in-aid and other forgivable loans received.
(f) The community organization or organizations may receive a portion of the grant money for the expenses of recruitment, community orientation, and counseling of potential candidates participants, for providing space in the community, and for working with school personnel to facilitate individual work experiences and support of candidates SB2235 Engrossed - 9 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b participants.
(f) The community organization or organizations may receive a portion of the grant money for the expenses of recruitment, community orientation, and counseling of potential candidates participants, for providing space in the community, and for working with school personnel to facilitate individual work experiences and support of candidates SB2235 Enrolled - 9 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b participants.
The first programs under the Initiative shall be awarded grants in such a way as to allow candidates participants to begin their work at the beginning of the 2006-2007 2005-2006 school year.
Other than existing cohorts, the The first programs under the Initiative shall be awarded grants in such a way as to allow candidates participants to begin their work at the beginning of the 2006-2007 2005-2006 school year.
The State Board shall contract for an independent evaluation of program implementation by each of its participating consortia and of the impact of each program, including the extent of candidate student persistence in program enrollment, acceptance as an education major in a 4-year institution of higher education, SB2235 Engrossed - 10 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b completion of a bachelor’s degree in teaching, obtaining a teaching position in a target school or similar school, subsequent effectiveness as a teacher, and persistence in teaching in a target school or similar school.
The State Board shall contract for an independent evaluation of program implementation by each of its participating consortia and of the impact of each program, including the extent of candidate student persistence in program enrollment, acceptance as an education major in a 4-year institution of higher education, SB2235 Enrolled - 10 - LRB094 18103 RAS 53408 b completion of a bachelor’s degree in teaching, obtaining a teaching position in a target school or similar school, subsequent effectiveness as a teacher, and persistence in teaching in a target school or similar school.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0979

  2. Effective Date June 30, 2006

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education

  9. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 4, 2006

  12. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01

  13. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins

  14. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  16. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote

  17. Second Reading - Short Debate

  18. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000

  19. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  20. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis

  21. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  22. Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000

  23. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin

  24. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham

  25. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers

  26. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner

  27. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge

  28. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis

  29. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly

  30. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis

  31. Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

  32. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar

  33. Referred to Rules Committee

  34. First Reading

  35. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos

  36. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  37. Arrived in House

  38. Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000

  39. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  40. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul

  41. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  42. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 7, 2006

  43. Second Reading

  44. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 2, 2006

  45. Do Pass as Amended Education; 011-000-000

  46. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  47. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter

  48. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education

  49. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  50. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  51. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  52. Assigned to Education

  53. Referred to Rules

  54. First Reading

  55. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Sponsors

  • Iris Y. Martinez · Cosponsor
  • Robin Kelly · Cosponsor
  • William "Will" Davis · Cosponsor
  • Wyvetter H. Younge · Cosponsor
  • Arthur L. Turner · Cosponsor
  • Mary E. Flowers · Cosponsor
  • Deborah L. Graham · Cosponsor
  • Lakesia Collins · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (175)

175 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 1

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 52001
Democrat 5000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Axley — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Brady — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Petka — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 113 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 101005
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 113005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Not Voting
Sommer — Yea
Younge — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Munson — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Poe — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Leitch — Not Voting
Brady — Yea
Madigan — Not Voting
Meyer — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Parke — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Soto — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Howard — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Watson — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Jones — Not Voting
Chavez — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48005
Democrat 5000
Republican 1000
Total 54005
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Axley — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Millner — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Petka — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Link — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Brady — Not Voting
Meeks — Not Voting
Sieben — Not Voting
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Not Voting
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2235 do?
Amends the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Grow Your Own Teacher Act. Defines "developmental classes" and makes changes to the definition of "parent and community leaders" and "schools serving a substantial percentage of low-income students". Replaces references to "student" and "participant" with "candidate" throughout the Act. Provides that the State Board shall establish criteria that address the inclusion in the planned program of strategies derived from community organizing that will help candidates develop tools for working with parents and other community members. Provides for partial loan forgiveness for shortened periods of service in hard-to-staff schools or hard-to-staff teaching positions. Provides that school districts may use those portions of the grant money designated for the expenses of supporting the work experiences of candidates and providing mentors for graduates or other applicable public funds to pay participants in programs under the initiative for student teaching required by an accredited teacher preparation program. Provides that one member of the consortium may expend funds to cover the salary of a site-based cohort coordinator and that grant funds may be expended to pay directly for required developmental classes for candidates beginning a program. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2007.
Who sponsors SB 2235?
SB 2235 is sponsored by Iris Y. Martinez, Robin Kelly, William "Will" Davis (Democrat), Wyvetter H. Younge, Arthur L. Turner, Mary E. Flowers, Deborah L. Graham, and Lakesia Collins (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2235?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2006. Enacted.
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