Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 446 — GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER-MISC

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0476

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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2007. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    0 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Act. Makes changes concerning the Act's purpose and the definition of "hard-to-staff school". Changes certain references from target schools to eligible schools. Provides that in any fiscal year in which an appropriation for the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative is made, the consortium shall guarantee that support will be available to an admitted cohort for the cohort's training for that fiscal year (instead of providing that the consortium shall guarantee that support will be available to an admitted cohort through the cohort's full period of training). Makes changes concerning expenditures under the Initiative with regard to requests for waivers or deferrals of the teaching obligation, the way grants are awarded to provide the required support for a cohort of candidates, and what a program budget must include. Provides that grant funds may be used by any member of a consortium to offset the costs of child care and other indirect expenses that are necessary to permit candidates to maintain their class schedules. Makes other changes.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

43 added · 42 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of SB 446 introduces a few important changes that aim to improve support for teacher candidates. It now includes funding for additional expenses like transportation, technology, and tutoring, which can help candidates manage their class schedules better. Additionally, the bill clarifies that grants can be used for recruiting and counseling efforts, making it easier for community organizations to attract and support potential teachers. These changes matter because they can help create a more sustainable and effective pathway for individuals looking to teach in hard-to-staff schools.

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SB0446 Engrossed LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b AN ACT concerning education.
SB0446 Enrolled LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b AN ACT concerning education.
The Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative shall ensure SB0446 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b educational rigor by effectively preparing candidates in accredited bachelor’s degree programs in teaching, through which graduates shall meet the requirements to secure an Illinois initial teaching certificate.
The Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative shall ensure SB0446 Enrolled - 2 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b educational rigor by effectively preparing candidates in accredited bachelor’s degree programs in teaching, through which graduates shall meet the requirements to secure an Illinois initial teaching certificate.
"Hard-to-staff school" means a public school in this State SB0446 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b an elementary or secondary school that, based on data compiled by the State Board of Education, ranks in the upper third among public schools of its type (elementary, middle, or secondary) in terms of rate of attrition of its teachers of schools in this State on a combined index measuring the percentage of the school’s teachers who are not fully certified and the percentage of the school’s teachers who leave their positions annually.
"Hard-to-staff school" means a public school in this State SB0446 Enrolled - 3 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b an elementary or secondary school that, based on data compiled by the State Board of Education, ranks in the upper third among public schools of its type (elementary, middle, or secondary) in terms of rate of attrition of its teachers of schools in this State on a combined index measuring the percentage of the school’s teachers who are not fully certified and the percentage of the school’s teachers who leave their positions annually.
"Community organization" means a nonprofit organization SB0446 Engrossed - 4 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b that has a demonstrated capacity to train, develop, and organize parents and community leaders into a constituency that will hold the school and the school district accountable for achieving high academic standards;
"Community organization" means a nonprofit organization SB0446 Enrolled - 4 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b that has a demonstrated capacity to train, develop, and organize parents and community leaders into a constituency that will hold the school and the school district accountable for achieving high academic standards;
In awarding grants, the State Board shall select programs that successfully address Initiative criteria SB0446 Engrossed - 5 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b and that reflect a diversity of strategies in terms of serving urban areas, serving rural areas, the nature of the participating institutions of higher education, and the nature of hard-to-staff schools and hard-to-staff teaching positions on which a program is focused.
In awarding grants, the State Board shall select programs that successfully address Initiative criteria SB0446 Enrolled - 5 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b and that reflect a diversity of strategies in terms of serving urban areas, serving rural areas, the nature of the participating institutions of higher education, and the nature of hard-to-staff schools and hard-to-staff teaching positions on which a program is focused.
The consortium shall articulate the steps that it will carry out in preparing teachers for its participating target hard-to-staff schools and in preparing teachers for one or more SB0446 Engrossed - 6 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b hard-to-staff teaching positions in those its target schools.
The consortium shall articulate the steps that it will carry out in preparing teachers for its participating target hard-to-staff schools and in preparing teachers for one or more SB0446 Enrolled - 6 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b hard-to-staff teaching positions in those its target schools.
(7) The institutions of higher education participating SB0446 Engrossed - 7 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b in the consortium shall document and agree to expend the same amount of funds in implementing the program that these institutions spend per student on similar educational programs.
(7) The institutions of higher education participating SB0446 Enrolled - 7 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b in the consortium shall document and agree to expend the same amount of funds in implementing the program that these institutions spend per student on similar educational programs.
(E) Experience of the community organization or organizations in organizing parents and community leaders to achieve school improvement and a strong SB0446 Engrossed - 8 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b relational school culture.
(E) Experience of the community organization or organizations in organizing parents and community leaders to achieve school improvement and a strong SB0446 Enrolled - 8 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b relational school culture.
(M) The availability of supportive services, SB0446 Engrossed - 9 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b including counseling, tutoring, and child care.
(M) The availability of supportive services, SB0446 Enrolled - 9 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b including counseling, tutoring, and child care.
6-30-06.) SB0446 Engrossed - 10 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b (110 ILCS 48/25) Sec.
6-30-06.) SB0446 Enrolled - 10 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b (110 ILCS 48/25) Sec.
SB0446 Engrossed - 11 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b (d) Where necessary, program budgets shall include the costs of child care and other indirect expenses that are necessary to permit candidates to maintain their a full class schedules schedule.
SB0446 Enrolled - 11 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b (d) Where necessary, program budgets shall include the costs of child care and other indirect expenses, such as transportation, tutoring, technology, and technology support, that are necessary to permit candidates to maintain their a full class schedules schedule.
(h) One member of the consortium may expend funds to cover SB0446 Engrossed - 12 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b the salary of a site-based cohort coordinator.
SB0446 Enrolled - 12 - LRB095 08870 NHT 29056 b (h) One member of the consortium may expend funds to cover the salary of a site-based cohort coordinator.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0476

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2008

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

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

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000

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

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

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

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 31, 2007

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

  13. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000

  14. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford

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

  16. Second Reading - Short Debate

  17. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  18. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000

  19. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote

  20. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

  21. Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

  22. Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Esther Golar

  23. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough

  24. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar

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

  26. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar

  27. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson

  28. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller

  29. Referred to Rules Committee

  30. First Reading

  31. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough

  32. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  33. Arrived in House

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

  35. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  36. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007

  37. Second Reading

  38. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007

  39. Do Pass Education; 010-000-000

  40. Assigned to Education

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

  42. Referred to Rules

  43. First Reading

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

Sponsors

  • Iris Y. Martinez · Cosponsor
  • David E. Miller · Cosponsor
  • Milton Patterson · Cosponsor
  • Wyvetter H. Younge · Cosponsor
  • La Shawn K. Ford · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (5)

  • Iris Y. Martinez
  • David E. Miller
  • Milton Patterson
  • Wyvetter H. Younge
  • La Shawn K. Ford Democrat

Not signed on (178)

178 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48001
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Brady — Yea
Noland — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Not Voting
Hultgren — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 102102
Republican 4000
Democrat 9000
Total 115102
% of votes cast 97%1%0%2%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Graham — Not Voting
Myers — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Reitz — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Munson — Yea
Schock — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Nay
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins 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
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45004
Democrat 8001
Republican 1000
Total 54005
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Not Voting
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Trotter — Not Voting
Viverito — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Brady — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Hendon — Not Voting
Hultgren — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Not Voting
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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What does SB 446 do?
Amends the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Act. Makes changes concerning the Act's purpose and the definition of "hard-to-staff school". Changes certain references from target schools to eligible schools. Provides that in any fiscal year in which an appropriation for the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative is made, the consortium shall guarantee that support will be available to an admitted cohort for the cohort's training for that fiscal year (instead of providing that the consortium shall guarantee that support will be available to an admitted cohort through the cohort's full period of training). Makes changes concerning expenditures under the Initiative with regard to requests for waivers or deferrals of the teaching obligation, the way grants are awarded to provide the required support for a cohort of candidates, and what a program budget must include. Provides that grant funds may be used by any member of a consortium to offset the costs of child care and other indirect expenses that are necessary to permit candidates to maintain their class schedules. Makes other changes.
Who sponsors SB 446?
SB 446 is sponsored by Iris Y. Martinez, David E. Miller, Milton Patterson, Wyvetter H. Younge, and La Shawn K. Ford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 446?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2007. Enacted.
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