Date	Chamber	Action
8/25/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0659

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/2-3.148 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a 2-year pilot program to assist in the creation and promotion of green career and technical education programs in public secondary schools in this State.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to establish a State grant program that develops, through a competitive process, 2-year pilot programs to assist in the creation and promotion of green career and technical education programs in public secondary schools in this State. Provides that preference must be given to proposals that include the integration of academic and career and technical education content, arranged in sequences of courses that lead to post-secondary completion. Allows the State Board of Education to use up to 5% of funds appropriated for administrative costs, including the hiring of positions for the implementation and administration of the grant program, provided that if no appropriation is made to the State Board for a given fiscal year for the purposes of the grant program, then the State Board is not required to make any expenditures in support of the program during that fiscal year. Effective July 1, 2009.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that green industries include horticulture.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/6/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael K. Smith
2/6/2009	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
2/6/2009	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
2/6/2009	House	First Reading
2/6/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/11/2009	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2/19/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
2/19/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
2/20/2009	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Harry Osterman
2/20/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
2/20/2009	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
2/20/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
2/26/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
3/3/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
3/4/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-001-000
3/4/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/18/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman
3/18/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/24/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/26/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman
3/26/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/30/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
4/1/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Harry Osterman
4/1/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/1/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
4/1/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
4/1/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
4/1/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
4/1/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
4/2/2009	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
4/2/2009	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah L. Graham
4/2/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
4/2/2009	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
4/3/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
4/3/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
4/3/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
4/3/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
4/15/2009	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/15/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/15/2009	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
4/15/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
4/15/2009	Senate	First Reading
4/15/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/22/2009	Senate	Assigned to Education
4/22/2009	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather Steans
4/29/2009	Senate	Do Pass Education; 009-000-000
4/29/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
4/29/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
4/29/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans
4/29/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/4/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
5/5/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
5/7/2009	Senate	Second Reading
5/7/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
5/13/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-000-000
5/13/2009	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/13/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Steans
5/13/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
5/15/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000
5/15/2009	House	Arrived in House
5/15/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/18/2009	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Deborah L. Graham
5/18/2009	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/26/2009	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
5/28/2009	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
5/28/2009	House	Passed Both Houses
6/26/2009	House	Sent to the Governor
8/25/2009	House	Governor Approved
8/25/2009	House	Effective Date August 25, 2009
8/25/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0659

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