Date	Chamber	Action
8/13/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0411

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

110 ILCS 947/52

625 ILCS 5/3-648

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall combine best practices and methods and programmatic functions of the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Program and the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching's Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program into one program, to be known as the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program and managed by the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching. Provides that this consolidated program shall be fully operational before July 1, 2012 and that Fiscal Year 2012 shall be the last year that Illinois Future Teacher Corps scholarships are available. Provides for a transition period. Requires the Commission to transfer funding from the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Program to the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching. Provides that following the completion of the transition of funding, all applications for scholarship assistance shall be in a form determined by the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching. Provides that the eligibility requirements apply only to Illinois Future Teacher Corps scholarships. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/26/2009	House	First Reading
2/26/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/3/2009	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
3/11/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-000-000
3/12/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/18/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
3/19/2009	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/19/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2009
3/23/2009	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
3/24/2009	Senate	First Reading
3/24/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/22/2009	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
4/29/2009	Senate	Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000
4/29/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
5/13/2009	Senate	Second Reading
5/13/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
5/19/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
5/19/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/19/2009	House	Passed Both Houses
6/17/2009	House	Sent to the Governor
8/13/2009	House	Governor Approved
8/13/2009	House	Effective Date August 13, 2009
8/13/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0411

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