House Sponsors: MULLIGAN-DEUCHLER-MCKEON-GASH-ERWIN, FEIGENHOLTZ AND RONEN. Short description: SCH CD-GENDER EQUITY-TEACHERS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Requires recognized teacher training institutions to offer gender equity in education instruction to all students who enter an approved teacher education program after July 1, 1998, and requires each student entering such a program after that date to successfully complete, as a prerequisite to receiving an early childhood, elementary, special, or high school certificate, course work that includes the required gender equity instruction. Adds procedures relative to implementation of the gender equity in education requirements. Effective January 1, 1998. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Changes the bill's effective date to January 1, 1999 and makes its provisions applicable to students entering an approved teacher education program after July 1, 1999 (instead of after July 1, 1998). Changes the names of the affected certificates to the certificate names or designations that the certificates will carry when earned by students entering an approved teacher education program after July 1, 1999. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status