COWLISHAW. (BERMAN-LIGHTFORD) 110 ILCS 947/65.50 Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In provisions concerning teacher training full-time undergraduate scholarships, provides that no rule or regulation authorized (instead of promulgated) before July 1, 1994 pursuant to the exercise of any right, power, duty, responsibility, or matter of pending business transferred from the State Board of Education to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall be affected. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 947/65.50 Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 947/65.15 110 ILCS 947/65.40 Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In provisions concerning special education teacher scholarships, makes changes concerning when the scholarships are awarded, a program of teacher education, a high school principal certifying the names and addresses of students, making the scholarships available to other students, exclusions from the requirement that a person teach for a certain number of years, and providing a copy of the provisions concerning these scholarships to a person. Provides that the Section concerning general provisions and leaves of absence for special education teacher scholarships, science-mathematics teacher scholarships, teacher shortage scholarships, equal opportunity scholarships, and administrator internships apply only to special education teacher scholarships, removes the requirement that the scholarships are good for a period of not more than 4 years while enrolled for residence credit, and makes changes concerning the fees that the scholarship exempts the holder from paying. Effective July 1, 1999. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 947/65.15 110 ILCS 947/65.40 Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 979/35 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. Provides that the Act constitutes a continuing and irrevocable appropriation from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund for all amounts necessary and the irrevocable and continuing authority for and direction to the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the Executive Director of the Commission, the State Treasurer, and the State Comptroller to make the necessary transfers and payments. Provides that the State of Illinois pledges and agrees with all contract holders that the State will not limit or alter any rights and remedies of a contract holder so as to impair the rights and remedies of the contract holder until after the benefits under the contract are fully met and discharged. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 979/35 Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 979/25 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act to allow the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to enter into contracts for the purchase of private insurance that insures full payment for prepaid tuition contracts that have been authorized under the Act. Effective immediately. 99-02-18 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-02-18 H FIRST READING 99-02-18 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HIGHER ED 99-03-04 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HIGHER ED H 99-03-04 H ADOPTED 99-03-04 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-004 HHED 99-03-04 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-11 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-11 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-12 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 99-03-16 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-16 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-17 99-03-18 S CHIEF SPONSOR CRONIN 99-03-18 S FIRST READING 99-03-18 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-03-23 S SPONSOR REMOVED CRONIN 99-03-23 S ALTERNATE CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO BERMAN 99-04-15 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 99-04-21 S POSTPONED 99-04-21 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD 99-04-28 S POSTPONED 99-04-28 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EDUCATION S 99-04-28 S ADOPTED 99-05-05 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-EDUCATION S 99-05-05 S ADOPTED 99-05-05 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SESE 99-05-05 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-05-06 99-05-06 S SECOND READING 99-05-06 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-07 99-05-11 S THIRD READING - PASSED 059-000-000 99-05-12 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-05-12 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-05-14 H MOTION FILED NON-CONCUR 01,02/COWLISHAW 99-05-14 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-06-29 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary