92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB4912
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House Sponsors:
WIRSING AND BERNS.

Senate Sponsors:
CRONIN-SHAW-LIGHTFORD

Short description: 
HIGH ED-TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS                                               

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes changes      
   to  the  provisions  concerning  the  Minority  Teachers  of  Illinois      
   Scholarship Program, including  allowing  a  person  enrolled  at  the      
   freshman  level  or  graduate  level  to  qualify  for  a scholarship,      
   allowing qualifying students to be enrolled on a half-time basis,  and      
   requiring  a  scholarship  recipient  to  begin  teaching  within  the      
   one-year  period  following  termination of the undergraduate program.      
   Makes changes to the provisions concerning the David A. DeBolt Teacher      
   Shortage Scholarship Program,  including  changing  the  name  to  the      
   ITEACH   Teacher  Shortage  Scholarship  Program,  allowing  a  person      
   enrolled at the freshman level to qualify for a scholarship, requiring      
   a scholarship recipient to begin teaching within the  one-year  period      
   following termination of the academic program, and, for not fulfilling      
   the  teaching  obligation, changing the interest rate for repayment to      
   5%. Makes changes  to  the  provisions  concerning  special  education      
   teacher  scholarships,  including requiring a person to begin teaching      
   within one year after graduation from or termination of enrollment  in      
   the  teacher  education program and not requiring a recipient to repay      
   the amount of scholarship received  while  enrolled  at  the  freshman      
   level for not fulfilling the teaching requirement. Amends the Illinois      
   Vehicle  Code  to  allow  money  in  the Illinois Future Teacher Corps      
   Scholarship Fund  to  be  appropriated  for  ITEACH  Teacher  Shortage      
   Scholarships. Effective July 1, 2003.                                       
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        In  the  provisions  concerning  Minority  Teachers  of  Illinois      
   scholarships  and  ITEACH  teacher  shortage  scholarships,   restores      
   current  law  concerning  the  annual  maximum  scholarship amount but      
   provides that the scholarship amount for a recipient enrolled  at  the      
   freshman  level  may  not  exceed  $5,000. In the Minority Teachers of      
   Illinois scholarship provisions, allows students  to  pursue  teaching      
   careers  at  the  preschool  level  and  provides that a recipient who      
   withdraws from a teacher education program (instead of the scholarship      
   program) but remains enrolled in school is not  required  to  commence      
   repayment  at  that time. In the special education teacher scholarship      
   provisions, provides that for a high school student who  has  not  yet      
   graduated, his or her scholastic rank must be in the upper one-half of      
   the  class  at  the end of the sixth (instead of seventh) semester and      
   provides that the scholarship amount for a recipient enrolled  at  the      
   freshman  level may not exceed $5,000. Changes the effective date from      
   July 1, 2003 to January 1, 2003.                                            
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Deletes language providing that the Commission may not require  a      
   recipient to repay certain scholarship amounts received while enrolled      
   as a freshman.                                                              
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0845

   Last action date: AUG-23-2002

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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