House Sponsors: MYERS,RICHARD-WIRSING-KOSEL. Short description: SCH CD-CON PRO DEV SCHOLARSHIP Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Creates the Continuing Professional Development Scholarship Program. Requires the State Board of Education to implement and administer the program, which shall provide scholarships to applicants who are holders of Standard Teaching Certificates, are seeking certificate renewal, and are planning to take coursework from a regionally accredited institution as part of an approved certificate renewal plan. Provides that a scholarship holder may receive scholarship assistance to cover the actual tuition charge for the coursework that the person is enrolled to take as part of his or her certificate renewal plan, with limitations. Provides that a scholarship holder may reapply for another scholarship within a 5-year period. Effective July 1, 2002. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) Approximately 50,000 to 60,000 teachers renew their certifi- cates each year. Depending on the assumptions, this could cost anywhere from $1 million to $30 million. The high-end assump- tion would be that each of the 60,000 would take coursework equal to $500. The low-end assumption would be that only 1/3 of the 50,000 would take only one hour of classwork at an actual community college cost of $50 (community colleges range from $39 to $68 per credit hour). Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status