LOPEZ-ACEVEDO. (BURZYNSKI-MOLARO-MUNOZ) 105 ILCS 5/14C-8 from Ch. 122, par. 14C-8 Amends the Transitional Bilingual Education Article of the School Code. Beginning July 1, 2003, requires the State Board of Education to implement a test or tests to assess the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of applicants for a certificate in the English language and in the language of the transitional bilingual education program requested by the applicant. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) A $44 test fee for 1,300 applicants would generate $57,200. A commercial test costs $65 per test. Development of new tests would cost $1,000,000 over 2 to 3 years. STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education) Same as SBE fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the implementation of the assessment test shall begin on July 1, 2001 instead of July 1, 2003. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education) The State Bd. of Ed. provides approximately $60,000 to support the bilingual language-testing program. The fees charged appli- cants would not offset the developmental costs for new tests. If the agency were to develop a new assessment, it would have to budget for these costs in future budget requests. 99-02-03 H FIRST READING 99-02-03 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-10 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 99-02-18 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-18 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-18 H COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 99-02-22 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ACEVEDO 99-03-03 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELEM SCND ED H 99-03-03 H ADOPTED 99-03-03 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 023-000-000 HELM 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-09 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-000 99-03-11 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-11 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-16 99-03-12 S CHIEF SPONSOR BURZYNSKI 99-03-16 S FIRST READING 99-03-16 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-27 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 99-05-04 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MOLARO 99-05-05 S DO PASS 010-000-000 SESE 99-05-05 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-05-06 99-05-06 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MUNOZ 99-05-07 S SECOND READING 99-05-07 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-11 99-05-12 S THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 99-05-12 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-10 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-07-30 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-07-30 H EFFECTIVE DATE 99-07-30 99-07-30 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0370 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary