House Sponsors: COWLISHAW. Senate Sponsors: BERMAN-LIGHTFORD Short description: H ED ASSIST-TEACHER TRAINING Synopsis of Bill as introduced: 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. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status