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Bill	HIGHER ED-MINORITY TEACHERS	Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that a student who is already licensed to teach and is enrolled in a course of study leading to an additional teaching endorsement or a master's degree in an academic field in which he or she is teaching or plans to teach may participate in the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship program (rather than limiting the program to undergraduate students). Makes a conforming change. Effective June 1, 2018.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	SB 1739	Illinois SB 1739 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	43	2	2017-02-09	2017-08-18	openstates	ocd-bill/bd020c21-ffbc-46d7-a472-159a85f7de66	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1739&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=104689&SessionID=91&GA=100	701735f3e227baec0f0a3152cad2abba4e910c08a921cd8ff69a013ab52375fc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1739 (100th) — HIGHER ED-MINORITY TEACHERS

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that a student who is already licensed to teach and is enrolled in a course of study leading to an additional teaching endorsement or a master's degree in an academic field in which he or she is teaching or plans to teach may participate in the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship program (rather than limiting the program to undergraduate students). Makes a conforming change. Effective June 1, 2018.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2017-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford filing
• 2017-02-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-02-09 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-02-28 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2017-03-08 Postponed - Education
• 2017-03-15 Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2017
• 2017-03-15 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
• 2017-04-06 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2017-04-06 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
• 2017-04-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2017-04-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2017-04-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2017-04-27 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-04-27 Arrived in House introduction
• 2017-04-27 Chief House Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
• 2017-04-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-05-09 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
• 2017-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2017-05-18 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-05-18 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2017-05-18 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2017-05-18 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2017-05-19 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2017-05-19 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2017-05-19 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2017-05-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-05-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-24 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-22 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-18 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-18 Effective Date June 1, 2018
• 2017-08-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0235 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bd020c21-ffbc-46d7-a472-159a85f7de66. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).