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| Bill | H/ED-TEACH ILL SCHOLARSHIP | Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to implement and administer a teacher scholarship program, to be known as the Teach Illinois Scholarship Program. Defines "area of identified staff shortage" as a school district in which the number of teachers is insufficient to meet student or school district demand or a subject area for which the number of teachers who are qualified to teach that subject area is insufficient to meet student or school district demand, as determined by the State Board of Education. Requires the Commission to annually award scholarships to persons preparing to teach in areas of identified staff shortages. Requires the recipient to accept employment to teach in an elementary or secondary school in Illinois in an area of identified staff shortage for a period of at least 5 years. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 60 | Illinois HB 60 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 67 | 3 | 2005-01-06 | 2005-07-14 | openstates | ocd-bill/f2fbe492-7d2e-4c8f-912a-b4835693e721 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=60&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14203&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 5492739501fc5172b1f0d1adff66d561efa3e8c4333c7f025305091a2646c904 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 60 (94th) — H/ED-TEACH ILL SCHOLARSHIP
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to implement and administer a teacher scholarship program, to be known as the Teach Illinois Scholarship Program. Defines "area of identified staff shortage" as a school district in which the number of teachers is insufficient to meet student or school district demand or a subject area for which the number of teachers who are qualified to teach that subject area is insufficient to meet student or school district demand, as determined by the State Board of Education. Requires the Commission to annually award scholarships to persons preparing to teach in areas of identified staff shortages. Requires the recipient to accept employment to teach in an elementary or secondary school in Illinois in an area of identified staff shortage for a period of at least 5 years.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 38–19 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-01-06 Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
filing - 2005-01-12 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-01-12 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-01-26 Assigned to Higher Education Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- 2005-02-02 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Harry Osterman
- 2005-02-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- 2005-02-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-02-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- 2005-02-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
amendment-introduction - 2005-02-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2005-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- 2005-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- 2005-02-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-02-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-02-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-02-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- 2005-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- 2005-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- 2005-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- 2005-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2005-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- 2005-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- 2005-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2005-03-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-03-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renee Kosel
- 2005-03-01 Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2005-03-01 Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2005-03-01 Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2005-03-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 3, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-03-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- 2005-03-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-03-02 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2005-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2005-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- 2005-03-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- 2005-04-13 Assigned to Higher Education
referral-committee - 2005-05-05 Do Pass Higher Education; 007-003-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- 2005-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education
- 2005-05-16 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005
- 2005-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Higher Education; 010-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2005-05-17 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Maloney
amendment-passage - 2005-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2005
- 2005-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 038-019-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-20 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2005-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
- 2005-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- 2005-05-26 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-07-14 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-07-14 Effective Date January 1, 2006
- 2005-07-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0205
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f2fbe492-7d2e-4c8f-912a-b4835693e721. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).