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Bill GROW YOUR OWN TEACH-GRNT EXPND Amends the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Grow Your Own Teacher Act. Defines "developmental classes" and makes changes to the definition of "parent and community leaders" and "schools serving a substantial percentage of low-income students". Replaces references to "student" and "participant" with "candidate" throughout the Act. Provides that the State Board shall establish criteria that address the inclusion in the planned program of strategies derived from community organizing that will help candidates develop tools for working with parents and other community members. Provides for partial loan forgiveness for shortened periods of service in hard-to-staff schools or hard-to-staff teaching positions. Provides that school districts may use those portions of the grant money designated for the expenses of supporting the work experiences of candidates and providing mentors for graduates or other applicable public funds to pay participants in programs under the initiative for student teaching required by an accredited teacher preparation program. Provides that one member of the consortium may expend funds to cover the salary of a site-based cohort coordinator and that grant funds may be expended to pay directly for required developmental classes for candidates beginning a program. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2007. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 94th SB 2235 Illinois SB 2235 (94th)
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Illinois SB 2235 (94th) — GROW YOUR OWN TEACH-GRNT EXPND

Amends the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Grow Your Own Teacher Act. Defines "developmental classes" and makes changes to the definition of "parent and community leaders" and "schools serving a substantial percentage of low-income students". Replaces references to "student" and "participant" with "candidate" throughout the Act. Provides that the State Board shall establish criteria that address the inclusion in the planned program of strategies derived from community organizing that will help candidates develop tools for working with parents and other community members. Provides for partial loan forgiveness for shortened periods of service in hard-to-staff schools or hard-to-staff teaching positions. Provides that school districts may use those portions of the grant money designated for the expenses of supporting the work experiences of candidates and providing mentors for graduates or other applicable public funds to pay participants in programs under the initiative for student teaching required by an accredited teacher preparation program. Provides that one member of the consortium may expend funds to cover the salary of a site-based cohort coordinator and that grant funds may be expended to pay directly for required developmental classes for candidates beginning a program. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2007.

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 — 1130 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 540 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person)
  • Arthur L. Turner — cosponsor (person)
  • Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
  • Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
  • Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
  • Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
  • William Davis — cosponsor (person)
  • Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2006-01-11 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez filing
  • 2006-01-11 First Reading reading-1
  • 2006-01-11 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2006-01-12 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2006-01-13 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2006-01-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez amendment-introduction
  • 2006-01-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2006-01-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
  • 2006-01-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
  • 2006-01-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2006-02-01 Do Pass as Amended Education; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2006-02-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 2, 2006
  • 2006-02-02 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2006-02-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 7, 2006
  • 2006-02-07 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2006-02-08 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
  • 2006-02-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2006-02-08 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2006-02-08 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2006-02-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2006-02-09 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
  • 2006-02-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2006-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2006-02-24 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar
  • 2006-03-08 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2006-03-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
  • 2006-03-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
  • 2006-03-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
  • 2006-03-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
  • 2006-03-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
  • 2006-03-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2006-03-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
  • 2006-03-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
  • 2006-03-23 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2006-03-24 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2006-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis amendment-introduction
  • 2006-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2006-03-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2006-03-29 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2006-03-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2006-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2006-03-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2006-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
  • 2006-03-30 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
  • 2006-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 4, 2006
  • 2006-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez filing
  • 2006-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2006-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education referral-committee
  • 2006-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
  • 2006-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
  • 2006-04-06 Passed Both Houses
  • 2006-05-05 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2006-06-30 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2006-06-30 Effective Date June 30, 2006
  • 2006-06-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0979 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/44d32c68-f0ea-411c-ad2b-d0b2c4c7f701. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).