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Bill	EDUCATION-AGRICULTURAL ED	Amends the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation to the State Board of Education, there is created an agriculture education teacher grant program to fund personal services costs for agriculture education teachers in school districts. Provides that a school district may apply for a grant to fund 50% of the personal services cost for an agriculture education teacher; however, a school district that is creating a new agriculture education program may apply for a grant to fund 100% of an agriculture teacher's personal services cost in the first and second year of the new agriculture education program and 80% of an agriculture teacher's personal services cost in the third and fourth years of the new agriculture education program. Allows a school district to apply for a grant for more than one teacher. Sets forth the duties of the State Board. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act with respect to teacher shortage scholarships. Specifies that agricultural education is a course of study included in the definition of "areas of identified staff shortages".	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	SB 2975	Illinois SB 2975 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	74	2	2016-02-18	2016-08-16	openstates	ocd-bill/f5aac42b-8e07-452d-ab78-6cd819a8953c	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2975&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=96302&SessionID=88&GA=99	35d9e6720527e57b5bbb30baeb116269ddc1c21ba38dbfc06e0d687051703d10	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2975 (99th) — EDUCATION-AGRICULTURAL ED

Amends the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation to the State Board of Education, there is created an agriculture education teacher grant program to fund personal services costs for agriculture education teachers in school districts. Provides that a school district may apply for a grant to fund 50% of the personal services cost for an agriculture education teacher; however, a school district that is creating a new agriculture education program may apply for a grant to fund 100% of an agriculture teacher's personal services cost in the first and second year of the new agriculture education program and 80% of an agriculture teacher's personal services cost in the third and fourth years of the new agriculture education program. Allows a school district to apply for a grant for more than one teacher. Sets forth the duties of the State Board. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act with respect to teacher shortage scholarships. Specifies that agricultural education is a course of study included in the definition of "areas of identified staff shortages".

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 — 111–1 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Adam Brown — cosponsor (person)
• Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
• Andrew F Skoog — cosponsor (person)
• Avery Bourne — cosponsor (person)
• Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
• Bill Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
• C.D. Davidsmeyer — cosponsor (person)
• Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
• Chad Hays — cosponsor (person)
• Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
• Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
• Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
• David B. Reis — cosponsor (person)
• Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
• Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
• Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
• Joe Sosnowski — cosponsor (person)
• John Cavaletto — cosponsor (person)
• John D. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
• Katherine Cloonen — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
• Michael D. Unes — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Smiddy — cosponsor (person)
• Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick J. Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
• Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
• Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
• Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
• Tom Demmer — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-02-18 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham filing
• 2016-02-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-02-18 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-03-08 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2016-03-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
• 2016-03-16 Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2016
• 2016-03-18 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
• 2016-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham amendment-introduction
• 2016-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-04-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
• 2016-04-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000
• 2016-04-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-04-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cunningham amendment-passage
• 2016-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2016
• 2016-04-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
• 2016-04-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
• 2016-04-21 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2016-04-21 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-21 Arrived in House introduction
• 2016-04-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
• 2016-04-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-27 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2016-05-02 Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2016-05-05 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2016-05-05 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
• 2016-05-05 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman
• 2016-05-05 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2016-05-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
• 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew F Skoog
• 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
• 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
• 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
• 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
• 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
• 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
• 2016-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2016-05-10 Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-05-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-05-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
• 2016-05-18 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-05-18 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jay Hoffman
• 2016-05-18 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. John Bradley
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
• 2016-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David B. Reis
• 2016-05-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2016-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2016-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2016-05-23 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-21 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-08-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-08-16 Effective Date January 1, 2017
• 2016-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0826 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f5aac42b-8e07-452d-ab78-6cd819a8953c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).