republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/sb-1739.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-MINORITY TEACHERS"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1739"
citation: "Illinois SB 1739 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd020c21-ffbc-46d7-a472-159a85f7de66"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1739&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=104689&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "701735f3e227baec0f0a3152cad2abba4e910c08a921cd8ff69a013ab52375fc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1739&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104689&DocNum=1739&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1739eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104689&DocNum=1739&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1739enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104689&DocNum=1739&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd020c21-ffbc-46d7-a472-159a85f7de66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).