Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Vocational Academy Opportunity Act. Creates 2 vocational academies, one located in Cook County and the other in St. Clair County, which shall be residential institutions. Provides that each academy shall be a State agency, funded by State appropriations, private contributions, and endowments. Provides that the academies shall be governed by a single Board of Trustees for the collective operation and oversight of the academies. Provides for the membership of the Board. Specifies the duties and powers of the Board. Provides that each academy shall be empowered to lease or purchase real and personal property on commercially reasonable terms for the use by the academy.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that each academy shall be located within 5 miles (rather than one mile) of a major interstate. Provides that each academy shall offer a program of secondary coursework that is appropriate for high school students and that offers the courses that meet the requirements of a high school diploma (rather than may offer a program of secondary and postsecondary coursework). Makes changes to the membership of the Board of Trustees. Provides that the Board of Trustees is authorized to enter into agreements with institutions of higher education for dual credit. Makes conforming changes.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/31/2018	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi
2/2/2018	House	First Reading
2/2/2018	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/14/2018	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
3/7/2018	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-003-000
3/7/2018	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
3/7/2018	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
3/7/2018	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
3/8/2018	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2018	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2018	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/18/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi
4/18/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/18/2018	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
4/19/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
4/19/2018	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
4/19/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi
4/19/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/23/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
4/24/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 006-003-000
4/26/2018	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
4/26/2018	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
4/26/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi
4/26/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
4/26/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/27/2018	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
4/27/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/27/2018	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/27/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Rep. André Thapedi
4/27/2018	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/27/2018	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
4/27/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/27/2018	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

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