Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

110 ILCS 805/2-23 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Community College Act. Requires the Illinois Community College Board to establish and administer a We Want to Learn English Initiative to provide resources for immigrants and refugees in this State to learn English in order to move towards becoming full members of American society. Provides that each fiscal year, the Board shall include in its budget proposal $25,000,000 in funding for the Initiative. Provides that no less than half of the funds appropriated for the Initiative each fiscal year shall be disbursed to community-based, not-for-profit organizations, immigrant social service organizations, faith-based organizations, and on-site job training programs.

House Amendment No. 1
Provides that the requirement that the Illinois Community College Board establish and administer the We Want to Learn English Initiative is subject to appropriation.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/25/2006	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
1/25/2006	House	First Reading
1/25/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/26/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
2/7/2006	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2/14/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
2/15/2006	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-001-000
2/15/2006	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/16/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
2/16/2006	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2/16/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2/16/2006	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
2/16/2006	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2/17/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
2/17/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2/21/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2/21/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
2/21/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2/22/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
2/22/2006	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
2/22/2006	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2/22/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2006
2/22/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
3/1/2006	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
3/2/2006	Senate	First Reading
3/2/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

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