Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	Senate	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. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor 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
1/18/2006	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
1/18/2006	Senate	First Reading
1/18/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
1/19/2006	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2/8/2006	Senate	Postponed - Higher Education
2/15/2006	Senate	Do Pass Higher Education; 007-000-002
2/15/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
2/16/2006	Senate	Second Reading
2/16/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 22, 2006
2/23/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
2/23/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
2/28/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
2/28/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
2/28/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education
3/2/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 008-000-000
3/2/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cheryl Axley
3/2/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
3/2/2006	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/2/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sandoval
3/2/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/2/2006	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Peter J. Roskam
3/2/2006	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 038-016-000
3/2/2006	House	Arrived in House
3/2/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/3/2006	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
3/3/2006	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
3/3/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
3/3/2006	House	First Reading
3/3/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

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