Date	Chamber	Action
8/17/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0270

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/21-5b

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. With respect to the Alternative Teacher Certification program, provides that a provisional alternative teaching certificate may be issued to an applicant who has attained at least a cumulative grade average of a "B" if the individual is assigned either to a school district that has not met the annual measurable objective for highly qualified teachers required by the Illinois Revised Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) Plan or to a school district whose data filed with the State Board of Education indicates that the district's poor and minority students are taught by teachers who are not highly qualified at a higher rate than other students (instead of just if the applicant has been employed for a period of at least 5 years in an area requiring application of the individual's education). Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that assignment may be made only if the district superintendent and the exclusive bargaining representative, if any, jointly agree to permit the assignment.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Provides that assignment may be made only if the district superintendent and the exclusive bargaining representative of the district's teachers (rather than just the exclusive bargaining representative), if any, jointly agree to permit the assignment. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2007	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
2/7/2007	Senate	First Reading
2/7/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/21/2007	Senate	Assigned to Education
3/15/2007	Senate	Do Pass Education; 006-000-004
3/15/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
3/15/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
3/15/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/15/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
3/21/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
3/22/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Education
3/22/2007	Senate	Second Reading
3/22/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
3/23/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
3/23/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
3/27/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
3/28/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
3/28/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
3/29/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
3/29/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
3/29/2007	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/29/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link
3/29/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link
3/29/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/29/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
3/29/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
3/30/2007	House	Arrived in House
3/30/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/30/2007	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
4/9/2007	House	First Reading
4/9/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/30/2007	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
5/8/2007	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000
5/9/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/21/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/21/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/22/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
5/22/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
5/22/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
5/22/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
5/22/2007	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
5/22/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
5/22/2007	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/20/2007	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/17/2007	Senate	Governor Approved
8/17/2007	Senate	Effective Date August 17, 2007
8/17/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0270

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