Date	Chamber	Action
8/10/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0288

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 2705/2705-587 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to create the Diversity in Engineering Scholarship Program. Defines "targeted group member" as a person belonging to a class of race, color, or sex, whose percent of the workforce within the Department's professional classification which includes civil engineers is less than that class's percent of the statewide labor market for such job activities as recorded in the Department's annual affirmative action plan. Defines "eligible student" as a targeted group member who: (i) is an Illinois resident at the time of scholarship application; (ii) is enrolled full-time at any Illinois college or university in any program leading toward a degree in civil engineering; (iii) agrees to conditions required by the Department, including the obligation to work for the Department after graduation if a position is offered for at least one year for each academic year the student receives a scholarship. Provides that the Department of Transportation, subject to appropriation, shall award scholarships to up to 20 students each year in the amount of no more than $7,500 per academic year. Provides that the Department shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement and administer the scholarship program.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/8/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
2/8/2011	House	First Reading
2/8/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/14/2011	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
3/9/2011	House	Motion Do Pass - Lost Higher Education Committee; 005-006-000
3/9/2011	House	Remains in Higher Education Committee
3/10/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
3/16/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
3/17/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/29/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/29/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/30/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
3/30/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
3/30/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
3/30/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000
3/30/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
3/30/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
3/30/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
3/30/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
3/30/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
3/30/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
3/30/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
3/31/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/31/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2011
3/31/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
4/7/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
4/7/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/7/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
5/5/2011	Senate	Postponed - Transportation
5/10/2011	Senate	Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000
5/10/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
5/13/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/13/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2011
5/17/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
5/17/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/15/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/10/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/10/2011	House	Effective Date January 1, 2012
8/10/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0288

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