JONES,LOU-HOWARD-TURNER,ART-HAMOS-YARBROUGH, FLOWERS, MCKEON AND MILLER. (DILLARD) 105 ILCS 5/2-3.121a new Amends the School Code. Creates the Digital Classroom Grant Program as a pilot project to attract high-tech teachers to schools that cannot afford them. Requires the State Board of Education to implement and administer the Program. For the 2001-2002 through 2004-2005 school years, provides that the State Board of Education shall offer matching grants to public and private elementary and secondary schools, based on need, to provide enhanced teacher salaries and benefits to attract and retain instructors in computer programming, computer maintenance, and Internet use and development. Effective July 1, 2001. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) The program is limited to $1 million for three years. It is unclear whether HB 1920 will add to the amount allocated to technology or be reallocated from other technology purposes. STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education) Same as previous fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the requirement that the State Board of Education implement and administer the Digital Classroom Grant Program is subject to a specific appropriation. Removes the provision requiring matching grants to be offered to private elementary and secondary schools. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (State Board of Education) As amended, implementation of this legislation would be subject to specific appropriations. As such, any fiscal impact would be defined by the appropriation. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 2 (State Board of Education) Same as SBE fiscal note. FEB-16-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-16-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-16-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-21-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE COMPUTER TECH FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR TURNER,ART FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RYAN FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HAMOS FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR YARBROUGH FEB-28-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON FEB-28-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MILLER MAR-08-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 007-002-000 HCOM MAR-08-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-13-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOWARD MAR-13-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-13-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-13-2001 H PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO JONES,LOU MAR-14-2001 H FISCAL NOTE FILED MAR-14-2001 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED MAR-14-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-15-2001 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO HOWARD MAR-15-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS MAR-20-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOWARD MAR-20-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000 MAR-20-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-JONES,LOU MAR-20-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-20-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-JONES,LOU MAR-21-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000 MAR-21-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOWARD MAR-21-2001 H WITHDRAWN MAR-21-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-JONES,LOU MAR-21-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-21-2001 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED BY HA #2/BLACK MAR-21-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAR-23-2001 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #2 MAR-23-2001 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #2 MAR-23-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAR-27-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-27-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 MAR-28-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE MAR-28-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-03-29 MAR-28-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR DILLARD MAR-28-2001 S FIRST READING MAR-28-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary