COULSON-BASSI-KOSEL-KRAUSE-MULLIGAN, COWLISHAW, HOEFT, MITCHELL,JERRY, MOFFITT, WINKEL, COLLINS, GARRETT, DAVIS,MONIQUE, CROTTY, DELGADO, FOWLER, MILLER, OSTERMAN, SMITH,MICHAEL, KLINGLER, FRANKS, SCULLY, FLOWERS AND HAMOS. (PARKER-RADOGNO-LIGHTFORD) 105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.132 new Provides that the amendatory provisions may be referred to as the Quality Teacher Incentive and Mentoring Law. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to implement and administer a quality teacher incentive program, in which the Board provides signing bonuses of $1,000 each to eligible teachers. Requires the teacher to agree to teach in a public school for a minimum of 3 consecutive years. Requires the State Board of Education to implement a quality teacher mentoring program, in which the Board awards grants to school districts that meet certain criteria to allow these school districts to develop or expand teacher mentoring programs. Requires the school district to have a mentoring program for new teachers in their first 3 years of employment. Effective July 1, 2002. FEB-06-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-06-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BASSI FEB-06-2002 H FIRST READING FEB-06-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-13-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED FEB-22-2002 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 021-000-000 HELM FEB-22-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KOSEL FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KRAUSE FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MULLIGAN FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COWLISHAW FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOEFT FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JOHNSON FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,JERRY FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOFFITT FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WINKEL FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COLLINS FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARRETT FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DELGADO FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FOWLER FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MILLER FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MURPHY FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OSTERMAN FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL MAR-20-2002 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2002 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2002 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 MAR-21-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KLINGLER MAR-21-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRANKS MAR-21-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY MAR-21-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DART MAR-21-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS MAR-21-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HAMOS APR-02-2002 S ARRIVE IN SENATE APR-02-2002 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 02-04-03 APR-02-2002 S CHIEF SPONSOR PARKER APR-02-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR RADOGNO APR-03-2002 S FIRST READING APR-03-2002 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-17-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary