DELGADO. 105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new 110 ILCS 205/9.30 new 110 ILCS 947/65.70 new Amends the School Code, the Board of Higher Education Act, and the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the State Board of Education to implement a program to provide State-funded bonuses to new teachers who agree to teach in a school on the academic watch list or in a critical teacher shortage discipline. Requires the Board of Higher Education to implement a program in which public institutions of higher education would waive tuition for students enrolled in a course of study leading to teacher certification who agree to teach in a school on the academic watch list. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to implement a loan forgiveness program for students enrolled in a course of study leading to teacher certification who agree to teach in a school on the academic watch list. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces the provisions concerning loan forgiveness for future teachers with provisions requiring the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to implement a loan repayment program for these same students, with $1,000 of a student's higher education loans forgiven for each year of teaching, up to a maximum of $5,000. FEB-07-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-07-2002 H FIRST READING FEB-07-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-13-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED FEB-22-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELEM SCND ED H FEB-22-2002 H ADOPTED FEB-22-2002 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 021-000-000 HELM FEB-22-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-DELGADO MAR-20-2002 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-20-2002 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE APR-05-2002 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary