Senate Sponsors: LAUZEN-MAHAR-DILLARD-PARKER-RADOGNO, BOWLES, PETERSON, SIEBEN, WALSH,T, ROSKAM, BOMKE, SULLIVAN, MADIGAN,R, GEO-KARIS, CLAYBORNE, CRONIN, LINK, MADIGAN,L, OBAMA, KLEMM, DONAHUE, HAWKINSON, SYVERSON, JONES,W, SHADID AND NOLAND. House Sponsors: MCKEON-FOWLER-FORBY-DELGADO-SOTO Short description: FUTURE TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIPS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a stylistic change in provisions concerning special plates. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 625 ILCS 5/3-600 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.545 new 110 ILCS 947/65.65 new 625 ILCS 5/3-648 new Deletes everything. Amends the State Finance Act, the Higher Education Student Assistance Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates a program to provide new teacher training scholarships, to be known as Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarships. Provides that the scholarships are for full-time undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies at qualified institutions of higher learning leading to teacher certification in this State and cover tuition and other necessary fees for a period of up to 4 years. Provides for issuance of Education license plates, at an additional initial charge of $40 and an additional renewal charge of $40. Provides that the additional fees shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury. Provides that each fiscal year, once deposits from the additional fees into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund have reached $500,000, all the amounts received for the additional fees for the balance of the fiscal year shall be deposited into the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship Fund. Provides that all moneys in the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship Fund shall be appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarships. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Requires a scholarship recipient to pledge that he or she shall teach for not less than one year (rather than 4 years) for each academic year of scholarship assistance. Provides that the amount of a scholarship in a single academic year may not exceed $5,000. Provides that 95% (instead of all) of the moneys in the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship Fund shall be appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for scholarships under the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that 5% of the moneys in the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship Fund shall be appropriated to the State Board of Education for grants to the Golden Apple Foundation. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0445 Last action date: AUG-17-2001 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status