MYERS,RICHARD-WIRSING-KOSEL. 105 ILCS 5/21-14.5 new Amends the School Code. Creates the Continuing Professional Development Scholarship Program. Requires the State Board of Education to implement and administer the program, which shall provide scholarships to applicants who are holders of Standard Teaching Certificates, are seeking certificate renewal, and are planning to take coursework from a regionally accredited institution as part of an approved certificate renewal plan. Provides that a scholarship holder may receive scholarship assistance to cover the actual tuition charge for the coursework that the person is enrolled to take as part of his or her certificate renewal plan, with limitations. Provides that a scholarship holder may reapply for another scholarship within a 5-year period. Effective July 1, 2002. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) Approximately 50,000 to 60,000 teachers renew their certifi- cates each year. Depending on the assumptions, this could cost anywhere from $1 million to $30 million. The high-end assump- tion would be that each of the 60,000 would take coursework equal to $500. The low-end assumption would be that only 1/3 of the 50,000 would take only one hour of classwork at an actual community college cost of $50 (community colleges range from $39 to $68 per credit hour). FEB-06-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-06-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WIRSING 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-21-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KOSEL FEB-22-2002 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 021-000-000 HELM FEB-22-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR 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-04-2002 H FISCAL NOTE FILED APR-04-2002 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