SCH CD-TEACHER CERT-ASIAN LANG Senate SponsorsSen. Barack Obama-Mattie Hunter House Sponsors(Rep. Harry Osterman-Karen A. Yarbrough-Deborah L. Graham) 8/8/2003SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0471 105 ILCS 5/21-2from Ch. 122, par. 21-2Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning a special certification designation for foreign language, specifically includes Asian languages. Effective July 1, 2003.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:105 ILCS 5/21-2Adds reference to:105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 newDeletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a toll-free telephone hotline to provide assistance to parents in helping their children with their homework. Requires the State Board to provide information on its Internet web site regarding strategies that parents can use to assist their children in successfully completing homework assignments.Fiscal Note (S-AM1) (State Board of Education) SB 891, as amended, will cost the state for development and maintenance of a toll-free telephone homework hotline and a web site of homework information. The cost to develop and maintain such a site is likely to cost less that $500 thousand. The cost to establish and maintain a toll-free telephone hotline is minimal ($77 installation, $1.50 per month, and $0.07 per minute), but the real cost will be in the people necessary to answer the questions. If the goal is to immediately help parents and students without long delays, a minimum of 50 people will be necessary. Assuming the average teacher salary, including benefits, of approximately $47,000, the total cost of staff would be approximately $2.4 million. Assuming college and graduate students or other alternative staff, the cost might be less than $1 million. It is unclear what support and resources this staff would need. If they merely talk on the phone using what they know, supplies will be minimal. The cost of the telephone hotline itself would be approximately $10 thousand. In total, it may be possible to develop and maintain the web site and the telephone hotline for $1.5 M to $3 M.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Requires the State Board of Education to notify all school districts about the availability of the homework assistance information on the State Board of Education's Internet web site.Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Removes the provision requiring the State Board of Education to establish a homework assistance hotline. 2/19/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama 2/19/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/19/2003SenateReferred to Rules 2/26/2003SenateAssigned to Education 3/4/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama 3/4/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/5/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education 3/11/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/12/2003SenateDo Pass as Amended Education; 006-004-000 3/12/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003 3/13/2003SenateFiscal Note Requested by Sen. Dan Cronin 3/27/2003SenateFiscal Note Filed as Amended with Committee Amendment No. 1 3/27/2003SenateSecond Reading 3/27/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2003 3/28/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama 3/28/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 4/1/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama 4/1/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Education 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Education; 010-000-000 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Education; 010-000-000 4/2/2003SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Obama 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Obama 4/2/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003 4/3/2003SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 4/3/2003SenateThird Reading - Passed; 036-017-003 4/4/2003HouseArrived in House 4/4/2003HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman 4/4/2003HouseFirst Reading 4/4/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/8/2003HouseAssigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee 4/16/2003HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000 4/16/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/1/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 5/9/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/9/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/9/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham 5/16/2003HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003 5/20/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 5/20/2003SenatePassed Both Houses 6/18/2003SenateSent to the Governor 8/8/2003SenateGovernor Approved 8/8/2003SenateEffective Date January 1, 2004 8/8/2003SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0471