SCH CD-TEACHING EXCELLENCE PRO House SponsorsRep. Emily McAsey-Robert W. Pritchard-Esther Golar Senate Sponsors(Sen. Melinda Bush and William Delgado) 6/11/2014HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0646 105 ILCS 5/21B-70 Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code with respect to the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program. Removes language that provides that the monetary assistance and incentives that qualified educators are eligible for must be based on outlined priorities; makes related changes. Removes from monetary assistance the fee for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' Take One! for up to 500 qualified educators. Adds, as monetary assistance, a maximum of $1,000 towards the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' renewal application fee. Removes the annual incentive equal to $1,500 paid to each qualified educator who holds both a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards designation and a current corresponding certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, who is employed in a school district, and who agrees, in writing, to provide 30 hours of mentoring or National Board for Professional Teaching Standards professional development or both during the school year to teachers or school counselors in a poverty or low-performing school. Provides that funds must be dispersed on a first-come, first-serve basis, with priority given to poverty or low-performing schools. Removes language requiring mentoring to include mentoring of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Take One! participants. Provides that funds may be used for instructional leadership training for qualified educators interested in supporting implementation of the Illinois Learning Standards or teaching and learning priorities of the State Board of Education or both. Effective July 1, 2014.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill but partially restores current law to provide that specified monetary assistance and incentives for which qualified educators are eligible may be made only when there are adequate funds available. Effective July 1, 2014. 2/10/2014HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey 2/11/2014HouseFirst Reading 2/11/2014HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/27/2014HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee 3/5/2014HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard 3/19/2014HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar 3/21/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey 3/21/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/24/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee 3/24/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote 3/24/2014HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000 3/25/2014HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/27/2014HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/27/2014HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/1/2014HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-001-000 4/2/2014SenateArrive in Senate 4/2/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2014 4/3/2014SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush 4/7/2014SenateFirst Reading 4/7/2014SenateReferred to Assignments 4/30/2014SenateAssigned to Education 5/7/2014SenateDo Pass Education; 011-000-000 5/7/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014 5/7/2014SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado 5/8/2014SenateSecond Reading 5/8/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014 5/22/2014SenateThird Reading - Passed; 046-000-000 5/22/2014HousePassed Both Houses 6/10/2014HouseSent to the Governor 6/11/2014HouseGovernor Approved 6/11/2014HouseEffective Date July 1, 2014 6/11/2014HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0646