Senate Sponsors: SIEBEN-BURZYNSKI. House Sponsors: DART-MITCHELL,JERRY Short description: SCH CD-EMPLOY TEACHING INTERNS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Removes the limitation that teaching interns be employed on a part-time basis. Provides that the Regional Office of Education may approve an internship program for the purpose of hiring teaching interns. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that regional offices of education have the authority to initiate and collaborate with institutions of higher learning to establish internship programs (instead of allowing a regional office of education to approve an internship program). Provides that the State Board of Education has 90 days from receiving a written proposal to establish the internship program to seek the State Teacher Certification Board's consultation on the internship program. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0200 Last action date: AUG-01-2001 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status