Illinois House Bill 3561

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-05-10 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that the board shall create an educator pipeline development program. Provides that the program shall seek to develop a licensed practical nurse seeking to become a health service nurse, a paraprofessional and related service personnel seeking to become a licensed teacher, or a multilingual staff employee seeking to become a licensed bilingual teacher. Provides that the program shall support up to 120 people per school year. Provides that the program shall partner with Chicago State University, Northeastern Illinois University, and the City Colleges of Chicago. Provides that members of the pipeline program shall complete necessary collegiate course work to attain the members' additional licensure. Provides that program members shall continue to work normally until required student teaching or clinical experiences are required. Provides that members of the program will work with cooperating instructors from the member's affiliate institution toward the successful completion of the member's required work experience. Provides that members of the program will have 3 years to complete the member's coursework and required work experience. Provides that members of the program who successfully complete the member's training will be placed, to the extent practicable, in the school where they completed the member's required work experience. Provides that those members who were unable to be placed at the school where the member completed the work experience shall be placed elsewhere in the school district. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education and the board shall split the costs of the program equally.

SCH CD-CHI EDUCATOR PIPELINE

Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. Jaime Andrade [D]	Rep. Theresa Mah [D]
Rep. Mary Flowers [D]	Rep. Dagmara Avelar [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Ann Williams [D]
Rep. Eva Dina Delgado [D]	Rep. Norma Hernandez [D]	Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]	Rep. Edgar Gonzalez [D]
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]	Rep. Hoan Huynh [D]	Rep. Jonathan Carroll [D]	Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]
Rep. Maura Hirschauer [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
2023-05-10	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2023-05-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
2023-05-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
2023-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
2023-03-23	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Theresa Mah
2023-03-23	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2023-03-23	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2023-03-23	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
2023-03-23	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2023-03-23	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-23	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2023-03-22	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
2023-03-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2023-03-09	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-08	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-010-000
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17	House	First Reading
2023-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	34-18.82	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3561&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3561.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3561ham001.htm