Illinois House Bill 4256 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-18 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Creates State Seal of Biliteracy grants. Provides that a student qualifies for a State Seal of Biliteracy grant if he or she: (i) is a graduate of a public or nonpublic high school; (ii) is a recipient of the State Seal of Biliteracy; (iii) is enrolled or is accepted for enrollment at a public university or nonpublic college or university in undergraduate studies in teacher education or in an approved educator preparation program; and (iv) intends to obtain an educator license. Sets forth additional provisions of the grant. Authorizes the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to administer the grant program. Effective July 1, 2020.

HIGHER ED-BILITERACY GRANT

Rep. Aaron Ortiz [D]

Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-18	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2020-01-27	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-01-27	House	First Reading
2020-01-24	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
110	947	65.110	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4256&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4256.htm