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Latest Action: 08/29/2008 - Governor Approved Bill TextSCH CD-STIPEND-HARD TO STAFF Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish and administer a program that provides stipends to teachers who choose to teach at hard-to-staff public schools in this State. Provides that under the program, if a teacher agrees to teach at a hard-to-staff school for 5 years, the teacher is entitled to a $20,000 stipend each year for those 5 years. Provides that the stipend may be paid out each year that the teacher teaches at a hard-to-staff school or may be paid as a lump sum after the teacher has completed 5 years of teaching at a hard-to-staff school. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Defines "hard-to-staff school". Provides that a teacher must have at least 2 years of experience at a recognized school. Provides that the $20,000 stipend shall be a total $20,000 stipend over 5 years (instead of [...] show full description
Latest Action: 08/29/2008 - Governor Approved Bill TextFUTURE TEACHER-GOLDEN APPLE Amends the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education to develop a plan for implementing a program that seeks to establish common bonds between youth of various backgrounds and ethnicities, which must be similar to that of the Challenge Day organization. House Amendment No. 1 Provides that the Chicago Board of Education may (instead of shall) develop a plan for implementing a program that seeks to establish common bonds between youth of various backgrounds and ethnicities, which may (instead of must) be similar to that of the Challenge Day organization. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/34-18.34 new show full description
Latest Action: 08/26/2008 - Effective Date August 26, 2008 Bill Text
PEN CD-TRS-SUBJECT SHRTGE AREA
Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions defining "eligible employment" for the purpose of allowing teachers to return to teaching in subject shortage areas without impairing his or her retirement status or retirement annuity, removes the June 30, 2008 ending date. Includes language exempting the changes from provisions concerning new benefit increases. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
House Amendment No. 1
Provides that the eligible employment must end no later than June 30, 2013 (rather than removing the June 30, 2008 ending date).
Latest Action: 08/29/2008 - Governor Approved Bill TextHIGH TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL-TO-WORK Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/21-27Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/10-17afrom Ch. 122, par. 10-17a Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that the number of teachers who hold a Master Certificate must be included on a school district's school report card assessing the performance [...] show full description
Latest Action: 08/26/2008 - Governor Amendatory Veto Bill TextEDUCATION-TECH Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/14-1.01Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/3-11from Ch. 122, par. 3-11 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, requires teachers' institutes to include instruction on prevalent student chronic health conditions.[...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules Bill Text
PEN CD-ART 17-DOMESTIC PARTNER
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a designated domestic partner to qualify as a surviving spouse for purposes of survivor and death benefits. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text
INC TX-CLASSROOM SUPPLY CREDIT
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Allows an income tax credit for each individual taxpayer who is a teacher teaching in a school in Illinois. Provides that the amount of the credit is equal to 50% of the eligible classroom expenses made by the taxpayer during the taxable year, but the credit may not exceed $500. Defines "eligible classroom expenses" as the aggregate amount of nonreimbursed classroom expenses made by the taxpayer during the taxable year less $250. Provides that the credit may not be carried forward or back and may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 12/03/2007 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules Bill TextPENSION CD-TRS-PREGNANCY LEAVE Amends the Downstate Teachers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a teacher to establish credit for certain leaves of absence due to pregnancy. Includes new benefit increase compliance language. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the total credit for leave of absence due to pregnancy during employment under the System and for leave of absence due to pregnancy during employment outside the System that is similar or equivalent to teaching may not exceed 3 years. Provides that, in determining the contribution required in order to receive the credit for leave of absence due to pregnancy during employment outside the System that is similar or equivalent to teaching, a member's salary rate during the period for which credit is being established shall be assumed to be equal to the member's last [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules Bill Text
PEN CD-CHGO TCHR-SICK TIME
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Increases the amount of unused sick time that may be included in calculating the retirement pension from 244 to 315 days. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules Bill Text
PENCD-CHGO TCHR-REFUND-AUGMENT
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Eliminates the required contribution for converting past service to the augmented retirement formula, and provides for a refund of such contributions already paid. Also provides for recalculation of the pension and a lump sum payment of the difference between the augmented and unaugmented rates for certain pensioners. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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Latest Action: 08/19/2008 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin Bill Text
INC TAX-TEACHER CREDIT
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that elementary and secondary school teachers are entitled to a credit under the Act in an amount equal to personal expenditures made by the teacher for teaching materials. Provides that the credit is limited to $500 or the individual's tax liability, whichever is less. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 06/04/2008 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond Bill Text
TEACHERS RETIREMENT INS PROG
Urges the Governor to reconsider the catastrophic increases to the fees, deductibles, and co-payments for basic medical services provided in the Fiscal Year 2009 Teachers' Retirement Insurance Program benefit package and that $13 million be included in the Fiscal Year 2009 budget to sustain basic, affordable health benefits for teachers upon retirement and to prevent escalating out-of-pocket costs for retirees.
Latest Action: 06/04/2008 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond Bill Text
PENSION-CONTINUING APPROPS
Amends the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act. Provides for appropriation of $13,000,000 on a continuing annual basis from the General Revenue Fund to the State Comptroller for deposit into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund in State fiscal years 2009 through 2011. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 05/27/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text
CONGRATS-CAROL KUYPER
Congratulates Carol Kuyper, third grade teacher at Emerson School in Elmhurst, on her retirement.
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - First Reading Bill Text
PEN CD-TRS-6% EXEMPTIONS
Amends the Downstate Teachers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, when assessing payment for any amount due for salary increases in excess of 6%, the System shall exclude salary increases as a result of (i) accepting school-sponsored, extra-curricular assignments, (ii) a negotiated salary schedule, and (iii) the teacher attaining a master's degree. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan Bill Text
$TRS-TECH
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Teachers' Retirement System for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text
$TRS-TECH
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Teachers' Retirement System for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson Bill Text
TEACHER HEALTH FUND-NO SWEEPS
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Teachers Health Insurance Security Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the Teachers Health Insurance Security Fund into any other fund of the State. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith Bill Text
SCH CD MANDATE WAIVER REPORT
Encourages the General Assembly to promptly review and evaluate the Report on Waiver of School Code Mandates filed by the State Board of Education to determine if the Report should be disapproved in whole or in part.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Replaces the provisions of the resolved clause of the resolution as introduced with (i) provisions disapproving certain school district requests for waivers relating to physical education, (ii) provisions approving for one year and disapproving for the remaining 4 years certain school district requests for waivers relating to driver education - behind-the-wheel instruction, general State aid and average daily attendance calculations, and substitute teachers, and (iii) provisions approving for up to $250 (or $350 in one case) and disapproving for the remaining amount certain school district requests for waivers relating to driver education - fee limits.
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis Bill Text
$ISBE-GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER
Appropriates $4,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative. Effective July 1, 2008.
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