HIGHER ED-MINORITY TEACHERS Senate SponsorsSen. Natalie Toro and Cristina Castro-Christopher Belt-Willie Preston-Laura Ellman 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 30 ILCS 105/5.990 new110 ILCS 947/50Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act with respect to the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship program. Provides that any money appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for scholarship awards for a particular academic year that remains unused at the end of that academic year shall be deposited into the Student Teaching Fund. Requires the Commission to establish and administer a student teaching stipend program in which the Commission receives and considers applications for a stipend from scholarship recipients who are student teaching. Subject to appropriation from the Student Teaching Fund, provides that the Commission shall select stipend recipients from among applicants who are in financial need. Provides that the amount and payment of any stipend shall be determined by the Commission, and provides for rulemaking. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Student Teaching Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. 2/9/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas 2/9/2023SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 2/24/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro 2/28/2023SenateAssigned to Appropriations- Education 2/28/2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt 3/3/2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston 3/3/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas 3/3/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/7/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations- Education 3/10/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 3/10/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 6/12/2023SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon 10/19/2023SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Natalie Toro 12/18/2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman 1/10/2024SenateRe-assigned to Appropriations- Education 1/10/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Appropriations- Education 3/15/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024 4/5/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024 5/3/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 5/3/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die