HB2470 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

HIGHER ED-GROW YOUR OWN TEACHR
Last Action

3/21/2025 - House: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced

Amends the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Act. In a provision regarding the selection of grantees, provides that: State appropriations shall be allocated with the intention of providing direct candidate support through consortia; and Grown Your Own Illinois may use no more than 5% of State appropriations for operational expenditures, but may supplement its operational expenditures with private funds. In a provision regarding expenditures under the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative: requires grants to be distributed to consortia from Grow Your Own Illinois in an equitable manner based on candidate needs and in such a way as to provide the required support for a cohort of candidates; and provides that site-based cohort coordinators shall indicate to Grow Your Own Illinois the needs of candidates and shall have the authority to inform the development and operations of the cohort pertaining to certain topics. Allows the Board of Higher Education to create a process to allow cohorts to communicate operational or funding challenges pertaining to the implementation of the Grow Your Own Illinois program. Allows the Board to adopt rules to establish a complaint process. Makes other changes.
Actions

DateChamberAction
2/03/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
2/04/2025HouseFirst Reading
2/04/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
3/03/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
3/04/2025HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee
3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee