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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 397          </title>
<shortdesc>COM COL TUITION WAIVER-TEACHER</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. La Shawn K. Ford-Mary E. Flowers</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges community college districts to waive 50% of the tuition and other necessary fees of licensed teachers who are employed by a school district within an area designated as a poverty area by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and who are enrolled in a community college program to obtain additional course credit or an additional degree.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>4/21/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>4/21/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Community College Access &amp; Affordability Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/3/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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