GA96HB3999 96 HB 3999 HIGHER ED-GOLDEN APPLE SCHOLAR Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall combine best practices and methods and programmatic functions of the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Program and the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching's Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program into one program, to be known as the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program and managed by the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching. Provides that this consolidated program shall be fully operational before July 1, 2012 and that Fiscal Year 2012 shall be the last year that Illinois Future Teacher Corps scholarships are available. Provides for a transition period. Requires the Commission to transfer funding from the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Program to the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching. Provides that following the completion of the transition of funding, all applications for scholarship assistance shall be in a form determined by the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching. Provides that the eligibility requirements apply only to Illinois Future Teacher Corps scholarships. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3999&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46837&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-08-13 00:00:00 House Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0411 1 25 2009-08-13 00:00:00 House Effective Date August 13, 2009 0 24 2009-08-13 00:00:00 House Governor Approved 0 23 2009-06-17 00:00:00 House Sent to the Governor 0 22 2009-05-19 00:00:00 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 1 20 2009-05-19 00:00:00 House Passed Both Houses 0 21 2009-05-19 00:00:00 Senate Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney 0 19 2009-05-13 00:00:00 Senate Second Reading 1 17 2009-05-13 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009 0 18 2009-04-29 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009 0 16 2009-04-29 00:00:00 Senate Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000 0 15 SCHE 2009-04-22 00:00:00 Senate Assigned to Higher Education 0 14 SCHE 2009-03-24 00:00:00 Senate Referred to Assignments 0 13 SCOA 2009-03-24 00:00:00 Senate First Reading 1 12 2009-03-19 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2009 0 10 2009-03-23 00:00:00 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 0 11 2009-03-19 00:00:00 Senate Arrive in Senate 0 9 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 0 5 2009-03-18 00:00:00 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 1 8 2009-03-17 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 6 2009-03-17 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 0 7 2009-03-03 00:00:00 House Assigned to Higher Education Committee 0 3 HHED 2009-03-11 00:00:00 House Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-000-000 0 4 HHED 2009-02-26 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 1 2009-02-26 00:00:00 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers 0 0 2009-02-26 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 2 HRUL EdwardDMaloney Senate Chief Co-Sponsor MaryEFlowers House Chief Sponsor IrisYMartinez Senate Chief Sponsor