HGHR ED-EARLY CHILDHOOD GRANT House SponsorsRep. Carol Ammons-Debbie Meyers-Martin, Elizabeth Hernandez, André Thapedi, Mary E. Flowers, Delia C. Ramirez, Anne Stava-Murray, Aaron M. Ortiz, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., La Shawn K. Ford and Kambium Buckner 1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die 110 ILCS 947/65.105 new30 ILCS 105/5.891 new Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission must implement and administer a program to award Early Childhood Workforce Free College grants to all eligible child care workers seeking an associate or bachelor's degree from a public institution or a regionally accredited, online-only early childhood education degree program; defines terms. Specifies grant eligibility and renewal requirements. Creates the Early Childhood Workforce Advisory Committee to advise the Commission on all matters relating to the Early Childhood Workforce Free College grant program and on the ways to improve and expand the early childhood workforce in this State. Provides for the membership and support of the Committee and requires the Committee to (i) study and make recommendations to the Commission that are related to the implementation of the Early Childhood Workforce Free College grant program, (ii) conduct an analysis from data received by the Commission to ensure the program is at full utilization, (iii) address access issues to the program, including, but not limited to, geographic, financial, cultural, and workplace settings, and (iv) address ways to expand the early childhood workforce in this State. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Early Childhood Workforce Free College Fund. Effective immediately. 2/15/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons 2/15/2019HouseFirst Reading 2/15/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/5/2019HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee 3/7/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 3/12/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi 3/14/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 3/14/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez 3/14/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray 3/14/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz 3/14/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. 3/18/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons 3/18/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/19/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee 3/29/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/29/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/2/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin 4/4/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 4/17/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner 1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die