BILINGUAL TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP Senate SponsorsSen. Celina Villanueva-Scott M. Bennett 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die 110 ILCS 947/65.16 newAmends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides for the awarding of bilingual education teacher scholarships to persons meeting specified requirements. Requires the principal, or his or her designee, of an approved high school to certify to the Commission, for students who are Illinois residents and are completing an application for the scholarship, that the student ranked scholastically in the upper one-half of their graduating class at the end of the sixth semester. Provides teacher education program enrollment requirements. Provides post-scholarship teaching requirements and exemptions. Effective immediately. 2/14/2020SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett 2/14/2020SenateFirst Reading 2/14/2020SenateReferred to Assignments 3/3/2020SenateAssigned to Education 3/5/2020SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Celina Villanueva 3/5/2020SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett 4/12/2020SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die