SB2838 Summary

• Expands the Teach Illinois Scholarship Program to include employed teachers pursuing master's degrees to teach dual credit courses at secondary schools, in addition to existing support for teachers in areas of identified staff shortages.

• Requires scholarship recipients who teach dual credit courses to teach at least one such course per school year in an Illinois secondary school for a minimum of 5 years following program completion.

• Mandates that individuals failing to meet the 5-year dual credit teaching requirement must refund all awarded scholarships to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, with this condition agreed to in writing at the time of award.

• Exempts individuals from refunding tuition payments if their failure to teach dual credit courses results from financial conditions within school districts.

• Effective July 1, 2025.