Illinois House Bill 697 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Creates local school councils for charter schools in Chicago. Provides for the initial and subsequent appointment of members of the councils, and imposes certain limitations on members. Provides for non-binding, advisory polls of teachers at charter schools to choose teacher members of the council. Allows for the filling of vacant positions on the councils. Provides for non-binding, advisory polls for the appointment of student members of the councils. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

CHARTER SCH-LOCAL SCH COUNCIL

Sen. Robert Martwick [D]

Rep. Gregory Harris [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2017-03-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-02-08	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Charter School Policy Committee
2017-02-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
2017-01-25	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-01-25	House	First Reading
2017-01-25	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Martwick

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	27A-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-1.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-2.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=697&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB0697.htm