Illinois Senate Bill 238 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-13 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Establishes the Illinois Charter Public School Commission as an independent, State-level, charter school authorizing entity working in collaboration with the State Board of Education. Includes provisions concerning membership, funding, staff, powers and duties, Commission charter school applications, Commission immunity, an annual report to the General Assembly and the State Board, oversight fees, and total pupil enrollment. Provides that every 2 years (instead of annually), the State Board shall compile evaluations of charter schools received from school boards. Effective immediately.

SCH CD-CHARTER PUBLIC SCH COMM

Sen. Pamela Althoff [R]

Sen. Dan Cronin [R]

Sen. Iris Martinez [D]

Sen. Heather Steans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-13		Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2009-03-11		Held in Education; Subcommittee on Charter Schools
2009-03-05		To Education Subcommittee on Charter Schools
2009-02-26		Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2009-02-10		Assigned to Education
2009-02-06		Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
2009-02-06		Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2009-02-04		Referred to Assignments
2009-02-04		First Reading
2009-02-04		Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=238&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/09600SB0238.htm