SCH CD-CHARTER SCH LIMIT-CHI
Summary
Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Under specified circumstances, allows for a maximum of 5 additional charter schools exclusively for truants or dropouts in Chicago (which charter schools may each contain multi-site campuses) if the limit on the number of charter schools that may operate at any one time in the rest of the State has not been reached. Provides that if any of the additional charter schools are not used exclusively for truants or dropouts, then the State Board of Education shall withhold and the charter school shall forfeit all State funding designated for that school.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2008
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2008
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jan 13, 2009
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 14, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Feb 26, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
Feb 8, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Jerry L. Mitchell
RRepublican
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