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SB 1956 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

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 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 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2008
Committee Review
Apr 2008
Senate Passage
Apr 2008
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 17, 2008 Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2008

How they voted

24–18
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Apr 17, 2008
D Democratic29
21 Yea 6 Nay 2
72% Yea
R Republican18
3 Yea 12 Nay 3
66% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
100
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 24, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 17, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-18-5)
senate
Mar 13, 2008
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Education; 008-001-000
upper
Mar 12, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 11, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
upper
Mar 11, 2008
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 11, 2008
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
upper
Feb 14, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 7, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 53 co-sponsors

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