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SB0007sam002 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Kwame Raoul

Filed: 4/14/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 7

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 7 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Youth
5Sports Concussion Safety Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Section:
7    "Coach" means any volunteer or employee of a youth sports
8league who is responsible for organizing and supervising
9players and teaching them or training them in the fundamental
10skills of extracurricular athletic activities provided by the
11youth sports league. "Coach" refers to both head coaches and
12assistant coaches.
13    "Concussion" means a complex pathophysiological process
14affecting the brain caused by a traumatic physical force or
15impact to the head or body, which may include temporary or
16prolonged altered brain function resulting in physical,

 

 

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1cognitive, or emotional symptoms or altered sleep patterns and
2which may or may not involve a loss of consciousness.
3    "Game official" means a person who officiates at a
4sponsored youth sports activity, such as a referee or umpire,
5including, but not limited to, persons enrolled as game
6officials by the Illinois High School Association, the Illinois
7Elementary School Association, or a youth sports league.
8    "Player" means an adolescent or child participating in any
9sponsored youth sports activity of a youth sports league.
10    "Sponsored youth sports activity" means any athletic
11activity, including practice or competition, for players under
12the direction of a coach, athletic director, or band leader of
13a youth sports league, including, but not limited to, baseball,
14basketball, cheerleading, cross country track, fencing, field
15hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse,
16marching band, rugby, soccer, skating, softball, swimming and
17diving, tennis, track (indoor and outdoor), ultimate Frisbee,
18volleyball, water polo, wrestling, and any other sport offered
19by a youth sports league. A sponsored youth sports activity
20does not include an interscholastic athletic activity as that
21term is defined in Section 22-80 of the School Code.
22    "Youth sports league" means any incorporated or
23unincorporated, for-profit or not-for-profit entity that
24organizes and provides sponsored youth sports activities,
25including, but not limited to, any athletic association,
26organization, or federation in this State that is owned,

 

 

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1operated, sanctioned, or sponsored by a unit of local
2government or that is owned, operated, sanctioned, or sponsored
3by a private person or entity, as well as any amateur athletic
4organization or qualified amateur sports organization in this
5State under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Sec.
6501(c)(3) or Sec. 501(j)).
 
7    Section 10. Scope of Act. This Act applies to any
8sponsored youth sports activity sponsored or sanctioned by a
9youth sports league. This Act does not apply to an
10interscholastic athletic activity as that term is defined in
11Section 22-80 of the School Code. This Act applies to sponsored
12youth sports activities beginning or continuing after January
131, 2016.
 
14    Section 15. Concussion and head injury educational
15materials. Each youth sports league with players who
16participate in any youth-sponsored sports activity sponsored
17or sanctioned by the youth sports league is encouraged to make
18available, electronically or in writing, to coaches, game
19officials, and players, as well as the parents, guardians, and
20other persons with legal authority to make medical decisions,
21educational materials that describe the nature and risk of
22concussions and head injuries, including the advisability of
23removal of players that exhibit signs, symptoms, or behaviors
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1a headache, dizziness, confusion, or balance problems, from
2participating in a youth-sponsored sports activity sponsored
3or sanctioned by the youth sports league.
4    These educational materials may include materials produced
5or distributed by the Illinois High School Association, those
6produced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
7Prevention, or other comparable materials. The intent of these
8materials is to assist in educating coaches, game officials,
9and players and parents, guardians, and other persons with
10legal authority to make medical decisions for players about the
11nature and risks of head injuries.
 
12    Section 75. The Park District Code is amended by changing
13Section 8-24 as follows:
 
14    (70 ILCS 1205/8-24)
15    Sec. 8-24. Concussion and head injury educational
16materials.
17    (a) In addition to the other powers and authority now
18possessed by it, any park district is authorized and encouraged
19to make available to residents and users of park district
20facilities, including youth athletic programs, electronically
21or in written form, educational materials that describe the
22nature and risk of concussion and head injuries, including the
23advisability of removal of youth athletes that exhibit signs,
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1loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, confusion, or
2balance problems, from a practice or game. These educational
3materials may include materials produced or distributed by the
4Illinois High School Association, those produced by the U.S.
5Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or other comparable
6materials. The intent of these materials is to assist in
7educating coaches, youth athletes, and parents and guardians of
8youth athletes about the nature and risks of head injuries.
9    (b) Each park district is subject to and shall comply with
10the requirements of the Youth Sports Concussion Safety Act if
11the park district offers a sponsored youth sports activity as a
12youth sports league as those terms are defined in the Youth
13Sports Concussion Safety Act.
14(Source: P.A. 97-204, eff. 7-28-11.)
 
15    Section 80. The School Code is amended by adding Section
1622-80 and by changing Section 27A-5 as follows:
 
17    (105 ILCS 5/22-80 new)
18    Sec. 22-80. Student athletes; concussions and head
19injuries.
20    (a) The General Assembly recognizes all of the following:
21        (1) Concussions are one of the most commonly reported
22    injuries in children and adolescents who participate in
23    sports and recreational activities. The Centers for
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1    3,900,000 sports-related and recreation-related
2    concussions occur in the United States each year. A
3    concussion is caused by a blow or motion to the head or
4    body that causes the brain to move rapidly inside the
5    skull. The risk of catastrophic injuries or death are
6    significant when a concussion or head injury is not
7    properly evaluated and managed.
8        (2) Concussions are a type of brain injury that can
9    range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain
10    normally works. Concussions can occur in any organized or
11    unorganized sport or recreational activity and can result
12    from a fall or from players colliding with each other, the
13    ground, or with obstacles. Concussions occur with or
14    without loss of consciousness, but the vast majority of
15    concussions occur without loss of consciousness.
16        (3) Continuing to play with a concussion or symptoms of
17    a head injury leaves a young athlete especially vulnerable
18    to greater injury and even death. The General Assembly
19    recognizes that, despite having generally recognized
20    return-to-play standards for concussions and head
21    injuries, some affected youth athletes are prematurely
22    returned to play, resulting in actual or potential physical
23    injury or death to youth athletes in this State.
24        (4) Student athletes who have sustained a concussion
25    may need informal or formal accommodations, modifications
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1    until the student is fully recovered. To that end, all
2    schools are encouraged to establish a return-to-learn
3    protocol that is based on peer-reviewed scientific
4    evidence consistent with Centers for Disease Control and
5    Prevention guidelines and conduct baseline testing for
6    student athletes.
7    (b) In this Section:
8    "Athletic trainer" means an athletic trainer licensed
9under the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act.
10    "Coach" means any volunteer or employee of a school who is
11responsible for organizing and supervising students to teach
12them or train them in the fundamental skills of an
13interscholastic athletic activity. "Coach" refers to both head
14coaches and assistant coaches.
15    "Concussion" means a complex pathophysiological process
16affecting the brain caused by a traumatic physical force or
17impact to the head or body, which may include temporary or
18prolonged altered brain function resulting in physical,
19cognitive, or emotional symptoms or altered sleep patterns and
20which may or may not involve a loss of consciousness.
21    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
22Professional Regulation.
23    "Game official" means a person who officiates at a
24interscholastic athletic activity, such as a referee or umpire,
25including, but not limited to, persons enrolled as game
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1Elementary School Association.
2    "Interscholastic athletic activity" means any organized
3school-sponsored or school-sanctioned activity for students,
4generally outside of school instructional hours, under the
5direction of a coach, athletic director, or band leader,
6including, but not limited to, baseball, basketball,
7cheerleading, cross country track, fencing, field hockey,
8football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, marching
9band, rugby, soccer, skating, softball, swimming and diving,
10tennis, track (indoor and outdoor), ultimate Frisbee,
11volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. All interscholastic
12athletics are deemed to be interscholastic activities.
13    "Licensed healthcare professional" means a person who has
14experience with concussion management and who is a nurse, a
15psychologist who holds a license under the Clinical
16Psychologist Licensing Act and specializes in the practice of
17neuropsychology, a physical therapist licensed under the
18Illinois Physical Therapy Act, an occupational therapist
19licensed under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act,
20or otherwise holds a professional license from the Department
21of Financial and Professional Regulation in the field of
22healthcare.
23    "Nurse" means a person who is employed by or volunteers at
24a school and is licensed under the Nurse Practice Act as a
25registered nurse, practical nurse, or advanced practice nurse.
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1medicine in all of its branches under the Medical Practice Act
2of 1987.
3    "School" means any public or private elementary or
4secondary school, including a charter school.
5    "Student" means an adolescent or child enrolled in a
6school.
7    (c) This Section applies to any interscholastic athletic
8activity, including practice and competition, sponsored or
9sanctioned by a school, the Illinois Elementary School
10Association, or the Illinois High School Association. This
11Section applies beginning with the 2015-2016 school year.
12    (d) The governing body of each public or charter school and
13the appropriate administrative officer of a private school with
14students enrolled who participate in an interscholastic
15athletic activity shall appoint or approve a concussion
16oversight team. Each concussion oversight team shall establish
17a return-to-play protocol, based on peer-reviewed scientific
18evidence consistent with Centers for Disease Control and
19Prevention guidelines, for a student's return to
20interscholastic athletics practice or competition following a
21force or impact believed to have caused a concussion. Each
22concussion oversight team shall also establish a
23return-to-learn protocol, based on peer-reviewed scientific
24evidence consistent with Centers for Disease Control and
25Prevention guidelines, for a student's return to the classroom
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1concussion, whether or not the concussion took place while the
2student was participating in an interscholastic athletic
3activity.
4    Each concussion oversight team must include to the extent
5practicable at least one physician. If a school employs an
6athletic trainer, the athletic trainer must be a member of the
7school concussion oversight team to the extent practicable. If
8a school employs a nurse, the nurse must be a member of the
9school concussion oversight team to the extent practicable. At
10a minimum, a school shall appoint a person who is responsible
11for implementing and complying with the return-to-play and
12return-to-learn protocals adopted by the concussion oversight
13team. A school may appoint other licensed healthcare
14professionals to serve on the concussion oversight team.
15    (e) A student may not participate in an interscholastic
16athletic activity for a school year until the student and the
17student's parent or guardian or another person with legal
18authority to make medical decisions for the student have signed
19a form for that school year that acknowledges receiving and
20reading written information that explains concussion
21prevention, symptoms, treatment, and oversight and that
22includes guidelines for safely resuming participation in an
23athletic activity following a concussion. The form must be
24approved by Illinois High School Association.
25    (f) A student must be removed from an interscholastic
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1following persons believes the student might have sustained a
2concussion during the practice or competition:
3        (1) a coach;
4        (2) a physician;
5        (3) a game official;
6        (4) an athletic trainer;
7        (5) the student's parent or guardian or another person
8    with legal authority to make medical decisions for the
9    student;
10        (6) the student; or
11        (7) any other person deemed appropriate under the
12    school's return-to-play protocol.
13    (g) A student removed from an interscholastic athletics
14practice or competition under this Section may not be permitted
15to practice or compete again following the force or impact
16believed to have caused the concussion until:
17        (1) the student has been evaluated, using established
18    medical protocols based on peer-reviewed scientific
19    evidence consistent with Centers for Disease Control and
20    Prevention guidelines, by a treating physician (chosen by
21    the student or the student's parent or guardian or another
22    person with legal authority to make medical decisions for
23    the student) or an athletic trainer working under the
24    supervision of a physician;
25        (2) the student has successfully completed each
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1    under this Section necessary for the student to return to
2    play;
3        (3) the student has successfully completed each
4    requirement of the return-to-learn protocol established
5    under this Section necessary for the student to return to
6    learn;
7        (4) the treating physician or athletic trainer working
8    under the supervision of a physician has provided a written
9    statement indicating that, in the physician's professional
10    judgment, it is safe for the student to return to play and
11    return to learn; and
12        (5) the student and the student's parent or guardian or
13    another person with legal authority to make medical
14    decisions for the student:
15            (A) have acknowledged that the student has
16        completed the requirements of the return-to-play and
17        return-to-learn protocols necessary for the student to
18        return to play;
19            (B) have provided the treating physician's or
20        athletic trainer's written statement under subdivision
21        (4) of this subsection (g) to the person responsible
22        for compliance with the return-to-play and
23        return-to-learn protocols under this subsection (g)
24        and the person who has supervisory responsibilities
25        under this subsection (g); and
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1        person signing:
2                (i) has been informed concerning and consents
3            to the student participating in returning to play
4            in accordance with the return-to-play and
5            return-to-learn protocols;
6                (ii) understands the risks associated with the
7            student returning to play and returning to learn
8            and will comply with any ongoing requirements in
9            the return-to-play and return-to-learn protocols;
10            and
11                (iii) consents to the disclosure to
12            appropriate persons, consistent with the federal
13            Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
14            Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191), of the treating
15            physician's written statement under subdivision
16            (4) of this subsection (g) and, if any, the
17            return-to-play and return-to-learn recommendations
18            of the treating physician or the athletic trainer,
19            as the case may be.
20    A coach of an interscholastic athletics team may not
21authorize a student's return to play or return to learn.
22    The district superintendent or the superintendent's
23designee in the case of a public elementary or secondary
24school, the chief school administrator or that person's
25designee in the case of a charter school, or the appropriate
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1a private school shall supervise an athletic trainer or other
2person responsible for compliance with the return-to-play
3protocol and shall supervise the person responsible for
4compliance with the return-to-learn protocol. The person who
5has supervisory responsibilities under this paragraph may not
6be a coach of an interscholastic athletics team.
7    (h)(1) The Illinois High School Association shall approve,
8for coaches and game officials of interscholastic athletic
9activities, training courses that provide for not less than 2
10hours of training in the subject matter of concussions,
11including evaluation, prevention, symptoms, risks, and
12long-term effects. The Association shall maintain an updated
13list of individuals and organizations authorized by the
14Association to provide the training.
15    (2) The Department shall approve, for athletic trainers,
16training courses in the subject matter of concussions and shall
17maintain an updated list of individuals and organizations
18authorized by the Department to provide the training.
19    (3) The following persons must take a training course in
20accordance with paragraph (5) of this subsection (h) from an
21authorized training provider at least once every 2 years:
22        (A) a coach of an interscholastic athletic activity;
23        (B) a nurse who serves as a member of a concussion
24    oversight team and is an employee, representative, or agent
25    of a school;
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1    activity; and
2        (D) a nurse who serves on a volunteer basis as a member
3    of a concussion oversight team for a school.
4    (4) A physician who serves as a member of a concussion
5oversight team shall, to the greatest extent practicable,
6periodically take an appropriate continuing medical education
7course in the subject matter of concussions.
8    (5) For purposes of paragraph (3) of this subsection (h):
9        (A) a coach or game officials, as the case may be, must
10    take a course described in paragraph (1) of this subsection
11    (h).
12        (B) an athletic trainer must take (i) a course
13    described in paragraph (2) of this subsection (h) or (ii) a
14    course concerning the subject matter of concussions that
15    has been approved for continuing education credit by the
16    appropriate licensing authority for the profession; and
17        (C) a nurse must take a course concerning the subject
18    matter of concussions that has been approved for continuing
19    education credit by the Department.
20    (6) Each person described in paragraph (3) of this
21subsection (h) must submit proof of timely completion of an
22approved course in compliance with paragraph (5) of this
23subsection (h) to the district superintendent or the
24superintendent's designee in the case of a public elementary or
25secondary school, the chief school administrator or that
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1appropriate administrative officer or that person's designee
2in the case of a private school.
3    (7) A physician, athletic trainer, or nurse who is not in
4compliance with the training requirements under this
5subsection (h) may not serve on a concussion oversight team in
6any capacity.
7    (8) A person required under this subsection (h) to take a
8training course in the subject of concussions must initially
9complete the training not later than September 1, 2016.
10    (i) The governing body of each public or charter school and
11the appropriate administrative officer of a private school with
12students enrolled who participate in an interscholastic
13athletic activity shall develop a venue-specific emergency
14action plan for interscholastic athletic activities to address
15the serious injuries and acute medical conditions in which the
16condition of the student may deteriorate rapidly. The plan
17shall include a delineation of roles, methods of communication,
18available emergency equipment, and access to and a plan for
19emergency transport. This emergency action plan must be:
20        (1) in writing;
21        (2) reviewed by the concussion oversight team;
22        (3) approved by the district superintendent or the
23    superintendent's designee in the case of a public
24    elementary or secondary school, the chief school
25    administrator or that person's designee in the case of a
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1    or that person's designee in the case of a private school;
2        (4) distributed to all appropriate personnel;
3        (5) posted conspicuously at all venues; and
4        (6) reviewed and rehearsed annually by all athletic
5    trainers, first responders, coaches, school nurses,
6    athletic directors, and volunteers for interscholastic
7    athletic activities.
8    (j) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as
9necessary to administer this Section.
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/27A-5)
11    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
12    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
13nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
14school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
15corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
16authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
17    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
18by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
19school or attendance center to charter school status. Beginning
20on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
21General Assembly, in all new applications to establish a
22charter school in a city having a population exceeding 500,000,
23operation of the charter school shall be limited to one campus.
24The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the
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1or approved on or before the effective date of this amendatory
2Act.
3    (b-5) In this subsection (b-5), "virtual-schooling" means
4a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and
5instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
6their teachers at remote locations and with students
7participating at different times.
8    From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
9moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
10virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
11school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This
12moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
13virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
14April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
15school with virtual-schooling components already approved
16prior to April 1, 2013.
17    On or before March 1, 2014, the Commission shall submit to
18the General Assembly a report on the effect of
19virtual-schooling, including without limitation the effect on
20student performance, the costs associated with
21virtual-schooling, and issues with oversight. The report shall
22include policy recommendations for virtual-schooling.
23    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
24its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
25provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter school
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1Meetings Act.
2    (d) A charter school shall comply with all applicable
3health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
4under the laws of the State of Illinois.
5    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
6charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
7charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
8instructional materials, and student activities.
9    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
10management and operation of its fiscal affairs including, but
11not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
12charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
13outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
14school. To ensure financial accountability for the use of
15public funds, on or before December 1 of every year of
16operation, each charter school shall submit to its authorizer
17and the State Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form
18990 the charter school filed that year with the federal
19Internal Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for
20proper financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer
21may require quarterly financial statements from each charter
22school.
23    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
24this Article; the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act; all
25federal and State laws and rules applicable to public schools
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1English language learners, referred to in this Code as
2"children of limited English-speaking ability"; and its
3charter. A charter school is exempt from all other State laws
4and regulations in this Code governing public schools and local
5school board policies, except the following:
6        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code regarding
7    criminal history records checks and checks of the Statewide
8    Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer and Violent
9    Offender Against Youth Database of applicants for
10    employment;
11        (2) Sections 24-24 and 34-84A of this Code regarding
12    discipline of students;
13        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
14    Tort Immunity Act;
15        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
16    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
17    officers, directors, employees, and agents;
18        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
19        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
20        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school report
21    cards;
22        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
23    and
24        (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
25    prevention; .
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1    Code regarding student discipline reporting; and .
2        (11) Section 22-80 of this Code.
3    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection (g)
4is declaratory of existing law.
5    (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
6school district, the governing body of a State college or
7university or public community college, or any other public or
8for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
9school building and grounds or any other real property or
10facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
11for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
12maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
13activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required to
14perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
15However, a charter school that is established on or after the
16effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
17Assembly and that operates in a city having a population
18exceeding 500,000 may not contract with a for-profit entity to
19manage or operate the school during the period that commences
20on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
21General Assembly and concludes at the end of the 2004-2005
22school year. Except as provided in subsection (i) of this
23Section, a school district may charge a charter school
24reasonable rent for the use of the district's buildings,
25grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a charter
26school contracts with a school district shall be provided by

 

 

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1the district at cost. Any services for which a charter school
2contracts with a local school board or with the governing body
3of a State college or university or public community college
4shall be provided by the public entity at cost.
5    (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
6by converting an existing school or attendance center to
7charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
8deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
9agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
10costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
11facilities that are used by the charter school shall be subject
12to negotiation between the charter school and the local school
13board and shall be set forth in the charter.
14    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age or
15grade level.
16    (k) If the charter school is approved by the Commission,
17then the Commission charter school is its own local education
18agency.
19(Source: P.A. 97-152, eff. 7-20-11; 97-154, eff. 1-1-12;
2097-813, eff. 7-13-12; 98-16, eff. 5-24-13; 98-639, eff. 6-9-14;
2198-669, eff. 6-26-14; 98-739, eff. 7-16-14; 98-783, eff.
221-1-15; 98-1059, eff. 8-26-14; 98-1102, eff. 8-26-14; revised
2310-14-14.)
 
24    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.54 rep.)
25    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.46 rep.)

 

 

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1    Section 85. The School Code is amended by repealing
2Sections 10-20.54 and 34-18.46.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.".