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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3511 Introduced , by Rep. Robert F. Martwick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Provides that a charter school established on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act may not enter into a contract with a for-profit educational or charter management organization. Effective immediately.
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| | HB3511 | | LRB099 07020 SXM 27103 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 27A-10.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27A-10.5) |
| 7 | | Sec. 27A-10.5. Educational or charter management |
| 8 | | organization. |
| 9 | | (a) In this Section: |
| 10 | | "CMO" means a charter management organization. |
| 11 | | "EMO" means an educational management organization. |
| 12 | | (b) All authorizers shall ensure that any charter school |
| 13 | | established on or after the effective date of this amendatory |
| 14 | | Act of the 98th General Assembly has a governing body that is |
| 15 | | separate and distinct from the governing body of any CMO or |
| 16 | | EMO. In reviewing charter applications and charter renewal |
| 17 | | applications, authorizers shall review the governance model |
| 18 | | proposed by the applicant to ensure that there are no conflicts |
| 19 | | of interest. |
| 20 | | (c) No charter school may employ a staff person who is |
| 21 | | simultaneously employed by an EMO or CMO.
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| 22 | | (d) A charter school established on or after the effective |
| 23 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly may |