Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB3659

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Bill Status of HB3659 101.th General Assembly

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Short Description: CHARTER SCHOOL-BOARD TRAINING

House Sponsors
Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish - Sue Scherer

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Emil Jones, III - Iris Y. Martinez, Chuck Weaver, Jason A. Barickman and Jason Plummer)

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
8/9/2019	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0291

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/27A-5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Charter Schools Article of the School Code. Provides that, no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a charter school's board of directors or other governing body must include at least one parent or guardian of a pupil currently enrolled in the charter school who may be selected through the charter school or a charter network election, appointment by the charter school's board of directors or other governing body, or by the charter school's Parent Teacher Organization or its equivalent. Provides that, no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act or within the first year of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter school's board of directors or other governing body shall complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and responsibilities, including financial oversight and accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information Act and the Open Meetings Acts, and compliance with education and labor law. Provides that in each subsequent year of his or her term, a voting member of a charter school's board of directors or other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of professional development training in those same areas.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2019	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
2/15/2019	House	First Reading
2/15/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/5/2019	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
3/27/2019	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
3/27/2019	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
3/27/2019	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; 008-000-000
3/29/2019	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/2/2019	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/2/2019	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/3/2019	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
4/3/2019	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/3/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019
4/4/2019	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
4/4/2019	Senate	First Reading
4/4/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/30/2019	Senate	Assigned to Education
5/1/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver
5/7/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
5/7/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
5/8/2019	Senate	Do Pass Education; 013-000-000
5/8/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
5/15/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
5/16/2019	Senate	Second Reading
5/16/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
5/22/2019	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/22/2019	House	Passed Both Houses
6/20/2019	House	Sent to the Governor
8/9/2019	House	Governor Approved
8/9/2019	House	Effective Date January 1, 2020
8/9/2019	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0291