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90_HB2611
105 ILCS 5/27A-9
Amends the School Code. Makes a change of style in a
Section of the Charter Schools Law relating to the term and
renewal of charters.
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
2 27A-9.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Section 27A-9 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/27A-9)
8 Sec. 27A-9. Term of charter; renewal.
9 (a) A charter may be granted for a period not less than
10 3 school years and not more than 5 school years. A charter
11 may be renewed in incremental periods not to exceed 5 school
12 years.
13 (b) A charter school renewal proposal submitted to the
14 local school board shall contain:
15 (1) A report on the progress of the charter school
16 in achieving the goals, objectives, pupil performance
17 standards, content standards, and other terms of the
18 initial approved charter proposal; and
19 (2) A financial statement that discloses the costs
20 of administration, instruction, and other spending
21 categories for the charter school that is understandable
22 to the general public and that will allow comparison of
23 those costs to other schools or other comparable
24 organizations, in a format required by the State Board.
25 (c) A charter may be revoked or not renewed if the local
26 school board clearly demonstrates that the charter school did
27 any of the following, or otherwise failed to comply with the
28 requirements of this law:
29 (1) Committed a material violation of any of the
30 conditions, standards, or procedures set forth in the
31 charter.
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1 (2) Failed to meet or make reasonable progress
2 toward achievement of the content standards or pupil
3 performance standards identified in the charter.
4 (3) Failed to meet generally accepted standards of
5 fiscal management.
6 (4) Violated any provision of law from which the
7 charter school was not exempted.
8 (d) (Blank).
9 (e) Notice of a local school board's decision to deny,
10 revoke or not to renew a charter shall be provided to the
11 State Board. The State Board may reverse a local board's
12 decision if the State Board finds that the charter school or
13 charter school proposal (i) is in compliance with this
14 Article, and (ii) is in the best interests of the students it
15 is designed to serve. Final decisions of the State Board
16 shall be subject to judicial review under the Administrative
17 Review Law.
18 (f) Notwithstanding other provisions of this Article, if
19 the State Board on appeal reverses a local board's decision,
20 the State Board shall act as the authorized chartering entity
21 for the charter school. The State Board shall approve and
22 certify the charter and shall perform all functions under
23 this Article otherwise performed by the local school board.
24 The State Board shall report the aggregate number of charter
25 school pupils resident in a school district to that district
26 and shall notify the district of the amount of funding to be
27 paid by the State Board to the charter school enrolling such
28 students. The State Board shall withhold from funds
29 otherwise due the district the funds authorized by this
30 Article to be paid to the charter school and shall pay such
31 amounts to the charter school.
32 (Source: P.A. 89-450, eff. 4-10-96; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)