House Sponsors: BASSI-HOEFT, BOLAND, MOORE,ANDREA, KRAUSE, BELLOCK, OSMOND AND ZICKUS. Senate Sponsors: O'MALLEY-JONES,W Short description: SCH CD-CHARTER SCH PROP-BD ED Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code to allow a board of education or an intergovernmental agreement between or among boards of education to initiate a proposal to establish a charter school. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27A-4 Provides that outside a city having a population exceeding 500,000 not more than one charter school per school district shall operate at any one time. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. For the regions of the State outside the City of Chicago, provides that not more than one charter school that has been initiated by a board of education, or by an intergovernmental agreement between or among boards of education, may operate at any one time in the school district where the charter school is located (instead of not allowing more than one charter school per school district to operate at any one time). Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0405 Last action date: 99-08-03 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status