CRONIN-WOOLARD. (TURNER,ART-ERWIN-COWLISHAW) 105 ILCS 5/27A-4 Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Removes the limit on the number of charter schools that may operate in a specific region of the State. Provides that a charter school that leases or purchases a building that was used as a school during the immediately prior school year may give priority to pupils who were enrolled in the school the prior year. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds a preamble. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following change. Restores current law limiting the number of charter schools that may operate at any one time in a specific region of the State but increases the number of charter schools that may operate at any one time in the City of Chicago from 15 to 30. BALANCED BUDGET NOTE (Bureau of the Budget) Since SB 78 is not a supplemental appropriation bill, the Balanced Budget Note Act is inapplicable. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) Local school districts fund charter schools. The State provides temporary transition impact aid to help the school district adjust to this payment. The local subsidy is equal to the per capita tuition charge per pupil unless the district negotiates something different with the charter school. The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have negotiated a lesser amount for their exist- ing charter schools. The total cost to CPS this year for char- ter schools is estimated to be $33.4 million ($5,023 per capita tuition times 6,650 students) while the State transition impact aid to CPS is approximately $5 million (CPS also receives $13.0 million in general State aid for these students). While it depends on enrollment, if the number of charter schools in Chicago doubles, it is not unreasonable to predict that the current local and State costs may double as well. STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education) Sames as SBE fiscal note. JUDICIAL NOTE (Administrative Office of Illinois Courts) SB 78 would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State. PENSION NOTE (Pension Laws Commission) SB 78 would not affect the accrued liabilities or annual cost of any Illinois public pension fund or retirement system. JAN-31-2001 S FIRST READING JAN-31-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-01-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION FEB-21-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WOOLARD FEB-28-2001 S POSTPONED MAR-07-2001 S POSTPONED MAR-21-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EDUCATION S MAR-21-2001 S ADOPTED MAR-21-2001 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 009-001-000 SESE MAR-21-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-03-22 MAR-22-2001 S SECOND READING MAR-22-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-03-27 MAR-29-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 034-017-000 MAR-29-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE MAR-29-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING APR-05-2001 H HOUSE SPONSOR ERWIN APR-05-2001 H FIRST READING APR-05-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-06-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED APR-17-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR OSTERMAN APR-25-2001 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO TURNER,ART APR-25-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ERWIN MAY-01-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR COWLISHAW MAY-02-2001 H DO PASS/STANDARD DEBATE 011-010-000 HELM MAY-02-2001 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE MAY-02-2001 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED DAVIS,MONIQUE MAY-02-2001 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED DAVIS,MONIQUE MAY-02-2001 H BALANCED BUDGET NOTE REQUESTED DAVIS,MONIQUE MAY-02-2001 H JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED DAVIS,MONIQUE MAY-02-2001 H PENSION NOTE REQUESTED DAVIS,MONIQUE MAY-02-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT MAY-04-2001 H BALANCED BUDGET NOTE FILED MAY-04-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT MAY-08-2001 H FISCAL NOTE FILED MAY-08-2001 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED MAY-08-2001 H JUDICIAL NOTE FILED MAY-08-2001 H PENSION NOTE FILED MAY-08-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT MAY-16-2001 H SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE MAY-16-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE MAY-18-2001 H 3RD RDG. DEADLINE EXTENDED-RULE 9(B)- MAY 25, 2001 MAY-18-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE MAY-25-2001 H 3RD RDG. DEADLINE EXTENDED-RULE 9(B)- MAY 31, 2001 MAY-25-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE MAY-31-2001 H THIRD READING/STANDARD DEBATE/LOST 036-077-004 JAN-07-2003 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary