O'MALLEY-LAUZEN-OBAMA-CRONIN-WALSH,T AND PARKER. (SCHOENBERG-ERWIN-TURNER,ART-KLINGLER-MOORE) 105 ILCS 5/27A-4 105 ILCS 5/27A-11 105 ILCS 5/27A-11.5 Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Removes the limit on the number of charter schools that may operate at any one time in the City of Chicago. Requires the State Board of Education to provide information to persons and groups preparing or revising charter applications that clearly details the process, timelines, and criteria used to prepare and revise charter applications; allows other information, such as links to external resource organizations, to also be provided. Provides that a grant or loan from the Board for start-up costs may not exceed $500 (instead of $250) per student enrolled in the charter school. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27A-4 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/34-49 from Ch. 122, par. 34-49 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Restores current law concerning the limit on the number of charter schools that may operate at any one time in the City of Chicago. Allows a charter school to (i) borrow money without regard to any referendum requirements, (ii) issue bonds, notes, and other obligations, and (iii) secure any of its obligations by pledge, mortgage, or deed on its property. Allows the governing body of a charter school to pledge, as security for the payment of its obligations, grants, other revenues, gifts, or donations expected to be received by the charter school from certain sources. Allows a school board to guarantee the repayment or otherwise enhance the credit of the debt obligations of a charter school. Makes changes concerning State financing. FISCAL NOTE, S-AM 1 (State Board of Education) The costs will be approximately $5-6 million increase over the proposed $10 million for the Charter School Grant (transition impact aid, no additional cost; start-up grants, $5-6 million increase due to the start-up grants increasing from up to $250 per enrollee to a flat $1,000). These costs are based on pro- posed charter school enrollments for 2001-2002 school year under current legislation. (Note: SB 78 has Chicago increasing from 15 to 30 charters.) The out-year costs will also increase since the start-up costs go every year regardless of the char- ter's length. FISCAL NOTE, S-AM 2 (State Board of Education) Same as previous note. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the grants to charter schools for certain costs shall not exceed $1,000 per student enrolled in the charter school (instead of requiring the grants to be in the amount of $1,000 per student enrolled in the charter school). FEB-21-2001 S FIRST READING FEB-21-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-28-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION MAR-07-2001 S POSTPONED MAR-21-2001 S HELD IN COMMITTEE MAR-21-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EDUCATION S MAR-21-2001 S ADOPTED MAR-28-2001 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 006-004-000 SESE MAR-28-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-03-29 MAR-29-2001 S FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED WOOLARD APR-02-2001 S FILED WITH SECRETARY APR-02-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY APR-02-2001 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL APR-02-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY APR-02-2001 S RULES REFERS TO SESE APR-03-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY APR-03-2001 S BE ADOPTED SESE/007-002-000 APR-04-2001 S FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED WOOLARD-SA 02 APR-04-2001 S FISCAL NOTE FILED SA 01 APR-04-2001 S FISCAL NOTE FILED SA 02 APR-04-2001 S SECOND READING APR-04-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY APR-04-2001 S ADOPTED APR-04-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-04-05 APR-04-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LAUZEN APR-04-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR OBAMA APR-04-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CRONIN APR-05-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WALSH,T APR-05-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PARKER APR-05-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 035-021-001 APR-05-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE APR-05-2001 H HOUSE SPONSOR SCHOENBERG APR-05-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT 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-25-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR TURNER,ART APR-25-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KLINGLER APR-25-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MOORE MAY-03-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL MAY-17-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED MAY-17-2001 H COMMITTEE/3RD RDG DEADLINE EXTENDED-RULE 9(B)- MAY 25, 2001 MAY-17-2001 H COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED MAY-25-2001 H COMMITTEE/3RD RDG DEADLINE EXTENDED-RULE 9(B)- MAY 31, 2001 MAY-25-2001 H COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED MAY-31-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary