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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2144 Introduced 5/31/2015, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Provides that, in Chicago, a 4-year university may serve as the authorizer for a multi-site charter school devoted exclusively to re-enrolled high school dropouts.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 27A-7.10 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27A-7.10) |
| 7 | | Sec. 27A-7.10. Authorizer powers and duties; immunity; |
| 8 | | principles and standards. |
| 9 | | (a) Authorizers are responsible for executing, in |
| 10 | | accordance with this Article, all of the following powers and |
| 11 | | duties: |
| 12 | | (1) Soliciting and evaluating charter applications. |
| 13 | | (2) Approving quality charter applications that meet |
| 14 | | identified educational needs and promote a diversity of |
| 15 | | educational choices. |
| 16 | | (3) Declining to approve weak or inadequate charter |
| 17 | | applications. |
| 18 | | (4) Negotiating and executing sound charter contracts |
| 19 | | with each approved charter school. |
| 20 | | (5) Monitoring, in accordance with charter contract |
| 21 | | terms, the performance and legal compliance of charter |
| 22 | | schools. |
| 23 | | (6) Determining whether each charter contract merits |
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| 1 | | renewal, nonrenewal, or revocation. |
| 2 | | (b) An authorizing entity may delegate its duties to |
| 3 | | officers, employees, and contractors. |
| 4 | | (c) Regulation by authorizers is limited to the powers and |
| 5 | | duties set forth in subsection (a) of this Section and must be |
| 6 | | consistent with the spirit and intent of this Article. |
| 7 | | (d) An authorizing entity, members of the local school |
| 8 | | board, or the Commission, in their official capacity, and |
| 9 | | employees of an authorizer are immune from civil and criminal |
| 10 | | liability with respect to all activities related to a charter |
| 11 | | school that they authorize, except for willful or wanton |
| 12 | | misconduct. |
| 13 | | (e) The Commission and all local school boards that have a |
| 14 | | charter school operating are required to develop and maintain |
| 15 | | chartering policies and practices consistent with recognized |
| 16 | | principles and standards for quality charter authorizing in all |
| 17 | | major areas of authorizing responsibility, including all of the |
| 18 | | following: |
| 19 | | (1) Organizational capacity and infrastructure. |
| 20 | | (2) Soliciting and evaluating charter applications. |
| 21 | | (3) Performance contracting. |
| 22 | | (4) Ongoing charter school oversight and evaluation. |
| 23 | | (5) Charter renewal decision-making. |
| 24 | | Authorizers shall carry out all their duties under this |
| 25 | | Article in a manner consistent with nationally recognized |
| 26 | | principles and standards and with the spirit and intent of this |
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| 1 | | Article.
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| 2 | | (f) In any city having a population exceeding 500,000, a |
| 3 | | 4-year university may serve as the authorizer for a multi-site |
| 4 | | charter school devoted exclusively to re-enrolled high school |
| 5 | | dropouts, in which case the university shall be deemed to mean |
| 6 | | the local school board with respect to the provisions of this |
| 7 | | Article concerning authorization of a charter school. |
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 97-152, eff. 7-20-11.)
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