Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 5/8/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 370

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 370 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
510-23.12, 27A-5, and 34-18.6 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-23.12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.12)
7    Sec. 10-23.12. Child abuse and neglect; detection,
8reporting, and prevention.
9    (a) To provide staff development for local school site
10personnel who work with pupils in grades kindergarten through
118, in the detection, reporting, and prevention of child abuse
12and neglect.
13    (b) The Department of Children and Family Services shall,
14in cooperation with school officials, distribute appropriate
15materials in school buildings listing the toll-free telephone
16number established in Section 7.6 of the Abused and Neglected

 

 

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1Child Reporting Act, including methods of making a report under
2Section 7 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, to
3be displayed in a clearly visible location in each school
4building.
5(Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27A-5)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 99-927)
8    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
9    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
10nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
11school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
12corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
13authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
14    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
15by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
16school or attendance center to charter school status. Beginning
17on April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3), in
18all new applications to establish a charter school in a city
19having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of the charter
20school shall be limited to one campus. The changes made to this
21Section by Public Act 93-3 do not apply to charter schools
22existing or approved on or before April 16, 2003 (the effective
23date of Public Act 93-3).
24    (b-5) In this subsection (b-5), "virtual-schooling" means
25a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and

 

 

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1instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
2their teachers at remote locations and with students
3participating at different times.
4    From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
5moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
6virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
7school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This
8moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
9virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
10April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
11school with virtual-schooling components already approved
12prior to April 1, 2013.
13    On or before March 1, 2014, the Commission shall submit to
14the General Assembly a report on the effect of
15virtual-schooling, including without limitation the effect on
16student performance, the costs associated with
17virtual-schooling, and issues with oversight. The report shall
18include policy recommendations for virtual-schooling.
19    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
20its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
21provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter school
22shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and the Open
23Meetings Act.
24    (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
25health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
26requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,

 

 

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1preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
2students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
3prevent threats to the health and safety of students and school
4personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety requirement" does
5not include any course of study or specialized instructional
6requirement for which the State Board has established goals and
7learning standards or which is designed primarily to impart
8knowledge and skills for students to master and apply as an
9outcome of their education.
10    A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
11health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
12under the laws of the State of Illinois. On or before September
131, 2015, the State Board shall promulgate and post on its
14Internet website a list of non-curricular health and safety
15requirements that a charter school must meet. The list shall be
16updated annually no later than September 1. Any charter
17contract between a charter school and its authorizer must
18contain a provision that requires the charter school to follow
19the list of all non-curricular health and safety requirements
20promulgated by the State Board and any non-curricular health
21and safety requirements added by the State Board to such list
22during the term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d)
23precludes an authorizer from including non-curricular health
24and safety requirements in a charter school contract that are
25not contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
26including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the

 

 

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1authorizing local school board.
2    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
3charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
4charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
5instructional materials, and student activities.
6    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
7management and operation of its fiscal affairs including, but
8not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
9charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
10outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
11school. To ensure financial accountability for the use of
12public funds, on or before December 1 of every year of
13operation, each charter school shall submit to its authorizer
14and the State Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form
15990 the charter school filed that year with the federal
16Internal Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for
17proper financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer
18may require quarterly financial statements from each charter
19school.
20    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
21this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, all
22federal and State laws and rules applicable to public schools
23that pertain to special education and the instruction of
24English learners, and its charter. A charter school is exempt
25from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
26governing public schools and local school board policies;

 

 

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1however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
2        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code regarding
3    criminal history records checks and checks of the Statewide
4    Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer and Violent
5    Offender Against Youth Database of applicants for
6    employment;
7        (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 24-24, 34-19, and
8    34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
9        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
10    Tort Immunity Act;
11        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
12    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
13    officers, directors, employees, and agents;
14        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
15        (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
16    subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
17        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
18        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school report
19    cards;
20        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
21        (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
22    prevention;
23        (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
24    discipline reporting; and
25        (11) Section 22-80 of this Code.
26    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection (g)

 

 

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1is declaratory of existing law.
2    (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
3school district, the governing body of a State college or
4university or public community college, or any other public or
5for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
6school building and grounds or any other real property or
7facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
8for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
9maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
10activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required to
11perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
12However, a charter school that is established on or after April
1316, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3) and that
14operates in a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may
15not contract with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the
16school during the period that commences on April 16, 2003 (the
17effective date of Public Act 93-3) and concludes at the end of
18the 2004-2005 school year. Except as provided in subsection (i)
19of this Section, a school district may charge a charter school
20reasonable rent for the use of the district's buildings,
21grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a charter
22school contracts with a school district shall be provided by
23the district at cost. Any services for which a charter school
24contracts with a local school board or with the governing body
25of a State college or university or public community college
26shall be provided by the public entity at cost.

 

 

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1    (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
2by converting an existing school or attendance center to
3charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
4deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
5agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
6costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
7facilities that are used by the charter school shall be subject
8to negotiation between the charter school and the local school
9board and shall be set forth in the charter.
10    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age or
11grade level.
12    (k) If the charter school is approved by the Commission,
13then the Commission charter school is its own local education
14agency.
15(Source: P.A. 98-16, eff. 5-24-13; 98-639, eff. 6-9-14; 98-669,
16eff. 6-26-14; 98-739, eff. 7-16-14; 98-783, eff. 1-1-15;
1798-1059, eff. 8-26-14; 98-1102, eff. 8-26-14; 99-30, eff.
187-10-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-245, eff. 8-3-15; 99-325, eff.
198-10-15; 99-456, eff. 9-15-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
20    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 99-927)
21    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
22    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
23nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
24school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
25corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity

 

 

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1authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
2    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
3by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
4school or attendance center to charter school status. Beginning
5on April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3), in
6all new applications to establish a charter school in a city
7having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of the charter
8school shall be limited to one campus. The changes made to this
9Section by Public Act 93-3 do not apply to charter schools
10existing or approved on or before April 16, 2003 (the effective
11date of Public Act 93-3).
12    (b-5) In this subsection (b-5), "virtual-schooling" means
13a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and
14instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
15their teachers at remote locations and with students
16participating at different times.
17    From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
18moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
19virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
20school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This
21moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
22virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
23April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
24school with virtual-schooling components already approved
25prior to April 1, 2013.
26    On or before March 1, 2014, the Commission shall submit to

 

 

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1the General Assembly a report on the effect of
2virtual-schooling, including without limitation the effect on
3student performance, the costs associated with
4virtual-schooling, and issues with oversight. The report shall
5include policy recommendations for virtual-schooling.
6    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
7its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
8provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter school
9shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and the Open
10Meetings Act.
11    (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
12health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
13requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
14preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
15students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
16prevent threats to the health and safety of students and school
17personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety requirement" does
18not include any course of study or specialized instructional
19requirement for which the State Board has established goals and
20learning standards or which is designed primarily to impart
21knowledge and skills for students to master and apply as an
22outcome of their education.
23    A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
24health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
25under the laws of the State of Illinois. On or before September
261, 2015, the State Board shall promulgate and post on its

 

 

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1Internet website a list of non-curricular health and safety
2requirements that a charter school must meet. The list shall be
3updated annually no later than September 1. Any charter
4contract between a charter school and its authorizer must
5contain a provision that requires the charter school to follow
6the list of all non-curricular health and safety requirements
7promulgated by the State Board and any non-curricular health
8and safety requirements added by the State Board to such list
9during the term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d)
10precludes an authorizer from including non-curricular health
11and safety requirements in a charter school contract that are
12not contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
13including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
14authorizing local school board.
15    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
16charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
17charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
18instructional materials, and student activities.
19    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
20management and operation of its fiscal affairs including, but
21not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
22charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
23outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
24school. To ensure financial accountability for the use of
25public funds, on or before December 1 of every year of
26operation, each charter school shall submit to its authorizer

 

 

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1and the State Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form
2990 the charter school filed that year with the federal
3Internal Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for
4proper financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer
5may require quarterly financial statements from each charter
6school.
7    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
8this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, all
9federal and State laws and rules applicable to public schools
10that pertain to special education and the instruction of
11English learners, and its charter. A charter school is exempt
12from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
13governing public schools and local school board policies;
14however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
15        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code regarding
16    criminal history records checks and checks of the Statewide
17    Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer and Violent
18    Offender Against Youth Database of applicants for
19    employment;
20        (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 24-24, 34-19, and
21    34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
22        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
23    Tort Immunity Act;
24        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
25    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
26    officers, directors, employees, and agents;

 

 

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1        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
2        (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
3    subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
4        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
5        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school report
6    cards;
7        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
8        (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
9    prevention;
10        (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
11    discipline reporting; and
12        (11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code.
13    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection (g)
14is declaratory of existing law.
15    (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
16school district, the governing body of a State college or
17university or public community college, or any other public or
18for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
19school building and grounds or any other real property or
20facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
21for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
22maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
23activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required to
24perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
25However, a charter school that is established on or after April
2616, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3) and that

 

 

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1operates in a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may
2not contract with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the
3school during the period that commences on April 16, 2003 (the
4effective date of Public Act 93-3) and concludes at the end of
5the 2004-2005 school year. Except as provided in subsection (i)
6of this Section, a school district may charge a charter school
7reasonable rent for the use of the district's buildings,
8grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a charter
9school contracts with a school district shall be provided by
10the district at cost. Any services for which a charter school
11contracts with a local school board or with the governing body
12of a State college or university or public community college
13shall be provided by the public entity at cost.
14    (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
15by converting an existing school or attendance center to
16charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
17deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
18agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
19costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
20facilities that are used by the charter school shall be subject
21to negotiation between the charter school and the local school
22board and shall be set forth in the charter.
23    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age or
24grade level.
25    (k) If the charter school is approved by the Commission,
26then the Commission charter school is its own local education

 

 

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1agency.
2(Source: P.A. 98-16, eff. 5-24-13; 98-639, eff. 6-9-14; 98-669,
3eff. 6-26-14; 98-739, eff. 7-16-14; 98-783, eff. 1-1-15;
498-1059, eff. 8-26-14; 98-1102, eff. 8-26-14; 99-30, eff.
57-10-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-245, eff. 8-3-15; 99-325, eff.
68-10-15; 99-456, eff. 9-15-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-927,
7eff. 6-1-17.)
 
8    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.6)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.6)
9    Sec. 34-18.6. Child abuse and neglect; -detection,
10reporting, and prevention.
11    (a) The Board of Education may provide staff development
12for local school site personnel who work with pupils in grades
13kindergarten through 8, in the detection, reporting, and
14prevention of child abuse and neglect.
15    (b) The Department of Children and Family Services shall,
16in cooperation with school officials, distribute appropriate
17materials in school buildings listing the toll-free telephone
18number established in Section 7.6 of the Abused and Neglected
19Child Reporting Act, including methods of making a report under
20Section 7 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, to
21be displayed in a clearly visible location in each school
22building.
23(Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
 
24    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes

 

 

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1changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
2that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
3represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
4not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
5made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
6Public Act.".