Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

Filed: 11/14/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 565

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 565, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
627-8.1 and 27A-5 as follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/27-8.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1)
8    Sec. 27-8.1. Health examinations and immunizations.
9    (1) In compliance with rules and regulations which the
10Department of Public Health shall promulgate, and except as
11hereinafter provided, all children in Illinois shall have a
12health examination as follows: within one year prior to
13entering kindergarten or the first grade of any public,
14private, or parochial elementary school; upon entering the
15sixth and ninth grades of any public, private, or parochial
16school; prior to entrance into any public, private, or

 

 

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1parochial nursery school; and, irrespective of grade,
2immediately prior to or upon entrance into any public, private,
3or parochial school or nursery school, each child shall present
4proof of having been examined in accordance with this Section
5and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. Any child
6who received a health examination within one year prior to
7entering the fifth grade for the 2007-2008 school year is not
8required to receive an additional health examination in order
9to comply with the provisions of Public Act 95-422 when he or
10she attends school for the 2008-2009 school year, unless the
11child is attending school for the first time as provided in
12this paragraph.
13    A tuberculosis skin test screening shall be included as a
14required part of each health examination included under this
15Section if the child resides in an area designated by the
16Department of Public Health as having a high incidence of
17tuberculosis. Additional health examinations of pupils,
18including eye examinations, may be required when deemed
19necessary by school authorities. Parents are encouraged to have
20their children undergo eye examinations at the same points in
21time required for health examinations.
22    (1.5) In compliance with rules adopted by the Department of
23Public Health and except as otherwise provided in this Section,
24all children in kindergarten and the second and sixth grades of
25any public, private, or parochial school shall have a dental
26examination. Each of these children shall present proof of

 

 

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1having been examined by a dentist in accordance with this
2Section and rules adopted under this Section before May 15th of
3the school year. If a child in the second or sixth grade fails
4to present proof by May 15th, the school may hold the child's
5report card until one of the following occurs: (i) the child
6presents proof of a completed dental examination or (ii) the
7child presents proof that a dental examination will take place
8within 60 days after May 15th. The Department of Public Health
9shall establish, by rule, a waiver for children who show an
10undue burden or a lack of access to a dentist. Each public,
11private, and parochial school must give notice of this dental
12examination requirement to the parents and guardians of
13students at least 60 days before May 15th of each school year.
14    (1.10) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all
15children enrolling in kindergarten in a public, private, or
16parochial school on or after the effective date of this
17amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly and any student
18enrolling for the first time in a public, private, or parochial
19school on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
20the 95th General Assembly shall have an eye examination. Each
21of these children shall present proof of having been examined
22by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
23branches or a licensed optometrist within the previous year, in
24accordance with this Section and rules adopted under this
25Section, before October 15th of the school year. If the child
26fails to present proof by October 15th, the school may hold the

 

 

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1child's report card until one of the following occurs: (i) the
2child presents proof of a completed eye examination or (ii) the
3child presents proof that an eye examination will take place
4within 60 days after October 15th. The Department of Public
5Health shall establish, by rule, a waiver for children who show
6an undue burden or a lack of access to a physician licensed to
7practice medicine in all of its branches who provides eye
8examinations or to a licensed optometrist. Each public,
9private, and parochial school must give notice of this eye
10examination requirement to the parents and guardians of
11students in compliance with rules of the Department of Public
12Health. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to allow a
13school to exclude a child from attending because of a parent's
14or guardian's failure to obtain an eye examination for the
15child.
16    (2) The Department of Public Health shall promulgate rules
17and regulations specifying the examinations and procedures
18that constitute a health examination, which shall include an
19age-appropriate developmental screening, an age-appropriate
20social and emotional screening, and the collection of data
21relating to obesity (including at a minimum, date of birth,
22gender, height, weight, blood pressure, and date of exam), and
23a dental examination and may recommend by rule that certain
24additional examinations be performed. The rules and
25regulations of the Department of Public Health shall specify
26that a tuberculosis skin test screening shall be included as a

 

 

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1required part of each health examination included under this
2Section if the child resides in an area designated by the
3Department of Public Health as having a high incidence of
4tuberculosis. With respect to the developmental screening and
5the social and emotional screening, the Department of Public
6Health must develop rules and appropriate revisions to the
7Child Health Examination form in conjunction with a statewide
8organization representing school boards; a statewide
9organization representing pediatricians; statewide
10organizations representing individuals holding Illinois
11educator licenses with school support personnel endorsements,
12including school social workers, school psychologists, and
13school nurses; a statewide organization representing
14children's mental health experts; a statewide organization
15representing school principals; the Director of Healthcare and
16Family Services or his or her designee, the State
17Superintendent of Education or his or her designee; and
18representatives of other appropriate State agencies and, at a
19minimum, must recommend the use of validated screening tools
20appropriate to the child's age or grade, and, with regard to
21the social and emotional screening, require recording only
22whether or not the screening was completed. The rules shall
23take into consideration the screening recommendations of the
24American Academy of Pediatrics and must be consistent with the
25State Board of Education's social and emotional learning
26standards. The Department of Public Health shall specify that a

 

 

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1diabetes screening as defined by rule shall be included as a
2required part of each health examination. Diabetes testing is
3not required.
4    Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
5branches, licensed advanced practice nurses, or licensed
6physician assistants shall be responsible for the performance
7of the health examinations, other than dental examinations, eye
8examinations, and vision and hearing screening, and shall sign
9all report forms required by subsection (4) of this Section
10that pertain to those portions of the health examination for
11which the physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician
12assistant is responsible. If a registered nurse performs any
13part of a health examination, then a physician licensed to
14practice medicine in all of its branches must review and sign
15all required report forms. Licensed dentists shall perform all
16dental examinations and shall sign all report forms required by
17subsection (4) of this Section that pertain to the dental
18examinations. Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all
19its branches or licensed optometrists shall perform all eye
20examinations required by this Section and shall sign all report
21forms required by subsection (4) of this Section that pertain
22to the eye examination. For purposes of this Section, an eye
23examination shall at a minimum include history, visual acuity,
24subjective refraction to best visual acuity near and far,
25internal and external examination, and a glaucoma evaluation,
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1professional judgment of the doctor are necessary. Vision and
2hearing screening tests, which shall not be considered
3examinations as that term is used in this Section, shall be
4conducted in accordance with rules and regulations of the
5Department of Public Health, and by individuals whom the
6Department of Public Health has certified. In these rules and
7regulations, the Department of Public Health shall require that
8individuals conducting vision screening tests give a child's
9parent or guardian written notification, before the vision
10screening is conducted, that states, "Vision screening is not a
11substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an eye
12doctor. Your child is not required to undergo this vision
13screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed
14and signed a report form indicating that an examination has
15been administered within the previous 12 months."
16    (2.5) With respect to the developmental screening and the
17social and emotional screening portion of the health
18examination, each child may present proof of having been
19screened in accordance with this Section and the rules adopted
20under this Section before October 15th of the school year. With
21regard to the social and emotional screening only, the
22examining health care provider shall only record whether or not
23the screening was completed. If the child fails to present
24proof of the developmental screening or the social and
25emotional screening portions of the health examination by
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1personnel may, with a parent's or guardian's consent, offer the
2developmental screening or the social and emotional screening
3to the child. Each public, private, and parochial school must
4give notice of the developmental screening and social and
5emotional screening requirements to the parents and guardians
6of students in compliance with the rules of the Department of
7Public Health. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
8allow a school to exclude a child from attending because of a
9parent's or guardian's failure to obtain a developmental
10screening or a social and emotional screening for the child.
11Once a developmental screening or a social and emotional
12screening is completed and proof has been presented to the
13school, the school may, with a parent's or guardian's consent,
14make available appropriate school personnel to work with the
15parent or guardian, the child, and the provider who signed the
16screening form to obtain any appropriate evaluations and
17services as indicated on the form and in other information and
18documentation provided by the parents, guardians, or provider.
19    (3) Every child shall, at or about the same time as he or
20she receives a health examination required by subsection (1) of
21this Section, present to the local school proof of having
22received such immunizations against preventable communicable
23diseases as the Department of Public Health shall require by
24rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Section and
25the Communicable Disease Prevention Act.
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1dental examination, or eye examination shall record the fact of
2having conducted the examination, and such additional
3information as required, including for a health examination
4data relating to obesity (including at a minimum, date of
5birth, gender, height, weight, blood pressure, and date of
6exam), on uniform forms which the Department of Public Health
7and the State Board of Education shall prescribe for statewide
8use. The examiner shall summarize on the report form any
9condition that he or she suspects indicates a need for special
10services, including for a health examination factors relating
11to obesity. The duty to summarize on the report form does not
12apply to social and emotional screenings. The confidentiality
13of the information and records relating to the developmental
14screening and the social and emotional screening shall be
15determined by the statutes, rules, and professional ethics
16governing the type of provider conducting the screening. The
17individuals confirming the administration of required
18immunizations shall record as indicated on the form that the
19immunizations were administered.
20    (5) If a child does not submit proof of having had either
21the health examination or the immunization as required, then
22the child shall be examined or receive the immunization, as the
23case may be, and present proof by October 15 of the current
24school year, or by an earlier date of the current school year
25established by a school district. To establish a date before
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1examination or immunization as required, a school district must
2give notice of the requirements of this Section 60 days prior
3to the earlier established date. If for medical reasons one or
4more of the required immunizations must be given after October
515 of the current school year, or after an earlier established
6date of the current school year, then the child shall present,
7by October 15, or by the earlier established date, a schedule
8for the administration of the immunizations and a statement of
9the medical reasons causing the delay, both the schedule and
10the statement being issued by the physician, advanced practice
11nurse, physician assistant, registered nurse, or local health
12department that will be responsible for administration of the
13remaining required immunizations. If a child does not comply by
14October 15, or by the earlier established date of the current
15school year, with the requirements of this subsection, then the
16local school authority shall exclude that child from school
17until such time as the child presents proof of having had the
18health examination as required and presents proof of having
19received those required immunizations which are medically
20possible to receive immediately. During a child's exclusion
21from school for noncompliance with this subsection, the child's
22parents or legal guardian shall be considered in violation of
23Section 26-1 and subject to any penalty imposed by Section
2426-10. This subsection (5) does not apply to dental
25examinations, and eye examinations, and the developmental
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1the health examination. If the student is an out-of-state
2transfer student and does not have the proof required under
3this subsection (5) before October 15 of the current year or
4whatever date is set by the school district, then he or she may
5only attend classes (i) if he or she has proof that an
6appointment for the required vaccinations has been scheduled
7with a party authorized to submit proof of the required
8vaccinations. If the proof of vaccination required under this
9subsection (5) is not submitted within 30 days after the
10student is permitted to attend classes, then the student is not
11to be permitted to attend classes until proof of the
12vaccinations has been properly submitted. No school district or
13employee of a school district shall be held liable for any
14injury or illness to another person that results from admitting
15an out-of-state transfer student to class that has an
16appointment scheduled pursuant to this subsection (5).
17    (6) Every school shall report to the State Board of
18Education by November 15, in the manner which that agency shall
19require, the number of children who have received the necessary
20immunizations and the health examination (other than a dental
21examination or eye examination) as required, indicating, of
22those who have not received the immunizations and examination
23as required, the number of children who are exempt from health
24examination and immunization requirements on religious or
25medical grounds as provided in subsection (8). On or before
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1registered nonpublic school shall make publicly available the
2immunization data they are required to submit to the State
3Board of Education by November 15. The immunization data made
4publicly available must be identical to the data the school
5district or school has reported to the State Board of
6Education.
7    Every school shall report to the State Board of Education
8by June 30, in the manner that the State Board requires, the
9number of children who have received the required dental
10examination, indicating, of those who have not received the
11required dental examination, the number of children who are
12exempt from the dental examination on religious grounds as
13provided in subsection (8) of this Section and the number of
14children who have received a waiver under subsection (1.5) of
15this Section.
16    Every school shall report to the State Board of Education
17by June 30, in the manner that the State Board requires, the
18number of children who have received the required eye
19examination, indicating, of those who have not received the
20required eye examination, the number of children who are exempt
21from the eye examination as provided in subsection (8) of this
22Section, the number of children who have received a waiver
23under subsection (1.10) of this Section, and the total number
24of children in noncompliance with the eye examination
25requirement.
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1provided to the Department of Public Health by the State Board
2of Education.
3    (7) Upon determining that the number of pupils who are
4required to be in compliance with subsection (5) of this
5Section is below 90% of the number of pupils enrolled in the
6school district, 10% of each State aid payment made pursuant to
7Section 18-8.05 to the school district for such year may be
8withheld by the State Board of Education until the number of
9students in compliance with subsection (5) is the applicable
10specified percentage or higher.
11    (8) Children of parents or legal guardians who object to
12health, dental, or eye examinations or any part thereof, to
13immunizations, or to vision and hearing screening tests on
14religious grounds shall not be required to undergo the
15examinations, tests, or immunizations to which they so object
16if such parents or legal guardians present to the appropriate
17local school authority a signed Certificate of Religious
18Exemption detailing the grounds for objection and the specific
19immunizations, tests, or examinations to which they object. The
20grounds for objection must set forth the specific religious
21belief that conflicts with the examination, test,
22immunization, or other medical intervention. The signed
23certificate shall also reflect the parent's or legal guardian's
24understanding of the school's exclusion policies in the case of
25a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak or exposure. The
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1health care provider responsible for the performance of the
2child's health examination confirming that the provider
3provided education to the parent or legal guardian on the
4benefits of immunization and the health risks to the student
5and to the community of the communicable diseases for which
6immunization is required in this State. However, the health
7care provider's signature on the certificate reflects only that
8education was provided and does not allow a health care
9provider grounds to determine a religious exemption. Those
10receiving immunizations required under this Code shall be
11provided with the relevant vaccine information statements that
12are required to be disseminated by the federal National
13Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, which may contain
14information on circumstances when a vaccine should not be
15administered, prior to administering a vaccine. A healthcare
16provider may consider including without limitation the
17nationally accepted recommendations from federal agencies such
18as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the
19information outlined in the relevant vaccine information
20statement, and vaccine package inserts, along with the
21healthcare provider's clinical judgment, to determine whether
22any child may be more susceptible to experiencing an adverse
23vaccine reaction than the general population, and, if so, the
24healthcare provider may exempt the child from an immunization
25or adopt an individualized immunization schedule. The
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1Department of Public Health and shall be made available and
2used by parents and legal guardians by the beginning of the
32015-2016 school year. Parents or legal guardians must submit
4the Certificate of Religious Exemption to their local school
5authority prior to entering kindergarten, sixth grade, and
6ninth grade for each child for which they are requesting an
7exemption. The religious objection stated need not be directed
8by the tenets of an established religious organization.
9However, general philosophical or moral reluctance to allow
10physical examinations, eye examinations, immunizations, vision
11and hearing screenings, or dental examinations does not provide
12a sufficient basis for an exception to statutory requirements.
13The local school authority is responsible for determining if
14the content of the Certificate of Religious Exemption
15constitutes a valid religious objection. The local school
16authority shall inform the parent or legal guardian of
17exclusion procedures, in accordance with the Department's
18rules under Part 690 of Title 77 of the Illinois Administrative
19Code, at the time the objection is presented.
20    If the physical condition of the child is such that any one
21or more of the immunizing agents should not be administered,
22the examining physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician
23assistant responsible for the performance of the health
24examination shall endorse that fact upon the health examination
25form.
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1examination does not exempt the child from participation in the
2program of physical education training provided in Sections
327-5 through 27-7 of this Code.
4    (9) For the purposes of this Section, "nursery schools"
5means those nursery schools operated by elementary school
6systems or secondary level school units or institutions of
7higher learning.
8(Source: P.A. 98-673, eff. 6-30-14; 99-173, eff. 7-29-15;
999-249, eff. 8-3-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/27A-5)
11    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
12    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
13nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
14school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
15corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
16authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
17    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
18by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
19school or attendance center to charter school status. Beginning
20on April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3), in
21all new applications to establish a charter school in a city
22having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of the charter
23school shall be limited to one campus. The changes made to this
24Section by Public Act 93-3 do not apply to charter schools
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1date of Public Act 93-3).
2    (b-5) In this subsection (b-5), "virtual-schooling" means
3a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and
4instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
5their teachers at remote locations and with students
6participating at different times.
7    From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
8moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
9virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
10school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This
11moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
12virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
13April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
14school with virtual-schooling components already approved
15prior to April 1, 2013.
16    On or before March 1, 2014, the Commission shall submit to
17the General Assembly a report on the effect of
18virtual-schooling, including without limitation the effect on
19student performance, the costs associated with
20virtual-schooling, and issues with oversight. The report shall
21include policy recommendations for virtual-schooling.
22    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
23its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
24provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter school
25shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and the Open
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1    (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
2health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
3requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
4preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
5students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
6prevent threats to the health and safety of students and school
7personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety requirement" does
8not include any course of study or specialized instructional
9requirement for which the State Board has established goals and
10learning standards or which is designed primarily to impart
11knowledge and skills for students to master and apply as an
12outcome of their education.
13    A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
14health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
15under the laws of the State of Illinois. On or before September
161, 2015, the State Board shall promulgate and post on its
17Internet website a list of non-curricular health and safety
18requirements that a charter school must meet. The list shall be
19updated annually no later than September 1. Any charter
20contract between a charter school and its authorizer must
21contain a provision that requires the charter school to follow
22the list of all non-curricular health and safety requirements
23promulgated by the State Board and any non-curricular health
24and safety requirements added by the State Board to such list
25during the term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d)
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1and safety requirements in a charter school contract that are
2not contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
3including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
4authorizing local school board.
5    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
6charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
7charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
8instructional materials, and student activities.
9    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
10management and operation of its fiscal affairs including, but
11not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
12charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
13outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
14school. To ensure financial accountability for the use of
15public funds, on or before December 1 of every year of
16operation, each charter school shall submit to its authorizer
17and the State Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form
18990 the charter school filed that year with the federal
19Internal Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for
20proper financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer
21may require quarterly financial statements from each charter
22school.
23    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
24this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, all
25federal and State laws and rules applicable to public schools
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1English learners, and its charter. A charter school is exempt
2from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
3governing public schools and local school board policies;
4however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
5        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code regarding
6    criminal history records checks and checks of the Statewide
7    Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer and Violent
8    Offender Against Youth Database of applicants for
9    employment;
10        (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 24-24, 34-19, and
11    34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
12        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
13    Tort Immunity Act;
14        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
15    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
16    officers, directors, employees, and agents;
17        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
18        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
19        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school report
20    cards;
21        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
22        (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
23    prevention;
24        (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
25    discipline reporting; and
26        (11) Sections Section 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code.

 

 

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1    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection (g)
2is declaratory of existing law.
3    (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
4school district, the governing body of a State college or
5university or public community college, or any other public or
6for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
7school building and grounds or any other real property or
8facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
9for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
10maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
11activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required to
12perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
13However, a charter school that is established on or after April
1416, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3) and that
15operates in a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may
16not contract with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the
17school during the period that commences on April 16, 2003 (the
18effective date of Public Act 93-3) and concludes at the end of
19the 2004-2005 school year. Except as provided in subsection (i)
20of this Section, a school district may charge a charter school
21reasonable rent for the use of the district's buildings,
22grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a charter
23school contracts with a school district shall be provided by
24the district at cost. Any services for which a charter school
25contracts with a local school board or with the governing body
26of a State college or university or public community college

 

 

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1shall be provided by the public entity at cost.
2    (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
3by converting an existing school or attendance center to
4charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
5deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
6agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
7costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
8facilities that are used by the charter school shall be subject
9to negotiation between the charter school and the local school
10board and shall be set forth in the charter.
11    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age or
12grade level.
13    (k) If the charter school is approved by the Commission,
14then the Commission charter school is its own local education
15agency.
16(Source: P.A. 98-16, eff. 5-24-13; 98-639, eff. 6-9-14; 98-669,
17eff. 6-26-14; 98-739, eff. 7-16-14; 98-783, eff. 1-1-15;
1898-1059, eff. 8-26-14; 98-1102, eff. 8-26-14; 99-30, eff.
197-10-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-245, eff. 8-3-15; 99-325, eff.
208-10-15; 99-456, eff. 9-15-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1,
222017.".