House Sponsors: YOUNGE, GILES, HOWARD AND PUGH. Short description: CHARTER SCHLS-ST BD ED ACTION Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Charter Schools Law in the School Code. Eliminates provisions added by P.A. 90-548 authorizing the State Board of Education, under specified conditions, to reverse a local school board's decision to deny, revoke, or not renew a charter. Also deletes provisions under which the State Board of Education would act as the authorized chartering entity for a charter school if the State Board, on appeal, were to reverse a local school board's decision to deny, revoke, or not renew a charter. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) Number of charter school applications reaching ISBE would be reduced thereby resulting in an unknown amount of cost savings. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) No change from SBE fiscal note. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status