Illinois House Bill 2523 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-13 - Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Requires the revised School Improvement Plan for a Chicago public school that is initially placed on academic watch status after a fourth annual calculation or that remains on academic watch status after a fifth annual calculation to be approved by the school's local school council even if on probation. Provides that a charter school operating within the City of Chicago shall be administered by a local school council. Provides that a local school council shall be established for each attendance center within the Chicago school district. Provides that in each attendance center enrolling students in 7th or 8th grade, one full-time student member shall be appointed to the local school council, although no attendance center shall have more than one student member. Requires a supermajority of 8 votes by the local school council to veto any action proposed or approved regarding certain schools placed on probation and intervention actions. Provides that the Chicago Board of Education shall provide $2,500 annually to each local school council for the purposes of training and to procure reasonable and necessary office equipment and supplies as each local school council sees fit. Creates the LSC Certification Commission to provide fundamental training to members of local school councils and to certify each member. Makes changes concerning training for local school council members. Provides that the LSC Certification Commission may request and, upon such request, the Board shall budget and distribute such funds as are equal to the total allocations for the certification of local school council members in the immediately prior year. Makes changes concerning certain limitations upon applicability. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

SCH CD-LOCAL SCHOOL COUNCILS

Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-13	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
2015-04-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
2015-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-03-02	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Charter School Policy Committee
2015-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-02-18	House	First Reading
2015-02-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	2-3.25d	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	27A-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-2.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-2.2	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-2.3	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-2.3b	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-2.4b	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-8.3	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-8.4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2523&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB2523.htm