Bill Text: IL HJR0068 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Task Force on the Funding of Commission-authorized Charter Schools to examine funding and related issues.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Tabled [HJR0068 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HJR0068-Introduced.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, In its legislative declaration, the Charter
Schools Law states that the purpose of charter schools in this
State is to improve pupil learning, increase learning
opportunities for all children, with special emphasis on
expanding options for at-risk pupils, encourage innovation,
parental engagement, community involvement, and expanded
public school options, create new professional opportunities
for teachers, and hold charter schools accountable; and
WHEREAS, The vast majority of students enrolled in charter
schools across this State come from low-income families and are
minorities, potentially making charter schools a key component
in the effort to close the achievement gaps that persist; and
WHEREAS, In authorizing Public Act 100-465, the General
Assembly created a new evidence-based funding system to provide
all students in the State of Illinois with a high quality
education; and
WHEREAS, Public Act 100-465 includes a goal to reduce, with
a goal of eliminating, the achievement gap between at-risk and
non-at-risk students by raising the performance of at-risk
students while not reducing standards; and

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WHEREAS, Charter schools authorized by the State Charter
School Commission are supported by State funds otherwise due to
the local school district; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Task Force on the Funding of
Commission-authorized Charter Schools is created to:
(1)Examine the current funding provision in the
Charter Schools Law for the purpose of ensuring funding
equity, including but not limited to the range of funding
available to commission-authorized charter schools and the
source of the funds;
(2)Examine the current funding provisions in the
Charter Schools Law and their impact on the local school
district following the evidence-based funding provisions
of Public Act 100-465 in light of the legislative purpose
and intent behind that legislation;
(3)Review the effect of the commission-authorized
charter schools on the students served by the charter, the
students in the home school district, and the home school
district's budget, with a focus upon the expansion in
facilities, operations, and personnel costs associated
with the creation of the charter school; and
(4)Examine the role of the local school district in
the renewal process for the commission-authorized charter

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schools; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the
following members, who shall serve without compensation:
(1) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives;
(2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives;
(3) One member appointed by the President of the
Senate;
(4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
Senate;
(5) The State Superintendent of Education or his or her
designee;
(6) The Superintendent/Chief Executive Officer or his
or her designee of each school district currently having a
commission-authorized charter school;
(7) One member, appointed by the Governor, upon the
recommendation of the chief executive officer or his or her
designee of each commission-authorized charter school,
except that, where multiple such charter schools operate
within a single district, a single representative shall
appointed;
(8) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the
recommendation of an organization representing teachers in
a school district in a city having a population exceeding

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500,000;
(9) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the
recommendation of the largest statewide organization
representing teachers;
(10) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the
recommendation of the second-largest statewide
organization representing teachers;
(11) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the
recommendation of a statewide organization representing
charter schools in the State;
(12) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the
recommendation of the largest statewide association
representing school boards;
(13) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the
recommendation of the largest statewide association
representing school administrators;
(14) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the
recommendation of the largest statewide association
representing school business officials; and
(15) One member appointed by the Governor, who shall be
a current or former commissioner of the State Charter
School Commission; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be
appointed within 30 days after the adoption of this resolution
and shall begin meeting no later than 30 days after the

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appointments are finalized; in the event that the appointments
by the Governor are not made within 30 days after the adoption
of this resolution, the State Superintendent of Education shall
make such appointments within 15 days after the appointment
deadline; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall elect a
chairperson from among their membership, and the Illinois State
Board of Education shall provide administrative support; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall issue a report making
recommendations on any changes to State laws with regard to
charter school funding on or before February 15, 2020 and upon
the filing of its report is dissolved; and be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
delivered to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House, the
Minority Leader of the Senate, the Governor, the State
Superintendent of Education, and the Chief Executive Officer of
City of Chicago School District 299.