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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 116          </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-CHARTER SCH LIMIT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Chuck Weaver</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/27A-4</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>105 ILCS 5/27A-6</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Charter Schools Article of the School Code. Removes provisions providing that the total number of charter schools operating under this Article at any one time shall not exceed 120. Removes a provision limiting the number of charter schools to 70 in any city having a population exceeding 500,000. Removes a provision limiting the number of charter schools to 45 in the remainder of the State. Removes a provision providing that the State Board of Education shall assign a number to each charter submission it receives for its review and certification, based on the chronological order in which the submission is received by it.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chuck Weaver</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Education</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Education</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee on Charter Schools</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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