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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2779         </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-CHARTER SCH-REFERENDUM</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Linda Holmes-William Delgado</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/27A-8</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>105 ILCS 5/27A-9</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Provide that if the State Charter School Commission or any other State entity to which an appeal may be submitted under the Law reverses a local school board's decision to deny, revoke, or not renew a charter, the reversal may not be implemented unless the question of whether a charter school shall be established or continue operating has been submitted to the electors of the school district at a regular election and approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question. Sets forth requirements for the referendum.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/30/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Education</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Education</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee on Charter Schools</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Charter Schools</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Reported Back To Education;  003-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Reported Back To Education;  002-001-000</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Education</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2014</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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