Rep. Sonya M. Harper
Filed: 3/24/2017
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3437 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3437 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
527A-10.10 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27A-10.10)
7    Sec. 27A-10.10. Closure of charter school; unspent public 
8funds; procedures for the disposition of property and assets.
9    (a) Upon the closing of a charter school authorized by one 
10or more local school boards, the governing body of the charter 
11school or its designee shall refund to the chartering entity or 
12entities all unspent public funds. The charter school's other 
13property and assets shall be disposed of under the provisions 
14of the charter application and contract. If the application and 
15contract are silent or ambiguous as to the disposition of any 
16of the school's property or assets, any property or assets of 
 
 
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1the charter school purchased with public funds shall be 
2returned to the school district or districts from which the 
3charter school draws enrollment, at no cost to the receiving 
4district or districts, subject to each district's acceptance of 
5the property or asset. Any unspent public funds or other 
6property or assets received by the charter school directly from 
7any State or federal agency shall be refunded to or revert back 
8to that State or federal agency, respectively.
9    (b) Upon the closing of a charter school authorized by the 
10Commission, the governing body of the charter school or its 
11designee shall refund all unspent public funds to the State 
12Board of Education. The charter school's other property and 
13assets shall be disposed of under the provisions of the charter 
14application and contract. If the application and contract are 
15silent or ambiguous as to the disposition of any of the 
16school's property or assets, any property or assets of the 
17charter school purchased with public funds shall be returned to 
18the school district or districts from which the charter school 
19draws its enrollment, at no cost to the receiving district or 
20districts, subject to each district's acceptance of the 
21property or asset. Any unspent public funds or other property 
22or assets provided by a State agency other than the State Board 
23of Education or by a federal agency shall be refunded to or 
24revert back to that State or federal agency, respectively.

25    (c) If a determination is made to close a charter school 
26located within the boundaries of a school district organized 
 
 
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1under Article 34 of this Code for at least one school year, the 
2charter school shall give at least 60 days' notice of the 
3closure to all affected students and parents or legal 
4guardians. 
5(Source: P.A. 98-783, eff. 1-1-15.)
 

6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
7becoming law.".