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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 279          </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-CHARTER SCH MORATORIUM</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Will Guzzardi, Celina Villanueva and Lindsey LaPointe</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/27A-5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the School Code. Provides that there is a moratorium on the establishment of new charter schools in financially distressed school districts, including new campuses of existing charter schools, for such a time as the school district meets the definition of a financially distressed school district.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/10/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing &amp; Charter School</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>10/4/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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