SCH CD-CHARTER SCH-TRUANCY House SponsorsRep. Linda Chapa LaVia-Will Guzzardi and Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Senate Sponsors(Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins and William Delgado) 7/22/2016HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0596 105 ILCS 5/27A-5.5 new Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Requires a charter school to comply with all applicable absenteeism and truancy policies and requirements applicable to public schools under the laws of the State of Illinois. Sets forth how a charter school must define a truant, chronic or habitual truant, truant minor, and dropout. Effective immediately.Fiscal Note (IL State Board of Education) HB 3199 will not likely have a significant fiscal impact to the State. The legislation will require charter schools to comply with truancy and absenteeism policies applicable to public schools in Illinois. Charter school students are countered in the Average Daily Attendance of the local school district when calculating the district's General State Aid entitlement, so to the extent that new truancy and absenteeism policies increase attendance at charter schools, this could increase the overall GSA claim to the State in an unknown amount. In addition, there may be an unknown cost to charter schools top adopt and comply with these policies. 2/25/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 2/25/2015HouseFirst Reading 2/25/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/10/2015HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Charter School Policy Committee 3/18/2015HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Charter School Policy Committee; 012-000-000 3/19/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/24/2015HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. Ron Sandack 3/26/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/26/2015HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/30/2015HouseFiscal Note Filed 4/16/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 4/24/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/6/2016HouseApproved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-002-000 4/6/2016HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/12/2016HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/12/2016HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/14/2016HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-005-000 4/15/2016HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi 4/18/2016SenateArrive in Senate 4/18/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/18/2016SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 4/18/2016SenateFirst Reading 4/18/2016SenateReferred to Assignments 4/27/2016SenateAssigned to Education 5/3/2016SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado 5/3/2016SenateDo Pass Education; 013-000-000 5/3/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2016 5/17/2016SenateSecond Reading 5/17/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016 5/18/2016SenateThird Reading - Passed; 053-001-000 5/18/2016HousePassed Both Houses 6/16/2016HouseSent to the Governor 7/22/2016HouseGovernor Approved 7/22/2016HouseEffective Date July 22, 2016 7/22/2016HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0596