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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB3174
Introduced 2/27/2006, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Charter Schools Law. Provides that the Chicago school district may enter into an agreement with a provider to establish and operate a compact school in the district. Provides that no more than 5 compact schools may operate at any one time in the district. Provides that the compact school shall have all of the powers and duties that a charter school has, unless otherwise specified. Sets forth requirements for the compact school, including requiring all teachers of the compact school to belong to an exclusive bargaining agent that represents teachers in the Chicago school district. Provides that under the agreement to establish and operate a compact school, the provider must enter into a 5-year contract with the exclusive bargaining agent that sets forth what provisions of the district's collective bargaining agreement will be waived by the teachers of the compact school. Effective July 1, 2006.
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A BILL FOR
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LRB094 19747 NHT 56369 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 27A-12.5 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/27A-12.5 new) |
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| Sec. 27A-12.5. Compact school. |
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| (a) The local school board of a school district located in |
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| a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may enter into an |
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| agreement with a provider to establish and operate a compact |
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| school in the district. No more than 5 compact schools may |
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| operate at any one time in the district. The compact school |
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| shall have all of the powers and duties that a charter school |
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| has under this Article, except as otherwise provided under this |
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| Section. |
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| (b) A compact school established under this Section is |
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| subject to the following requirements: |
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| (1) All teachers of the compact school must belong to |
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| an exclusive bargaining agent that represents teachers in |
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| City of Chicago School District 299. |
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| (2) The school must be in an area of the district that |
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| the local school board has designated as over-crowded. |
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| (3) The school must have local attendance boundaries. |
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| (4) Curriculum and staffing must be determined in an |
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| agreement between the local school board, the provider, and |
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| the exclusive bargaining agent. |
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| (c) Under the agreement to establish and operate a compact |
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| school, the provider must enter into a 5-year contract with the |
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| exclusive bargaining agent that sets forth what provisions of |
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| the district's collective bargaining agreement will be waived |
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| by the teachers of the compact school. This contract must be |
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| entered into before the compact school begins operation.
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