Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/10-20.58 new

105 ILCS 5/34-18.50 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Provides that the parents of at least 51% of students in a low-performing school may initiate reform measures at the school through the submission of a parent petition to the school board. Provides for submission of a notice of petition. Provides that the petition shall request that the school board fully intervene in the school and implement one of the following reform measures: (1) reopen the school as a charter school; (2) change the school leadership; (3) close the school and reassign students currently attending the school to another school at the appropriate grade level within the same school district; or (4) adopt a new school governance structure. Upon receiving a copy of a petition signed by the parents of at least 51% of the students in a low-performing school, requires the school board to implement the reform measures requested in the petition.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/11/2016	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D. Anthony
2/11/2016	House	First Reading
2/11/2016	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/23/2016	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
4/8/2016	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

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