94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB3174

 

Introduced 2/27/2006, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/27A-12.5 new

    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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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
5 27A-12.5 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/27A-12.5 new)
7     Sec. 27A-12.5. Compact school.
8     (a) The local school board of a school district located in
9 a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may enter into an
10 agreement with a provider to establish and operate a compact
11 school in the district. No more than 5 compact schools may
12 operate at any one time in the district. The compact school
13 shall have all of the powers and duties that a charter school
14 has under this Article, except as otherwise provided under this
15 Section.
16     (b) A compact school established under this Section is
17 subject to the following requirements:
18         (1) All teachers of the compact school must belong to
19     an exclusive bargaining agent that represents teachers in
20     City of Chicago School District 299.
21         (2) The school must be in an area of the district that
22     the local school board has designated as over-crowded.
23         (3) The school must have local attendance boundaries.
24         (4) Curriculum and staffing must be determined in an
25     agreement between the local school board, the provider, and
26     the exclusive bargaining agent.
27     (c) Under the agreement to establish and operate a compact
28 school, the provider must enter into a 5-year contract with the
29 exclusive bargaining agent that sets forth what provisions of
30 the district's collective bargaining agreement will be waived
31 by the teachers of the compact school. This contract must be
32 entered into before the compact school begins operation.
 

 

 

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1     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2 2006.