House Sponsors: GILES. Short description: CHARTER SCH-NUM-STU-OPER-STAFF Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Makes changes concerning increasing the number of schools that may operate in the City of Chicago, the priority given to certain pupils, limiting operation of a school to one campus, prohibiting a for-profit entity from operating or managing a school, requiring students to take nationally recognized standardized tests, and requiring a certain percentage of educational staff to be certificated. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status