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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5074

Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/27A-9

Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Provides that the
principal metric a school board shall consider for a charter renewal must
be academic achievement. Provides that the school board shall grant a
renewal term of no fewer than 5 years if the charter's average annual
summative designation over the term of the charter is in the top 3
summative designations on the State report card. Provides that nothing in
these provisions limits an authorizer's authority to impose conditions or
corrective actions as required by law, but the renewal term for a charter
school meeting a school board's academic criteria may not be fewer than 5
years.
LRB104 17887 LNS 31323 b

A BILL FOR

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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 changing Section
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27A-9 as follows:

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(105 ILCS 5/27A-9)
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Sec. 27A-9.
Term of charter; renewal.
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(a) An initial charter shall be granted for a period of 5
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school years. A charter may be renewed in incremental periods
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not to exceed 10 school years. Authorizers shall ensure that
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every charter granted on or after January 1, 2017 includes
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standards and goals for academic, organizational, and
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financial performance
, subject to subsection (b-5)
. A charter
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must meet all standards and goals for academic,
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organizational, and financial performance set forth by the
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authorizer in order to be renewed for a term in excess of 5
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years but not more than 10 years. If an authorizer fails to
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establish standards and goals, a charter shall not be renewed
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for a term in excess of 5 years. Nothing contained in this
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Section shall require an authorizer to grant a full 10-year
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renewal term to any particular charter school, but an
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authorizer may award a full 10-year renewal term to charter
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schools that have a demonstrated track record of improving

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student performance.
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(b) A charter school renewal proposal submitted to the
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local school board or the State Board, as the chartering
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entity, shall contain:
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(1) a report on the progress of the charter school in
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achieving the goals, objectives, pupil performance
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standards, content standards, and other terms of the
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initial approved charter proposal; and
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(2) a financial statement that discloses the costs of
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administration, instruction, and other spending categories
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for the charter school that is understandable to the
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general public and that will allow comparison of those
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costs to other schools or other comparable organizations,
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in a format required by the State Board.
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(b-5) The principal metric a local school board shall
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consider for a charter renewal must be academic achievement.
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The local school board shall grant a renewal term of no fewer
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than 5 years if the charter's average annual summative
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designation over the term of the charter is in the top 3
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summative designations on the State report card under Section
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10-17a, as defined by the State Board of Education's school
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accountability system. Nothing in this subsection limits an
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authorizer's authority to impose conditions or corrective
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actions as required by law, but the renewal term for a charter
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school meeting a local school board's academic criteria may
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not be fewer than 5 years.

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(c) A charter may be revoked or not renewed if the local
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school board or the State Board, as the chartering entity,
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clearly demonstrates that the charter school did any of the
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following, or otherwise failed to comply with the requirements
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of this law:
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(1) Committed a material violation of any of the
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conditions, standards, or procedures set forth in the
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charter.
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(2) Failed to meet or make reasonable progress toward
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achievement of the content standards or pupil performance
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standards identified in the charter.
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(3) Failed to meet generally accepted standards of
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fiscal management.
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(4) Violated any provision of law from which the
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charter school was not exempted.
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In the case of revocation, the local school board or the
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State Board, as the chartering entity, shall notify the
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charter school in writing of the reason why the charter is
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subject to revocation. The charter school shall submit a
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written plan to the local school board or the State Board,
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whichever is applicable, to rectify the problem. The plan
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shall include a timeline for implementation, which shall not
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exceed 2 years or the date of the charter's expiration,
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whichever is earlier. If the local school board or the State
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Board, as the chartering entity, finds that the charter school
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has failed to implement the plan of remediation and adhere to

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the timeline, then the chartering entity shall revoke the
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charter. Except in situations of an emergency where the
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health, safety, or education of the charter school's students
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is at risk, the revocation shall take place at the end of a
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school year. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
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prohibit an implementation timetable that is less than 2 years
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in duration. No local school board may arbitrarily or
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capriciously revoke or not renew a charter. Except for
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extenuating circumstances outlined in this Section, if a local
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school board revokes or does not renew a charter, it must
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ensure that all students currently enrolled in the charter
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school are placed in schools that are higher performing than
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that charter school, as defined in the State's federal Every
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Student Succeeds Act accountability plan. In determining
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whether extenuating circumstances exist, a local school board
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must detail, by clear and convincing evidence, that factors
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unrelated to the charter school's accountability designation
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outweigh the charter school's academic performance.
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(d) (Blank).
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(e) Notice of a local school board's decision to deny,
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revoke, or not renew a charter shall be provided to the State
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Board.
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The State Board may reverse a local board's decision to
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revoke or not renew a charter if the State Board finds that the
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charter school or charter school proposal (i) is in compliance
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with this Article and (ii) is in the best interests of the

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students it is designed to serve. The State Board may
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condition the granting of an appeal on the acceptance by the
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charter school of funding in an amount less than that
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requested in the proposal submitted to the local school board.
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The State Board must appoint and utilize a hearing officer for
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any appeals conducted under this subsection. Final decisions
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of the State Board are subject to judicial review under the
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Administrative Review Law.
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(f) Notwithstanding other provisions of this Article, if
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the State Board on appeal reverses a local board's decision or
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if a charter school is approved by referendum, the State Board
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shall act as the authorized chartering entity for the charter
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school and shall perform all functions under this Article
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otherwise performed by the local school board. The State Board
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shall report the aggregate number of charter school pupils
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resident in a school district to that district and shall
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notify the district of the amount of funding to be paid by the
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State Board to the charter school enrolling such students. The
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charter school shall maintain accurate records of daily
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attendance and student enrollment and shall enter data on the
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students served, their characteristics, their particular
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needs, the programs in which they participate, and their
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academic achievement into the statewide student information
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system established by the State Board. The State Board shall
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withhold from funds otherwise due the district the funds
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authorized by this Article to be paid to the charter school and

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shall pay such amounts to the charter school in quarterly
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installments, calculated as follows:
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(1) The amount of the first quarterly payment shall be
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based on the projected number of students who will be
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enrolled in the charter school in the upcoming school
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year, multiplied by one-fourth of the resident district's
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per capita tuition amount. Each charter school shall
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submit its projected enrollment by no later than August 1
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of each year on a form provided by the State Board for this
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purpose.
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(2) The amount of the second quarterly payment shall
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be calculated such that the aggregate amount of the first
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and second quarterly installments is equal to the number
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of students reported as enrolled at the charter school on
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October 1 in the State Board's student information system,
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multiplied by one-half of the resident district's per
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capita tuition amount.
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(3) The amount of the third quarterly payment shall be
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based on the number of students enrolled in the charter
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school on January 1, multiplied by one-fourth of the
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resident district's per capita tuition amount. Each
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charter school shall submit its January 1 enrollment by no
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later than January 5 of each year on a form provided by the
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State Board for this purpose.
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(4) The amount of the fourth quarterly payment shall
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be calculated such that the aggregate amount of the third

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and fourth installments is equal to the number of students
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reported as enrolled at the charter school on March 1 in
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the State Board's student information system, multiplied
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by one-half of the resident district's per capita tuition
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amount.
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(g) (Blank).
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(h) The State Board shall pay directly to a charter school
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it authorizes any federal or State funding attributable to a
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student with a disability attending the school.
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(Source: P.A. 103-175, eff. 6-30-23.)

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