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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5162

Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Joyce Mason

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/27A-9

Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Provides that a
charter school's failure to adequately address racial, socioeconomic, or
educational disparities between a school district and the charter school
or failure to align the charter mission and vision to a school board's
mission and vision are both reasons for the school board or State Board of
Education, as the chartering entity, to revoke or not renew a charter.
Effective immediately.
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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. A charter must meet all standards and
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goals for academic, organizational, and financial performance
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set forth by the authorizer in order to be renewed for a term
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in excess of 5 years but not more than 10 years. If an
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authorizer fails to establish standards and goals, a charter
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shall not be renewed for a term in excess of 5 years. Nothing
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contained in this Section shall require an authorizer to grant
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a full 10-year renewal term to any particular charter school,
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but an authorizer may award a full 10-year renewal term to
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charter schools that have a demonstrated track record of
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improving 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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(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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(5) Failed to adequately address racial,
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socioeconomic, or educational disparities between the
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school district and the charter school.

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(6) Failed to align the charter mission and vision to
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the local school board's mission and vision.

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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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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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