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HB5074Introduced in the House

SCH CD-CHARTER SCHOOL-RENEWAL

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Introduced by Curtis Tarver, District 25

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

March 27, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner

  10. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  11. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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