11/26/2014

To transfer supervision of charter schools to the State Board of Education (ISBE) from the State Charter School Commission, established July 2011. ISBE already oversees the state’s 860 public school districts. Under current law, new charter schools must be approved by local school districts; this bill would give ISBE oversight discretion to address appeals of rejected charter school proposals. House Bill 3754.

To transfer supervision of charter schools to the State Board of Education (ISBE) from the State Charter School Commission, established July 2011. ISBE already oversees the state’s 860 public school districts. Under current law, new charter schools must be approved by local school districts; this bill would give ISBE oversight discretion to address appeals of rejected charter school proposals. House Bill 3754.

To authorize various levies in the form of a bed tax on health care providers in a manner intended to “game” the federal Medicaid system in ways that result in higher federal payments to Illinois’ medical welfare system. The annual cost of the changes contained in this bill is estimated at $221 million per year. Senate Bill 741.

To authorize various levies in the form of a bed tax on health care providers in a manner intended to “game” the federal Medicaid system in ways that result in higher federal payments to Illinois’ medical welfare system. The annual cost of the changes contained in this bill is estimated at $221 million per year. Senate Bill 741.