republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-4527.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-CHARTER SCH-ENG LEARNER"
description: "Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Requires a charter school to comply with all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public schools that pertain to special education and the instruction of English language learners. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4527"
citation: "Illinois HB 4527 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-03"
last_action: "2014-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bee6f25a-a5b9-4341-969f-65da80b6a762"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4527&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79003&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "099b2dfa491c08065ba0a9965681b1881d0a283cdae48d4c08c042d0c6226056"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4527 (98th) — SCH CD-CHARTER SCH-ENG LEARNER

Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Requires a charter school to comply with all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public schools that pertain to special education and the instruction of English language learners. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4527&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79003&DocNum=4527&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4527eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79003&DocNum=4527&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4527enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79003&DocNum=4527&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **77–32** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **34–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2014-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-18** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2014-02-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2014-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-032-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-21** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2014-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2014-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2014-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2014-05-07** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2014-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2014-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2014-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2014-05-14** Do Pass Education; 009-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2014
- **2014-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2014-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2014-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2014-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
- **2014-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 034-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-06-09** Effective Date June 9, 2014
- **2014-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0639 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bee6f25a-a5b9-4341-969f-65da80b6a762`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).