# Illinois SB4040: CHARTER SCH-CONTRACT TRANSFER Illinois SB4040, CHARTER SCH-CONTRACT TRANSFER, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Cristina Castro (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-05-31 (Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB4040-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB4040 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: CHARTER SCH-CONTRACT TRANSFER - Status: passed senate - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-05-31, Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee - Sponsor: Cristina Castro (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: assignments, executive, elementary & secondary education: administration, licensing & charter schools - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (138 yes, 67 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Charter Schools Article of the School Code. Provides that on July 1, 2027, any charter school authorized by the State Board of Education and located outside of the geographical area of a district located in a city of over 500,000 inhabitants shall have its authorization transferred to the local board or boards for each district from which the charter school draws enrollment. Provides that all authorizer powers, duties, contracts, and pending business of the State Board as the school's authorizer must be transferred to the local board or boards. Provides that all charter contract terms shall remain in full force and effect unless amended by mutual agreement of the parties, except that the term of the contract shall be 7 years starting July 1, 2027. Provides that if a State-authorized charter school that is subject to transfer is authorized to enroll students from more than one district, the boards of all districts from which the charter school draws enrollment must establish a joint charter management team that consists of at minimum one administrator from each district. Provides that the joint charter management team must develop and execute a charter oversight plan that is submitted to the State Board as part of the charter certification process. Provides that final decisions of a local school board to deny, revoke, or not renew a charter are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law. Removes language providing that: the State Board of Education may reverse a local board's decision to revoke or not renew a charter if the State Board finds that the charter school or charter school proposal (i) is in compliance with the Article and (ii) is in the best interests of the students it is designed to serve; the State Board may condition the granting of an appeal on the acceptance by the charter school of funding in an amount less than that requested in the proposal submitted to the local school board; and the State Board must appoint and utilize a hearing officer for any appeals. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cristina Castro (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Celina Villanueva (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Li Arellano, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Will Guzzardi (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-29 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed | pass | 74 | 38 | 1 | | 2026-05-28 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 38 | 19 | | | 2026-05-20 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2026-04-15 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; | pass | 9 | 4 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; | pass | 9 | 3 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-05-31: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-30: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. (Senate) - 2026-05-29: Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 074-038-001 (House) - 2026-05-29: Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; Rep. Katie Stuart (House) - 2026-05-29: Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-29: Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools (House) - 2026-05-29: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-29: First Reading (House) - 2026-05-28: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi (House) - 2026-05-28: Arrived in House (House) - 2026-05-28: Third Reading - Passed; 038-019-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Castro (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 008-003-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-004-000 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 15, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Do Pass Executive; 009-003-000 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Assigned to Executive (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-02-06: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4040eng.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4040.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4040sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4040sam002.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4040eng.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4040.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4040sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4040sam002.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB4040-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).