HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 36 FILED ON: 1/5/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 169
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to charter schools 2..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex |
Stephen L. DiNatale | 3rd Worcester |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex |
Theodore C. Speliotis | 13th Essex |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex |
Cleon H. Turner | 1st Barnstable |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 36 FILED ON: 1/5/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 169
By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 169) of Thomas M. Stanley and others relative to charter school applications. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 3413 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to charter schools 2..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (g) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:—
Before final approval to establish a commonwealth charter school the board of education with a majority of its members present shall hold a public hearing on said application in the municipality in which the proposed charter school is to be located. The board shall solicit and review comments on the application from the local school committee for the school district in which said charter school is to be located. Unless a majority of the members of the board of education are present at the public hearing. The application for a commonwealth charter school shall be deemed denied.
