SENATE DOCKET, NO. 369        FILED ON: 1/16/2013

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sal N. DiDomenico

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act concerning charter school funding.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 369        FILED ON: 1/16/2013

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 198 OF 2011-2012.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act concerning charter school funding.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 89(ff) of Chapter 71 is hereby amended by striking the first sentence of the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:-

In calculating the per pupil foundation budget component, the department shall calculate a foundation budget for the students from each sending district attending the charter school in the previous fiscal year, pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of Chapter 70; provided, that the department shall not include in said calculation the assumed tuition-out special education enrollment, nor any amounts generated by said assumed enrollment, as defined by said section 2; provided further, that the calculation for assumed in-school special education enrollment pursuant to said section 2 shall reflect the individual student full-time equivalent enrollment and only the actual amounts generated by said enrollment in the previous fiscal year.