HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 922        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 385

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Colleen M. Garry

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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 To Regulate School Enrollment.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/14/2015

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

8/26/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 922        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 385

By Miss Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 385) of Colleen M. Garry and Benjamin Swan for legislation to establish an opt-out admissions lottery process for charter schools.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act To Regulate School Enrollment.

 

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

Subsection (n) of Section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012

Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof

the following two sentences:-

Enrollment in a commonwealth charter school shall use an opt-out admissions lottery process that automatically includes the names of all eligible students, without any required application process for the school.  A commonwealth charter school’s tuition payment shall be adjusted to account for any students who cannot attend said school because necessary services are not available.