SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1219        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 274

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Eileen M. Donoghue

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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 relative to charter school tuition payments.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1219        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 274

By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 274) of Eileen M. Donoghue, Stephen L. DiNatale and Danielle W. Gregoire for legislation relative to charter school tuition payments.  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 relative to charter school tuition payments.

 

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

Paragraph (2) of subsection (i) of section 89 of chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subparagraph:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no public school district’s total charter school tuition payment to commonwealth charter schools shall exceed 9 percent of the district’s net school spending unless the district receives local approval; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply to charter schools that were approved by the board prior to January 1, 2015. For the purposes of this subparagraph “ local approval” shall mean: the approval of the school committee for each school district from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; the approval of the voters at a town meeting of each town from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, or in a city by the approval of the city council, by whatever title it may be known, and the mayor; or the approval of the voters at a general biennial state election by municipalities from which the charter school is expected to enroll students.