HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2747        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2062

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Frank I. Smizik

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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 schools.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

1/20/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/30/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

 

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

 

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

 

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2747        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2062

By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2062) of Frank I. Smizik and others relative to commonwealth charter school applications.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 485 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to charter schools.

 

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

Section1- Section 89 of Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, only commonwealth charter school applications that have received the approval of the elected local or regional school committee(s), or voters of school district(s) or regional school district(s) at town meetings or at general elections, shall be funded pursuant to the provisions of this section. Approval of an application by the board without the approval of either the elected school committee or the voters of the district(s) pursuant to subsection (nn) of this section shall be funded by the board, exclusive of Chapter 70 or other local funds.

Section 2- Section 89 of Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, commonwealth charter school applications may be approved by any of the following actions: by the approval of the application by the elected school committee for each school district from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, by the approval of the voters at town meetings 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 in the alternative by vote at a general biennial state election by municipalities from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, or by the approval of the board. Applications that have received the aforesaid local approval for a commonwealth charter school shall comply with the provisions for such submission pursuant to the applicable provisions of this section.

Section 3- This act shall apply only to commonwealth charter school applications submitted after the date upon which the act becomes effective.