SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1892 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 298
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patricia D. Jehlen
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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 the financial impact of charter schools.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex |
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Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 5/8/2019 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 5/10/2019 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 5/14/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 5/16/2019 |
Diana DiZoglio | First Essex | 5/16/2019 |
Kathleen R. LaNatra | 12th Plymouth | 5/24/2019 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 5/28/2019 |
Linda Dean Campbell | 15th Essex | 5/29/2019 |
James J. O'Day | 14th Worcester | 6/6/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 7/18/2019 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 10/7/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 10/10/2019 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1892 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 298
By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 298) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jason M. Lewis, Elizabeth A. Malia and David M. Rogers for legislation relative to the financial impact of charter schools. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to the financial impact of 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:
SECTION 1. Section 89 of said chapter 71, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “application”, in line 294, the following words:- including, but not limited to the financial impact of establishing or expanding the charter school on the students and schools of the sending district or districts
SECTION 2. Section 89 of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “criteria”, in line 296, the following text:- No charter application shall be approved before a report has been presented to the board by the department on the financial impact to the sending district or districts.
SECTION 3. Subsection (gg) of said section 89 of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 sentences:- Annually, not later than January 10, the department shall make a request to the general court for the full funding of this reimbursement and the reimbursement calculated under subsection (ff). If the general court rejects the request to fund the reimbursement, the board shall not approve any application for a new charter school or a charter school expansion in the following school year.