HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 829 FILED ON: 1/28/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 598
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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 | 1/25/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 829 FILED ON: 1/28/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 598
By Miss Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 598) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to establish an opt-out admissions lottery process for charter schools. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 467 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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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.