HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1222 FILED ON: 2/2/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 712
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven Ultrino and Michelle M. DuBois
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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 concerning the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | 2/2/2021 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 2/2/2021 |
Adam J. Scanlon | 14th Bristol | 2/3/2021 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 2/8/2021 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 2/11/2021 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 2/23/2021 |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 3/1/2021 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 1/19/2022 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1222 FILED ON: 2/2/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 712
By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 712) of Steven Ultrino, Michelle M. DuBois and others relative to the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 435 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 concerning the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education.
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. Paragraph (j) of section 89 of Chapter 71, of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended, in line 296, by inserting after the word “criteria” the following new text - ; provided, that 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 2. Paragraph (gg) of said section 89, as so appearing, is hereby amended, in line 755, by inserting at the end thereof the following new text - 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 paragraph (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.