Amendment #16 to H4091

Amendment

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill moves to amend the bill in section 1, in line 53, by striking out the words “ the provisions of section 9 of chapter 150E” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- impasse provisions under section 9 of chapter 150E or unilateral implementation after impasse pursuant to chapter 150E; 

And further moves to amend the bill in said section 1, in line 156, by striking out the words “ the provisions of section 9 of chapter 150E” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- impasse provisions under section 9 of chapter 150E or unilateral implementation after impasse pursuant to chapter 150E;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 1, in line 183, by striking the word “superintendant” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- superintendent;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 34, in 346, by striking out the word “ plan” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- memorandum of understanding;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 42 by striking out, lines 413 through 422, inclusive and inserting in place thereof the following:-

The board shall give preference to applications for expansions under clause (i) or clause (ii) of this paragraph for existing charter schools that have an average 3-year student attrition rate that is equal to or less than the average 3-year student attrition rate of the schools within the sending district to be determined by the department or for existing charter schools that have successfully established collaborative relationships with their sending districts on the sharing of best practices.  If an existing charter school applying for an expansion under clause (i) or clause (ii) of this paragraph has an average 3-year student attrition rate that is greater than the average 3-year student attrition rate of the schools within the sending district, such charter school shall include in its application for expansion a plan to reduce its attrition rates.;