Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-229

EDU 229

Charter Mitigation

Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-0005, by inserting after the word "Everett" the following: “and provided further, the department shall reserve and allocate  $850,000 to not more than 12 commonwealth charter schools whose fiscal year 2017 tuition revenues have been significantly and negatively impacted by the change in the definition of low income enrollment pursuant to section 3 of this act; and in said line item by striking out the figures “$12,820,245” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$13,670,245”.

Further moves to amend the bill in section 76 by inserting after the words “human services; Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents;” the following: “the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association