Budget Amendment ID: FY2019-S4-205

EDU 205

Fiscal Impact of Charters

Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. Brady, Eldridge, Crighton, Cyr and Hinds, Ms. L'Italien, Messrs. Rush, Moore, Welch, Timilty, Feeney and Keenan, Ms. Gobi, Mr. DiDomenico, Ms. Friedman, Messrs. O'Connor, Lewis and Pacheco, Ms. O'Connor Ives, Mr. Fattman and Ms. Creem moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section XX the following 2 sections: -

“SECTION XX.  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 XX.  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.”