EDU 379
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Mr. Petruccelli moved that the bill be amended by striking outside section 37 in its entirety.
EDU 392
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Mr. Tisei moved that the bill be amended by striking out Section 37 in its entirety.
EDU 412
CHARTER RECONSIDERATION
Mr. Tarr moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section X, the following new Section:-
“SECTION XX. Section 89 of Chapter 71 of the general laws is hereby amended in section (ee) by inserting the following additional paragraph:-
““The board may also, on its own motion or by request, reconsider its grant of a charter and revoke or suspend said charter within six months of approval of that charter; provided, that the revocation must be accompanied by written findings explaining the action of the board; provided, that the charter applicant shall be given sufficient notice and an opportunity to be heard before the board on the matter”.
EDU 413
CHARTER REVOCATION
Mr. Tarr moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section X, the following new Section:-
“SECTION XX. Section 89 of Chapter 71 of the general laws is hereby amended in section (ee) by striking the first sentence and replacing it with the following:- “The board may revoke a school's charter if the school has not fulfilled any conditions imposed by the board in connection with the grant of the charter, the school has violated any provision of its charter, or the board has substantially violated any provision of this section or its implementing regulations in granting the charter”.
EDU 414
CHARTER STUDENT APPLICATION INCENTIVES
Mr. Tarr moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section X, the following new Section:-
“SECTION XX. Section 89 of Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end of subsection (l) the following sentence:- “Charter schools may not solicit applications for enrollment by offering money or gifts of any monetary value as an incentive for application”.
EDU 428
MEETING CHARTER CRITERIA
Mr. Tarr moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section 2, the following new Section:-
“SECTION XX. Section 89 of Chapter 71 of the general laws is hereby amended in section (h) by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
“Within 30 days of the approval of a new commonwealth charter school in any community, the board shall issue a written confirmation that the school meets all requirements set out in subsections (b), (e), and (f) of this section and in the implementing regulations, and a summary of the reasons therefore”.
EDU 430
WAIVER OF CHARTER REGULATIONS
Mr. Tarr moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section X, the following new Section:-
“SECTION XX. Section 89 of Chapter 71 of the general laws is hereby amended by striking section (mm) and replacing it with the following:-
“(mm) The board shall promulgate regulations for implementation and enforcement of this
section. The board shall also develop procedures and guidelines for the waiver of any regulations implementing this section; provided, that no waivers shall be issued except at the written request of the charter applicant or at the written request of the board itself, both of which shall only be for exceptional circumstances. Said waiver must be accompanied by a written explanation of the reasons for the waiver, and may only be issued by a 2/3 vote of the board”.
EDU 444
CHARTER SCHOOL OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS
Mr. Tarr moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section X, the following new Section:-
“SECTION XX. Subsection 89(i) of chapter 71 of the general laws is hereby amended by inserting after the words “maintaining certain conditions” the following words:- “provided, that the recommendation of the charter school office within the department of elementary and secondary education shall create a rebuttable presumption for the disposition of the charter application”.
