General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6185
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2105
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. ROJAS, 9th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6185
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2105
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. ROJAS, 9th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (c) of section 10-66bb of the general statutes be amended to establish stronger standards for racial, ethnic and economic diversity in the granting or reissuance of charters to charter schools by the State Board of Education and to further amend section 10-66ee of the general statutes to require that any new state funding to charter schools shall be used to implement school integration goals set forth in Sheff v. O'Neill remedial plans.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure the equitable education of Connecticut students through fostering racial, ethnic and economic diversity in charter schools funded by the state.