| Old | New | Differences | |
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| 1 | - | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5561 | |
| 2 | - | February Session, 2014 *_____HB05561ED____032014____* | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5561 | |
| 2 | + | February Session, 2014 LCO No. 2262 | |
| 3 | + | *02262_______ED_* | |
| 4 | + | Referred to Committee on EDUCATION | |
| 5 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | + | (ED) | |
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | - | ||
| 10 | + | Raised Bill No. 5561 | |
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 12 | February Session, 2014 | |
| 9 | 13 | ||
| 10 | - | *_____HB05561ED____032014____* | |
| 14 | + | LCO No. 2262 | |
| 15 | + | ||
| 16 | + | *02262_______ED_* | |
| 17 | + | ||
| 18 | + | Referred to Committee on EDUCATION | |
| 19 | + | ||
| 20 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | + | ||
| 22 | + | (ED) | |
| 11 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING STATE AND LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AND PARTICIPATION IN COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS. | |
| 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 15 | 27 | ||
| 16 | 28 | Section 1. Section 10-66kk of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014): | |
| 17 | 29 | ||
| 18 | 30 | (a) The governing council of each state and local charter school shall post on any Internet web site that the council operates the (1) schedule, (2) agenda, and (3) minutes of each meeting, including any meeting of subcommittees of the governing council. | |
| 19 | 31 | ||
| 20 | - | (b) The membership of the governing council of each state and local charter school shall meet the requirements concerning such membership set forth in the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of section 10-66bb at the time of application for a state | |
| 32 | + | (b) The membership of the governing council of each state and local charter school shall meet the requirements concerning such membership set forth in the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of section 10-66bb at the time of application for a state charter and at all other times. | |
| 21 | 33 | ||
| 22 | 34 | Sec. 2. Section 10-66ll of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014): | |
| 23 | 35 | ||
| 24 | 36 | Annually, the commissioner shall randomly select one state or local charter school, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 10-66aa, to be subject to a comprehensive financial audit conducted by an auditor selected by the Commissioner of Education. Except as provided for in subsection (d) of section 10-66ee, the state or local charter school shall be responsible for all costs associated with the audit conducted pursuant to the provisions of this section. | |
| 25 | 37 | ||
| 26 | 38 | Sec. 3. Subsection (m) of section 10-66ee of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014): | |
| 27 | 39 | ||
| 28 | 40 | (m) [Charter] State and local charter schools may, to the same extent as local and regional boards of education, enter into cooperative arrangements as described in section 10-158a, provided such arrangements are approved by the Commissioner of Education. Any state or local charter school participating in a cooperative arrangement under this subsection shall maintain its status as a state or local charter school and not be excused from any obligations pursuant to sections 10-66aa to 10-66ll, inclusive, as amended by this act. | |
| 29 | 41 | ||
| 30 | 42 | ||
| 31 | 43 | ||
| 32 | 44 | ||
| 33 | 45 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 34 | 46 | Section 1 July 1, 2014 10-66kk | |
| 35 | 47 | Sec. 2 July 1, 2014 10-66ll | |
| 36 | 48 | Sec. 3 July 1, 2014 10-66ee(m) | |
| 37 | 49 | ||
| 38 | 50 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 39 | 51 | ||
| 40 | 52 | Section 1 | |
| 41 | 53 | ||
| 42 | 54 | July 1, 2014 | |
| 43 | 55 | ||
| 44 | 56 | 10-66kk | |
| 45 | 57 | ||
| 46 | 58 | Sec. 2 | |
| 47 | 59 | ||
| 48 | 60 | July 1, 2014 | |
| 49 | 61 | ||
| 50 | 62 | 10-66ll | |
| 51 | 63 | ||
| 52 | 64 | Sec. 3 | |
| 53 | 65 | ||
| 54 | 66 | July 1, 2014 | |
| 55 | 67 | ||
| 56 | 68 | 10-66ee(m) | |
| 57 | 69 | ||
| 70 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 58 | 71 | ||
| 72 | + | To include local charter schools to the provisions regarding charter school transparency, accountability and cooperative arrangements. | |
| 59 | 73 | ||
| 60 | - | ED Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 61 | - | ||
| 62 | - | ED | |
| 63 | - | ||
| 64 | - | Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 74 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |