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7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7245
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14	14		AN ACT CONCERNING AD VANCE ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS IN
15	15		CHARTER SCHOOLS AND INTERDISTRICT MAGNET SCHOOLS BY
16	16		MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
17	17		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	18		Assembly convened:
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20	20		Section 1. Section 10-66bb of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
21	21		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
22	22		(a) (1) On and after July 1, 1997, and prior to July 1, 2015, the State 3
23	23		Board of Education may grant charters for local and state charter 4
24	24		schools in accordance with this section. On and after July 1, 2015, such 5
25	25		state board may grant initial certificates of approval for charters for 6
26	26		local and state charter schools in accordance with this section. Upon 7
27	27		granting an initial certificate of approval for a charter, such state board 8
28	28		shall submit a copy of the initial certificate of approval for the charter 9
29	29		and a summary of the comments made at a public hearing conducted 10
30	30		pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 11
31	31		subparagraph (B)(ii) of subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of this section, 12
32	32		in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of 13
33	33		the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 14
34	34		education and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies. 15
35	35		(2) The General Assembly may appropriate funds to the Department 16
36	36		of Education for the purposes of providing grants to local and state 17
37	37		charter schools, pursuant to section 10-66ee. If such funds are 18 Substitute Bill No. 7245
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44	44		appropriated, an initial certificate of approval for a charter for a local 19
45	45		or state charter school shall be effective and deemed a charter as of July 20
46	46		first of the first fiscal year for which such funds are appropriated. 21
47	47		(3) A charter or initial certificate of approval for a charter granted 22
48	48		under this section shall not be considered a license, as defined in 23
49	49		section 4-166, for the purposes of chapter 54. 24
50	50		(b) Any not-for-profit organization that is exempt from taxation 25
51	51		under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any 26
52	52		subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, 27
53	53		as amended from time to time, public or independent institution of 28
54	54		higher education, local or regional board of education or two or more 29
55	55		boards of education cooperatively, or regional educational service 30
56	56		center may apply to the Commissioner of Education, at such time and 31
57	57		in such manner as the commissioner prescribes, to obtain an initial 32
58	58		certificate of approval for a charter, provided no nonpublic elementary 33
59	59		or secondary school may be established as a charter school and no 34
60	60		parent or group of parents providing home instruction may establish a 35
61	61		charter school for such instruction. 36
62	62		(c) On and after July 1, 2015, the State Board of Education shall 37
63	63		review, annually, all applications and grant initial certificates of 38
64	64		approval for charters, in accordance with subsections (e) and (f) of this 39
65	65		section, for a local or state charter school located in a town that has one 40
66	66		or more schools that have been designated as a commissioner's 41
67	67		network school, pursuant to section 10-223h, at the time of such 42
68	68		application, or a town that has been designated as a low achieving 43
69	69		school district, pursuant to section 10-223e, at the time of such 44
70	70		application. (1) Except as provided for in subdivision (2) of this 45
71	71		subsection, no state charter school shall enroll (A) (i) more than two 46
72	72		hundred fifty students, or (ii) in the case of a kindergarten to grade 47
73	73		eight, inclusive, school, more than three hundred students, or (B) 48
74	74		twenty-five per cent of the enrollment of the school district in which 49
75	75		the state charter school is to be located, whichever is less. (2) In the 50
76	76		case of a state charter school found by the State Board of Education to 51 Substitute Bill No. 7245
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83	83		have a demonstrated record of achievement, said board shall, upon 52
84	84		application by such school to said board, waive the provisions of 53
85	85		subdivision (1) of this subsection for such school. (3) The State Board of 54
86	86		Education shall give preference to applicants for charter schools (A) 55
87	87		whose primary purpose is the establishment of education programs 56
88	88		designed to serve one or more of the following student populations: (i) 57
89	89		Students with a history of low academic performance, (ii) students 58
90	90		who receive free or reduced priced lunches pursuant to federal law 59
91	91		and regulations, (iii) students with a history of behavioral and social 60
92	92		difficulties, (iv) students identified as requiring special education, (v) 61
93	93		students who are English language learners, or (vi) students of a single 62
94	94		gender; (B) whose primary purpose is to improve the academic 63
95	95		performance of an existing school that has consistently demonstrated 64
96	96		substandard academic performance, as determined by the 65
97	97		Commissioner of Education; (C) that will serve students who reside in 66
98	98		a priority school district pursuant to section 10-266p; (D) that will serve 67
99	99		students who reside in a district in which seventy-five per cent or more 68
100	100		of the enrolled students are members of racial or ethnic minorities; (E) 69
101	101		that demonstrate highly credible and specific strategies to attract, 70
102	102		enroll and retain students from among the populations described in 71
103	103		subparagraph (A)(i) to (A)(vi), inclusive, of this subdivision; or (F) that, 72
104	104		in the case of an applicant for a state charter school, such state charter 73
105	105		school will be located at a work-site or such applicant is an institution 74
106	106		of higher education. In determining whether to grant an initial 75
107	107		certificate of approval for a charter, the State Board of Education shall 76
108	108		consider (i) the effect of the proposed charter school on (I) the 77
109	109		reduction of racial, ethnic and economic isolation in the region in 78
110	110		which it is to be located, (II) the regional distribution of charter schools 79
111	111		in the state, (III) the potential of over-concentration of charter schools 80
112	112		within a school district or in contiguous school districts, and (IV) the 81
113	113		state's efforts to close achievement gaps, as defined in section 10-16oo, 82
114	114		and (ii) the comments made at a public hearing conducted pursuant to 83
115	115		subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B)(ii) 84
116	116		of subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of this section. 85 Substitute Bill No. 7245
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123	123		(d) Applications pursuant to this section shall include a description 86
124	124		of: (1) The mission, purpose and any specialized focus of the proposed 87
125	125		charter school; (2) the interest in the community for the establishment 88
126	126		of the charter school; (3) the school governance and procedures for the 89
127	127		establishment of a governing council that (A) includes (i) teachers and 90
128	128		parents and guardians of students enrolled in the school, and (ii) the 91
129	129		chairperson of the local or regional board of education of the town in 92
130	130		which the charter school is located and which has jurisdiction over a 93
131	131		school that resembles the approximate grade configuration of the 94
132	132		charter school, or the designee of such chairperson, provided such 95
133	133		designee is a member of the board of education or the superintendent 96
134	134		of schools for the school district, or the superintendent's designee, and 97
135	135		(B) is responsible for the oversight of charter school operations, 98
136	136		provided no member or employee of the governing council may have a 99
137	137		personal or financial interest in the assets, real or personal, of the 100
138	138		school; (4) the financial plan for operation of the school, provided no 101
139	139		application fees or other fees for attendance, except as provided in this 102
140	140		section, may be charged; (5) the educational program, instructional 103
141	141		methodology and services to be offered to students; (6) the number 104
142	142		and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed in the 105
143	143		school; (7) the organization of the school in terms of the ages or grades 106
144	144		to be taught and the total estimated enrollment of the school; (8) the 107
145	145		student admission criteria and procedures to (A) ensure effective 108
146	146		public information, (B) ensure open access on a space available basis, 109
147	147		including the enrollment of students during the school year if spaces 110
148	148		become available in the charter school, (C) promote a diverse student 111
149	149		body, and (D) ensure that the school complies with the provisions of 112
150	150		section 10-15c and that it does not discriminate on the basis of 113
151	151		disability, athletic performance or proficiency in the English language, 114
152	152		provided the school may limit enrollment to a particular grade level or 115
153	153		specialized educational focus and, if there is not space available for all 116
154	154		students seeking enrollment, the school may give preference to siblings 117
155	155		but shall otherwise determine enrollment by a lottery, except the State 118
156	156		Board of Education may waive the requirements for such enrollment 119
157	157		lottery pursuant to subsection [(j)] (k) of this section; (9) a means to 120 Substitute Bill No. 7245
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164	164		assess student performance that includes participation in mastery 121
165	165		examinations, pursuant to section 10-14n; (10) procedures for teacher 122
166	166		evaluation and professional development for teachers and 123
167	167		administrators; (11) the provision of school facilities, pupil 124
168	168		transportation and student health and welfare services; (12) 125
169	169		procedures to encourage involvement by parents and guardians of 126
170	170		enrolled students in student learning, school activities and school 127
171	171		decision-making; (13) procedures to document efforts to increase the 128
172	172		racial and ethnic diversity of staff; (14) a five-year plan to sustain the 129
173	173		maintenance and operation of the school; (15) a student recruitment 130
174	174		and retention plan that shall include, but not be limited to, a clear 131
175	175		description of a plan and the capacity of the school to attract, enroll 132
176	176		and retain students from among the populations described in 133
177	177		subparagraph (A)(i) to (A)(v), inclusive, of subdivision (3) of 134
178	178		subsection (c) of this section; (16) a plan to share student learning 135
179	179		practices and experiences with the local or regional board of education 136
180	180		of the town in which the proposed charter school is to be located; and 137
181	181		(17) in the case of an application in which the governing council of the 138
182	182		proposed charter school intends to contract with a charter 139
183	183		management organization for whole school management services: (A) 140
184	184		Evidence of the charter management organization's ability to (i) serve 141
185	185		student populations that are similar to the student population that will 142
186	186		be served by the proposed charter school, (ii) create strong academic 143
187	187		outcomes for students, and (iii) successfully manage nonacademic 144
188	188		school functions, (B) a term sheet that sets forth (i) the length of the 145
189	189		contract for whole school management services, (ii) the roles and 146
190	190		responsibilities of the governing council of the proposed charter 147
191	191		school, the staff of the proposed charter school and the charter 148
192	192		management organization, (iii) the scope of services and resources to 149
193	193		be provided by the charter management organization, (iv) the 150
194	194		performance evaluation measures and timelines, (v) the compensation 151
195	195		structure, including a clear identification of all fees to be paid to the 152
196	196		charter management organization, (vi) the methods of contract 153
197	197		oversight and enforcement, and (vii) the conditions for renewal and 154
198	198		termination of the contract, and (C) evidence of compliance with the 155 Substitute Bill No. 7245
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205	205		provisions of section 10-66tt. Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) 156
206	206		of section 10-66dd, an application may include, or a charter school may 157
207	207		file, requests to waive provisions of the general statutes and 158
208	208		regulations not required under sections 10-66aa to 10-66nn, inclusive, 159
209	209		and which are within the jurisdiction of the State Board of Education. 160
210	210		(e) An application for the establishment of a local charter school 161
211	211		shall be submitted to the local or regional board of education of the 162
212	212		school district in which the local charter school is to be located for 163
213	213		approval pursuant to this subsection. The local or regional board of 164
214	214		education shall: (1) Review the application; (2) hold a public hearing in 165
215	215		the school district on such application; (3) survey teachers and parents 166
216	216		in the school district to determine if there is sufficient interest in the 167
217	217		establishment and operation of the local charter school; and (4) vote on 168
218	218		a complete application not later than seventy-five days after the date of 169
219	219		receipt of such application. Such board of education may approve the 170
220	220		application by a majority vote of the members of the board present and 171
221	221		voting at a regular or special meeting of the board called for such 172
222	222		purpose. If the application is approved, the board shall forward the 173
223	223		application to the State Board of Education. The State Board of 174
224	224		Education shall vote on the application not later than sixty days after 175
225	225		the date of receipt of such application. Subject to the provisions of 176
226	226		subsection (c) of this section, the State Board of Education may 177
227	227		approve the application and grant the initial certificate of approval for 178
228	228		the charter for the local charter school or reject such application by a 179
229	229		majority vote of the members of the state board present and voting at a 180
230	230		regular or special meeting of the state board called for such purpose. 181
231	231		The State Board of Education may condition granting the initial 182
232	232		certificate of approval for the charter for the local charter school on the 183
233	233		applicant meeting certain conditions determined by the Commissioner 184
234	234		of Education to be necessary and may authorize the commissioner to 185
235	235		release the initial certificate of approval for the charter when the 186
236	236		commissioner determines such conditions are met. After an initial 187
237	237		certificate of approval for a charter for a local charter school is deemed 188
238	238		a charter pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, 189 Substitute Bill No. 7245
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245	245		such charter may be valid for a period of time of up to five years. The 190
246	246		state board may allow the applicant to delay its opening for a period of 191
247	247		up to one school year in order for the applicant to fully prepare to 192
248	248		provide appropriate instructional services. On and after July 1, 2015, 193
249	249		any initial certificate of approval for a charter granted by the state 194
250	250		board to a local charter school shall include academic and 195
251	251		organizational performance goals, developed by the state board, that 196
252	252		set forth the performance indicators, measures and metrics that will be 197
253	253		used by the state board to evaluate the local charter school. 198
254	254		(f) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this 199
255	255		subsection, an application for the establishment of a state charter 200
256	256		school shall be (A) submitted to the State Board of Education for 201
257	257		approval in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, and (B) 202
258	258		filed with the local or regional board of education in the school district 203
259	259		in which the charter school is to be located. The state board shall: (i) 204
260	260		Review such application; (ii) hold a public hearing on such application 205
261	261		in the school district in which such state charter school is to be located; 206
262	262		(iii) solicit and review comments on the application from the local or 207
263	263		regional board of education for the school district in which such 208
264	264		charter school is to be located and from the local or regional boards of 209
265	265		education for school districts that are contiguous to the district in 210
266	266		which such school is to be located; and (iv) vote on a complete 211
267	267		application not later than ninety days after the date of receipt of such 212
268	268		application. The State Board of Education may approve an application 213
269	269		and grant the initial certificate of approval for the charter for the state 214
270	270		charter school by a majority vote of the members of the state board 215
271	271		present and voting at a regular or special meeting of the state board 216
272	272		called for such purpose. The State Board of Education may condition 217
273	273		granting the initial certificate of approval for the charter for the state 218
274	274		charter school on the applicant meeting certain conditions determined 219
275	275		by the Commissioner of Education to be necessary and may authorize 220
276	276		the commissioner to release the initial certificate of approval for the 221
277	277		charter when the commissioner determines such conditions are met. 222
278	278		After an initial certificate of approval for a charter for a state charter 223 Substitute Bill No. 7245
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285	285		school is deemed a charter pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) 224
286	286		of this section, such charter may be valid for a period of time of up to 225
287	287		five years. The state board may allow the applicant to delay its 226
288	288		opening for a period of up to one school year in order for the applicant 227
289	289		to fully prepare to provide appropriate instructional services. On and 228
290	290		after July 1, 2015, any initial certificate of approval for a charter 229
291	291		granted by the state board to a state charter school shall include 230
292	292		academic and organizational performance goals, developed by the 231
293	293		state board, that set forth the performance indicators, measures and 232
294	294		metrics that will be used by the state board to evaluate the state charter 233
295	295		school. 234
296	296		(2) On and after July 1, 2012, and before July 1, 2015, the State Board 235
297	297		of Education shall not approve more than four applications for the 236
298	298		establishment of new state charter schools unless two of the four such 237
299	299		applications are for the establishment of two new state charter schools 238
300	300		whose mission, purpose and specialized focus is to provide dual 239
301	301		language programs or other models focusing on language acquisition 240
302	302		for English language learners. Approval of applications under this 241
303	303		subdivision shall be in accordance with the provisions of this section. 242
304	304		(g) Charters may be renewed, upon application, in accordance with 243
305	305		the provisions of this section for the granting of such charters. Upon 244
306	306		application for such renewal, the State Board of Education may 245
307	307		commission an independent appraisal of the performance of the 246
308	308		charter school that includes, but is not limited to, an evaluation of the 247
309	309		school's compliance with the provisions of this section and, on and 248
310	310		after July 1, 2015, progress in meeting the academic and organizational 249
311	311		performance goals set forth in the charter granted to the charter school. 250
312	312		The State Board of Education shall consider the results of any such 251
313	313		appraisal in determining whether to renew such charter. The State 252
314	314		Board of Education may deny an application for the renewal of a 253
315	315		charter if (1) student progress has not been sufficiently demonstrated, 254
316	316		as determined by the commissioner, (2) the governing council has not 255
317	317		been sufficiently responsible for the operation of the school or has 256 Substitute Bill No. 7245
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324	324		misused or spent public funds in a manner that is detrimental to the 257
325	325		educational interests of the students attending the charter school, (3) 258
326	326		the school has not been in compliance with the terms of the charter, 259
327	327		applicable laws and regulations, (4) the efforts of the school have been 260
328	328		insufficient to effectively attract, enroll and retain students from 261
329	329		among the following populations: (A) Students with a history of low 262
330	330		academic performance, (B) students who receive free or reduced 263
331	331		priced lunches pursuant to federal law and regulations, (C) students 264
332	332		with a history of behavioral and social difficulties, (D) students 265
333	333		identified as requiring special education, or (E) students who are 266
334	334		English language learners, or (5) the governing council of the state or 267
335	335		local charter school has not provided evidence that such council has 268
336	336		initiated substantive communication with the local or regional board of 269
337	337		education of the town in which the state or local charter school is 270
338	338		located to share student learning practices and experiences. If the State 271
339	339		Board of Education does not renew a charter, it shall notify the 272
340	340		governing council of the charter school of the reasons for such 273
341	341		nonrenewal. On and after July 1, 2015, any charter renewed by the 274
342	342		State Board of Education shall include academic and organizational 275
343	343		performance goals, developed by the state board, that set forth the 276
344	344		performance indicators, measures and metrics that will be used by the 277
345	345		state board to evaluate the charter school. 278
346	346		(h) The Commissioner of Education may at any time place a charter 279
347	347		school on probation if (1) the school has failed to (A) adequately 280
348	348		demonstrate student progress, as determined by the commissioner, (B) 281
349	349		comply with the terms of its charter or with applicable laws and 282
350	350		regulations, (C) achieve measurable progress in reducing racial, ethnic 283
351	351		and economic isolation, or (D) maintain its nonsectarian status, or (2) 284
352	352		the governing council has demonstrated an inability to provide 285
353	353		effective leadership to oversee the operation of the charter school or 286
354	354		has not ensured that public funds are expended prudently or in a 287
355	355		manner required by law. If a charter school is placed on probation, the 288
356	356		commissioner shall provide written notice to the charter school of the 289
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364	364		placement, and shall require the charter school to file with the 291
365	365		Department of Education a corrective action plan acceptable to the 292
366	366		commissioner not later than thirty-five days from the date of such 293
367	367		placement. The charter school shall implement a corrective action plan 294
368	368		accepted by the commissioner not later than thirty days after the date 295
369	369		of such acceptance. The commissioner may impose any additional 296
370	370		terms of probation on the school that the commissioner deems 297
371	371		necessary to protect the educational or financial interests of the state. 298
372	372		The charter school shall comply with any such additional terms not 299
373	373		later than thirty days after the date of their imposition. The 300
374	374		commissioner shall determine the length of time of the probationary 301
375	375		period, which may be up to one year, provided the commissioner may 302
376	376		extend such period, for up to one additional year, if the commissioner 303
377	377		deems it necessary. In the event that the charter school does not file or 304
378	378		implement the corrective action plan within the required time period 305
379	379		or does not comply with any additional terms within the required time 306
380	380		period, the Commissioner of Education may withhold grant funds 307
381	381		from the school until the plan is fully implemented or the school 308
382	382		complies with the terms of probation, provided the commissioner may 309
383	383		extend the time period for such implementation and compliance for 310
384	384		good cause shown. Whenever a charter school is placed on probation, 311
385	385		the commissioner shall notify the parents or guardians of students 312
386	386		attending the school of the probationary status of the school and the 313
387	387		reasons for such status. During the term of probation, the 314
388	388		commissioner may require the school to file interim reports concerning 315
389	389		any matter the commissioner deems relevant to the probationary 316
390	390		status of the school, including financial reports or statements. No 317
391	391		charter school on probation may increase its student enrollment or 318
392	392		engage in the recruitment of new students without the consent of the 319
393	393		commissioner. 320
394	394		(i) The State Board of Education may revoke a charter if a charter 321
395	395		school has failed to: (1) Comply with the terms of probation, including 322
396	396		the failure to file or implement a corrective action plan; (2) 323
397	397		demonstrate satisfactory student progress, as determined by the 324 Substitute Bill No. 7245
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404	404		commissioner; (3) comply with the terms of its charter or applicable 325
405	405		laws and regulations; or (4) manage its public funds in a prudent or 326
406	406		legal manner. Unless an emergency exists, prior to revoking a charter, 327
407	407		the State Board of Education shall provide the governing council of the 328
408	408		charter school with a written notice of the reasons for the revocation, 329
409	409		including the identification of specific incidents of noncompliance with 330
410	410		the law, regulation or charter or other matters warranting revocation 331
411	411		of the charter. The State Board of Education shall also provide the 332
412	412		governing council with the opportunity to demonstrate compliance 333
413	413		with all requirements for the retention of its charter by providing the 334
414	414		State Board of Education or a subcommittee of the board, as 335
415	415		determined by the State Board of Education, with a written or oral 336
416	416		presentation. Such presentation shall include an opportunity for the 337
417	417		governing council to present documentary and testimonial evidence to 338
418	418		refute the facts cited by the State Board of Education for the proposed 339
419	419		revocation or in justification of its activities. Such opportunity shall not 340
420	420		constitute a contested case within the meaning of chapter 54. The State 341
421	421		Board of Education shall determine, not later than thirty days after the 342
422	422		date of an oral presentation or receipt of a written presentation, 343
423	423		whether and when the charter shall be revoked and notify the 344
424	424		governing council of the decision and the reasons therefor. A decision 345
425	425		to revoke a charter shall not constitute a final decision for purposes of 346
426	426		chapter 54. In the event an emergency exists in which the 347
427	427		commissioner finds that there is imminent harm to the students 348
428	428		attending a charter school, the State Board of Education may 349
429	429		immediately revoke the charter of the school, provided the notice 350
430	430		concerning the reasons for the revocation is sent to the governing 351
431	431		council not later than ten days after the date of revocation and the 352
432	432		governing council is provided an opportunity to make a presentation 353
433	433		to the board not later than twenty days from the date of such notice. 354
434	434		(j) Any member of the armed forces, as defined in subsection (a) of 355
435	435		section 27-103, who is both a nonresident of this state and the parent or 356
436	436		guardian of a nonresident student, shall be allowed to participate in an 357
437	437		enrollment lottery described in subdivision (8) of subsection (d) of this 358 Substitute Bill No. 7245
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444	444		section for the purposes of enrolling such student in any charter school 359
445	445		in this state, provided (A) such member and such student will move to 360
446	446		and establish residence in this state prior to the beginning of the school 361
447	447		year for which enrollment is sought, as a result of such member's 362
448	448		service in the armed forces, and (B) such member gives such charter 363
449	449		school a copy of the member's military orders and written notice of his 364
450	450		or her intention to move to and reside in this state with such student. 365
451	451		[(j)] (k) (1) The governing council of a state or local charter school 366
452	452		may apply to the State Board of Education for a waiver of the 367
453	453		requirements of the enrollment lottery described in subdivision (8) of 368
454	454		subsection (d) of this section, provided such state or local charter 369
455	455		school has as its primary purpose the establishment of education 370
456	456		programs designed to serve one or more of the following populations: 371
457	457		(A) Students with a history of behavioral and social difficulties, (B) 372
458	458		students identified as requiring special education, (C) students who 373
459	459		are English language learners, or (D) students of a single gender. 374
460	460		(2) An enrollment lottery described in subdivision (8) of subsection 375
461	461		(d) of this section shall not be held for a local charter school that is 376
462	462		established at a school that is among the schools with a percentage 377
463	463		equal to or less than five per cent when all schools are ranked highest 378
464	464		to lowest in accountability index scores, as defined in section 10-223e. 379
465	465		Sec. 2. Section 10-264l of the general statutes is amended by adding 380
466	466		subsection (q) as follows (Effective October 1, 2019): 381
467	467		(NEW) (q) Any member of the armed forces, as defined in 382
468	468		subsection (a) of section 27-103, who is both a nonresident of this state 383
469	469		and the parent or guardian of a nonresident student, shall be allowed 384
470	470		to participate in an enrollment lottery described in subdivision (3) of 385
471	471		subsection (m) of this section and subsection (a) of section 10-264o for 386
472	472		the purpose of enrolling such student in any interdistrict magnet 387
473	473		school in this state, provided (1) such member and such student will 388
474	474		move to and establish residence in this state prior to the beginning of 389
475	475		the school year for which enrollment is sought, as a result of such 390 Substitute Bill No. 7245
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482	482		member's service in the armed forces, and (2) such member gives such 391
483	483		interdistrict magnet school a copy of the member's military orders and 392
484	484		written notice of his or her intention to move to and reside in this state 393
485	485		with such student. 394
486	486		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
487	487		sections:
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489	489		Section 1 October 1, 2019 10-66bb
490	490		Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 10-264l
491	491
	492	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	493	+	Sections 1 and 2 were combined for consistency with standard drafting
	494	+	conventions.
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493	496		VA Joint Favorable Subst.
494		-	ED Joint Favorable
495	497