Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S352 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 96 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 352
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Bruce E. Tarr
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act ensuring charter school integrity.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 2
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 96 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 352
18	18	By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 352) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation
19	19	relative to ensure the integrity of charter schools. Education.
20	20	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
21	21	SEE SENATE, NO. 337 OF 2019-2020.]
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
23	23	_______________
24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
25	25	(2023-2024)
26	26	_______________
27	27	An Act ensuring charter school integrity.
28	28	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
29	29	of the same, as follows:
30	30	1 SECTION 1. Section 89 of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
31	31	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in section (h), the following paragraph: -
32	32	3 Within 30 days of the approval of a new commonwealth charter school in any
33	33	4community, the board shall issue a written confirmation that the school meets all requirements
34	34	5set out in subsection (b), (e) and (f) of this section and in the implementing regulations, and a
35	35	6summary of the reasons therefore.
36	36	7 SECTION 2. Said section 89 of said Chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further
37	37	8amended, in subsection (l), by inserting at the end thereof the following sentence:-
38	38	9 Charter schools shall not solicit applications for enrollment by offering money or gifts of
39	39	10any monetary value as an incentive for application. 2 of 2
40	40	11 SECTION 3. Said section 89 of said Chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further
41	41	12amended, in section (ee), by striking the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the
42	42	13following sentence: - The board may revoke a school’s charter if the school has not fulfilled any
43	43	14conditions imposed by the board in connection with the grant of the charter, the school has
44	44	15violated any provision of its charter, or the board has substantially violated any provision of this
45	45	16section or its implementing regulations in granting the charter.
46	46	17 SECTION 4. Said section 89 of said Chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further
47	47	18amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:-
48	48	19 (nn) The board shall develop procedures and guidelines for the waiver of any regulations;
49	49	20provided, however, that no waiver shall be issued except at the written request of the charter
50	50	21applicant or at the written request of the board itself, both of which shall only be for exceptional
51	51	22circumstances. Said waiver must be accompanied by a written explanation of the reasons for the
52	52	23waiver, and may only be issued by a 2/3 vote of the board.