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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3577 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 563
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michelle M. DuBois and Steven Ultrino
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act concerning the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth1/17/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3577 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 563
By Representatives DuBois of Brockton and Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 563) of Michelle M. DuBois relative to the fiscal impact of charter schools on public
education. Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 595 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act concerning the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Paragraph (j) of section 89 of Chapter 71, of the General Laws, as
2appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended, in line 296, by inserting after the
3word “criteria” the following new text -; provided, that no charter application shall be approved
4before a report has been presented to the board by the department on the financial impact to the
5sending district or districts.
6 SECTION 2. Paragraph (gg) of said section 89, as so appearing, is hereby amended, in
7line 757, by inserting at the end thereof the following new text - Annually, not later than January
810 the department shall make a request to the General Court for the full funding of this
9reimbursement and the reimbursement calculated under paragraph (ff). If the General Court 2 of 2
10rejects the request to fund the reimbursement, the board shall not approve any application for a
11new charter school or a charter school expansion in the following school year.