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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3660 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 593
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Richard M. Haggerty
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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 relative to charter school expansion.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Richard M. Haggerty30th Middlesex1/17/2025Sean Reid11th Essex3/6/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3660 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 593
By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 593) of
Richard M. Haggerty and Sean Reid relative to charter school expansion. Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4305 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 relative to charter school expansion.
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 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (ll) the following subsection:-
3 (ll1/2) If the department rejects a charter school’s request to amend its charter for the
4purposes of expanding the number of school districts specified in said charter, the department
5shall require a 3 year waiting period before the charter school may file another request to amend
6its charter for the purposes of expanding the number of school districts specified in said charter.