MA H712

Bill

Concerning the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to address the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education. It proposes two key changes: 1. It requires the Department of Education to present a report on the financial impact to sending districts before the Board approves any new charter school applications. This is intended to provide more transparency and consideration of the budgetary effects on traditional public schools. 2. It mandates the Department to annually request full funding from the legislature for the reimbursements to districts for students attending charter schools. If the legislature rejects this funding request, the Board would be prohibited from approving any new charter schools or expansions in the following school year. This seeks to ensure adequate funding to mitigate the financial burden on districts.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (8)

Michelle DuBois (D)*, Steve Ultrino (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Colleen Garry (D), Pat Jehlen (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Adam Scanlon (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5078 (on 08/25/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H712

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H712
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H712.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4110	Relative to charter school procurement	No further action taken	Similar To
H5078	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H627	Relative to non-academic surveys administered in a public school	Accompanied a study order, see H5073	Similar To
H696	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5078	Similar To
S1382	For healthy and green public schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1445	To increase access to disposable menstrual products in prisons, homeless shelters, and public schools	New draft substituted, see S2730	Similar To
S2050	Establishing a legislative fiscal office	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	Similar To
S2493	Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S294	Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2493	Similar To
S295	Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S322	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S323	Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S326	Require the use of a computer-adaptive assessment to identify student achievement, growth, and for education system accountability	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S327	Prohibiting against age discrimination within the public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S329	To ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S338	Ensuring diversity in public education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2748	Similar To
S352	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S353	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S356	Relative to the net school spending cap	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S370	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2525	Similar To
S371	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H4110

Relative to charter school procurement

No further action taken

Similar To

H5078

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H627

Relative to non-academic surveys administered in a public school

Accompanied a study order, see H5073

Similar To

H696

Relative to local approval for charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see H5078

Similar To

S1382

For healthy and green public schools

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1445

To increase access to disposable menstrual products in prisons, homeless shelters, and public schools

New draft substituted, see S2730

Similar To

S2050

Establishing a legislative fiscal office

Accompanied a study order, see S2681

Similar To

S2493

Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S294

Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see S2493

Similar To

S295

Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission