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Bill > H563
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Introduced
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
In Committee
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
194th General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education. Education.
AI Summary
This bill proposes two key changes to Massachusetts law regarding charter schools, focusing on their financial impact on public education. First, the bill requires that before approving any new charter school application, the state board of education must receive and review a detailed report from the department of education analyzing the potential financial consequences for the sending school district(s). Second, the bill mandates that the department of education annually request full funding from the General Court (the state legislature) for charter school reimbursements by January 10th. If the legislature rejects this funding request, the board of education would be prohibited from approving any new charter school applications or expansions in the following school year. These provisions aim to provide greater financial transparency and protection for traditional public school districts that might be economically impacted by the establishment or growth of charter schools, ensuring that potential fiscal challenges are thoroughly examined before new charter schools are authorized.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Hearing rescheduled to 09/30/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:20 PM in Gardner Auditorium Hearing updated to New End Time (on 09/30/2025)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H563 |
BillText | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H563.pdf |
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