Bill > H245

This bill amends various provisions related to charter schools in Massachusetts. Key changes include: - Classifying commonwealth charter schools as school districts for the purposes of certain policies and allowing charter schools to establish appeal panels for disciplinary actions. - Requiring charter school applicants to meet with district superintendents and hold public hearings before applying. - Limiting the approval of new or expanded charter schools based on suspension rates compared to sending districts. - Providing district impact mitigation funding to districts with increasing charter school tuition costs and small district equity aid for districts with under 1,000 students sending students to charter schools. - Increasing the net school spending cap for qualifying districts to allow more charter school enrollment. - Requiring charter schools to publicly report detailed financial information and student attrition/stability data. - Establishing a commission to review charter school funding approaches and a task force to study school start times for middle and high school students.

Education

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H245