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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
State Department of Education (SDE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 705 appropriates $50.0 to SDE to contract for charter school incubation or support services.
Significant
Issues
The SDE indicates that the last four years, 8-10 new charter schools have been approved. Currently, the State Board of Education has approved 35 charter schools, 27 of which are currently open and 8 of which will open in Fall 2003. Approximately 6,000 students are enrolled in the 27 open schools.
According to SDE, charter schools require
technical assistance on meeting statutory requirements for charter school
operation as well as fiscal and programmatic issues such as special education,
bilingual services, curriculum and assessment.
If the bill is enacted, the SDE would issue a
Request for Proposal for technical assistance providers to assist charter
applicants and newly approved charter schools.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
Senate Bill 705
appropriates $50.0 from the general fund and would be recurring.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
SDE indicates that the
bill would require increased fiscal and programmatic oversight.
RMS/prr