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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

     

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Crowley, Gallo, Satchell, and Pearson

     Date Introduced: February 15, 2018

     Referred To: Senate Education

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 16-77 of the General Laws entitled "Establishment of Charter

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Public Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     16-77-13. Sending districts to have membership on board of directors.

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     Effective July 1, 2018, charter public schools and organizations shall include on their

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board of governors or trustees elected representatives or their designees from the municipalities

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with the largest percentage of students enrolled in their school. Every school committee of any

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public school district shall be authorized to appoint one designee or member to the board of

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directors, trustees, or other governing body of any charter public school where students who are

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residents of that district comprise five percent (5%) or more of the total number of students

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enrolled in the charter public school. In the event a charter public school does not have a board of

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governors, trustees, or similar body, such a body shall be established by each charter public

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school or organization to ensure public representation in the supervision and expenditure of

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public resources.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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     This act would authorize school committees to appoint one designee to the board of

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directors of the governing body of any charter public school where students who are residents of

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the school committee's district comprise at least five percent (5%) of the student body at the

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charter public school.

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     This act would take effect July 1, 2018.

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