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ADOPTED
Senator Weber of the 40th offered the following amendment:
Senator Weber of the 40th offered the following amendment:
Amend
the Senate Education and Youth Committee substitute to HB 881 (LC 33 2580S) by
inserting
"(a)"
at the beginning of line 2 of page 7.
By
inserting between lines 11 and 12 of page 7 the following:
(b)
A petition may not be submitted pursuant to this article for the establishment
of a commission charter school by a school in a charter system or in a system
having applied to become a charter system.
By
striking lines 10 through 15 of page 8 and inserting in its place the
following:
(3)(A)
An amount determined by the commission for each student enrolled in such school
equal to a proportional share of local revenue from the local school system in
which the student attending the commission charter school resides; provided,
however, that the commission may reduce the amount calculated pursuant to this
paragraph based on factors that affect the cost of providing instruction,
including but not limited to the commission charter school´s fiscal impact
on the school system in which it plans to locate, taking into account the size
of the student population in such school system; the commission charter
school´s location and the operational and capital costs of such location;
and any special programs offered by the commission charter school.
(B)
In making the funding determination required pursuant to this paragraph, the
commission shall take into account the following factors:
(i)
In the case of a commission charter school that draws students from multiple
school systems, the commission shall take into account the actual costs of
operating such a commission charter school and any efficiencies gained by using
an expanded attendance zone; and
(ii)
In the case of a commission charter school that plans to offer virtual
instruction, the commission shall reduce the amount calculated pursuant to this
paragraph based on the factors specified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.