Bill Summary for H 250 (2013-2014)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR ENROLLMENT PRIORITY AND PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS APPLYING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS AND TO MAKE CHANGES AS TO WHAT QUALIFIES AS A MATERIAL REVISION TO A CHARTER APPLICATION.Intro. by Hardister, Brandon, Stam, Lambeth.
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The conference report makes the following changes to the 5th edition.
Amends GS 115C-238.29F(g)(5a) to provide that a charter school may give enrollment priority to the children of initial members of the charter school's board of directors for its first year of operation. Deletes requirement that the enrollment priority is only applicable if the charter school is not a former public or private school. Also amends subdivision (5b), providing that all siblings making simultaneous application to a charter school andwhose surname is selected in a charter school lotteryare to be admitted to that charter school to theextent that space is available and enrollment does not exceed grade level capacity.
Amends GS 115C-238.29D(f)(3) to provide that it is not a material revision of a charter application and does not require prior approval from the State Boardof Education for a charter school to expand to offer one grade higher than the charter school currently offers, providing that the charter school (1)has operated for at least three yearsand (2) has not been identified as having inadequate performance as provided in GS 115C-239.29G(a1).