House of Representatives
State of Utah
March 1, 2013
Madam Speaker:
The Education Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 344, ESTABLISHMENT
OF CHARTER SCHOOLS AMENDMENTS, by Representative D. Lifferth, with the following
amendments:
Francis D. Gibson
Voting: 9-0-7
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. requires the State Charter School Board to request applications to establish a:
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. military charter school;
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. charter school whose mission is to enhance learning opportunities for
students at
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risk of academic failure;
and
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. charter school whose focus is career and technical education;
. single gender charter school; or
. charter school with an international focus that provides opportunities
for the exchange of students or teachers with foreign schools;
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allows
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requires
the State Charter School Board to request
applications to establish other
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charter schools that meet the unique learning styles and needs of students;
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2, Lines 41 through 47
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(2) (a) The State Charter School Board shall request individuals, groups of
individuals,
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or not-for-profit legal entities to submit an application to the State Charter School Board
to
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establish:
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(i) a military charter school;
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(ii) a charter school whose mission is to enhance learning opportunities for students
at
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risk of academic failure;
or
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(iii) a charter school whose focus is career and technical education
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;
(iv) a single gender charter school; or
(v) a charter school with an international focus that provides opportunities for
the exchange of students or teachers.
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(b) In addition to a charter school identified in Subsection (2)(a), the State Charter
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School Board
may
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shall
request applications for other types of charter
schools that meet the unique
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learning styles and needs of students.
Respectfully,
Committee Chair
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Bill Number
*HB0344*
HB0344