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        February 6, 2014

Madam Speaker:

    The Education Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 36, CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AMENDMENTS, by Representative D. Lifferth, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 15 :    

             15              .    a child or grandchild of a member of the charter school governing board

{   .   }        ; and

    . allows a charter school to weight its lottery to give a slightly better chance of admission to educationally disadvantaged students.  


2.    Page 3, Lines 64 through 65 :    

             64      language learners may give an enrollment preference to English language learners.
 

    (7) A charter school may weight its lottery to give a slightly better chance of admission to educationally disadvantaged students, including:
    (a) low-income students;
    (b) students with disabilities;
    (c) English language learners;
    (d) migrant students;
    (e) neglected or delinquent students; and
    (f) homeless students.  

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{   (7)   }        (8)       A charter school may not discriminate in its admission policies or practices on the


    Respectfully,

    Francis D. Gibson
    Committee Chair

Voting: 13-0-3
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