H.B. 397
         CHARTER SCHOOL START-UP AMENDMENTS

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 2 March 7, 2012 8:58 AM



Senator Lyle W. Hillyard proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 17
    House Committee Amendments
    2-27-2012 :
    

             14          .    allows the State Charter School Board to use a portion of the money appropriated
             15      for charter school start-up costs for financial monitoring of new charter schools
{   and   }        ,      

             16      professional development or technical assistance for governing board members and
             17      staff of new charter schools
  , and a mentoring program for new and existing charter schools       ; H. [and] .H


2.    Page 1, Lines 18 through 19
    House Committee Amendments
    2-27-2012 :
    

             18          .    directs the State Board of Education to make rules
  :

        .  
for the award and use of grants

             19      for charter school start-up costs H. [.] ; and
 

        . establishing a mentoring program for new and existing charter schools; and  


3.    Page 6, Lines 168 through 171
    House Committee Amendments
    2-27-2012 :
    

             168          (b) The State Charter School Board
  :

    (i)  
may use up to 8% of the money appropriated for

             169      charter school start-up costs for financial monitoring of new charter schools and to provide
             170      professional development or technical assistance for governing board members and staff of
             171      new charter schools
{   .   }        ; and

    (ii) in accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education, may use up to $200,000 of the money appropriated for charter school start-up costs for a mentoring program for new and existing charter schools.  


4.    Page 6, Line 181
    House Committee Amendments
    2-27-2012 :
    



             181          (ii) a final report on the expenditure of the grant money.
 

    (4) The State Board of Education shall make rules establishing a mentoring program for new and existing charter schools.  


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