H563 • 2025

An Act concerning the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education

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Sponsor: DuBois, Michelle M.
Last action: 2025-09-30
Official status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act concerning the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education

An Act concerning the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education By Representatives DuBois of Brockton and Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act concerning the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education By Representatives DuBois of Brockton and Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
563) of Michelle M.
DuBois relative to the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education.
Education.

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Bill History

2025-09-30 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 09/30/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:20 PM in Gardner Auditorium Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-09-23 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 09/30/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Education
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act concerning the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education
By Representatives DuBois of Brockton and Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 563) of Michelle M. DuBois relative to the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education. Education.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Education

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Bill H.563

SECTION 1. Paragraph (j) of section 89 of Chapter 71, of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended, in line 296, by inserting after the word “criteria” the following new text -; provided, that no charter application shall be approved before a report has been presented to the board by the department on the financial impact to the sending district or districts.

SECTION 2. Paragraph (gg) of said section 89, as so appearing, is hereby amended, in line 757, by inserting at the end thereof the following new text - Annually, not later than January 10 the department shall make a request to the General Court for the full funding of this reimbursement and the reimbursement calculated under paragraph (ff). If the General Court rejects the request to fund the reimbursement, the board shall not approve any application for a new charter school or a charter school expansion in the following school year.

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