Charter schools funding-amendments.

WORKING DRAFT
2005
STATE OF WYOMING
05LSO-0160

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0086

Charter schools funding-amendments.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Massie and Representative(s) Wasserburger

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to charter schools; imposing requirements for charter school facilities; modifying charter school funding provisions and requiring school district provision of services as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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308(c) and 21
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314(c)(intro), (i)(intro), by creating a new paragraph (ii), by renumbering (ii) as (iii) and (d) are amended to read:

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308.

Hearing by local board; prohibited actions by local board; criteria; compliance with state standards; state board review; contractual authority.

(c)

The district board shall require the applicant to provide information regarding the proposed operation and potential effects of the school, including but not limited to the facilities to be utilized by the school
, the adequacy of facilities as defined by statewide standards established under W.S. 21
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, the manner in which administrative services of the school are to be provided and a demonstration that the school is adequately insured for liability, including errors and omissions coverage, and that the school district is indemnified to the fullest extent possible. As authorized under subsection (a) of this section, the applicant may request the district board and the board may approve the charter application subject to specified conditions which provide the applicant sufficient time to acquire necessary funding for securing or otherwise finalizing arrangements for
adequate
facilities or equipment necessary for the operation of the proposed school.
In addition,
T
he district board
may upon request of the applicant and approval of the charter school application, make
shall for charter schools approved after July 1, 2005, subject to approval by the school facilities commission and to the extent district facilities are
available for use by the charter school
, locate the charter school in
any district facility which is closed, not operational and otherwise feasible for use as an educational building as defined under W.S. 21
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109(a)(ii).
Facilities shall not be leased for operation of a charter school approved after July 1, 2005, unless adequate district facilities are not available for this purpose.

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314.

Students counted amount district ADM; determination of charter school funding.

(c)

Subject to subsection (d) of this section and a
s part of the charter school contract, the charter school and the school district shall agree on funding and any services to be provided by the school district to the charter school. The charter school and the school district shall begin discussions on the contract using the following revenue assumptions:

(i)

The charter school shall be entitled to the benefit of ninety-five percent (95%) of the foundation program amount computed under
the appropriate prototypical school model level specified under
W.S.
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309(p) based upon
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309(m)(ii) for
the average daily membership of the charter school, less:
(ii)

Excluding adjustments provided under W.S. 21
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309(n)(i), (ii), (ix) and (x), the charter school shall to the extent the school qualifies for each separate adjustment, be entitled to the benefit of ninety-five percent (95%) of the adjustments to the prototypical amount as prescribed under W.S. 21
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309(n) and (o) based upon the average daily membership, relevant student populations and employees of the charter school as applicable to each specific model adjustment;

(ii)
(iii)

The charter school shall be entitled to the benefit of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount to be contributed to the school district under major maintenance payments pursuant to W.S. 21
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(d)

The charter school may also contract with the school district for centralized services provided by the district including curriculum, media services
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and
libraries
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and federally required educational services such as special education
The district shall provide transportation of charter school children as provided under W.S. 21
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320(b)(i), (ii), special education programs and services as defined under W.S. 21
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321(a)(ii) and isolation and maintenance as provided under W.S. 21-4-401 for the charter school at the expense of the district
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Section 2.

W.S. 21
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314(e) is repealed.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2005.

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