FIFTY-FIRST LEGISLATURESB 476/a

FIRST SESSION, 2013

March 6, 2013

Mr. President:

    Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 476

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 1, line 17, after "CHARTER", insert "; PROVIDING FOR A TRANSFER OF FUNDS". 

    2. On page 3, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following new subsection:

         "H. The commission may adopt policies and promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this act.".

    3. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.

    4. On page 14, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following section:

    "SECTION 5.  FUNDS TRANSFER.--Three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($375,000) of the program cost that is allowed to be withheld by the public education department for administrative support of charter schools pursuant to the Charter Schools Act is transferred from the department to the public education commission for fiscal year 2014.".,

and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE and further recommends that it now be referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE.

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               ___________________________________

                               John M. Sapien, Chairman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 5 For 4 Against

Yes:      5

No:       Brandt, Cotter, Kernan, Woods

Excused: None

Absent:   None

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