FORTY-NINTH LEGISLATURESB 454/a

FIRST SESSION, 2009

February 23, 2009

Madam President:

    Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 454

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

    1. On page 2, line 14, strike "fiscal year 2008, and for".

    2. On page 2, line 17, after "generated" strike the remainder of the line, strike line 18 through "year" and insert in lieu thereof "by that charter school and its students".

    3. On page 2, line 23, after "the" insert "number of program units generated using the average of the eightieth and one hundred twentieth day MEM of the".

    4. On page 2, line 23, strike "program units".

    5. On page 3, line 15, strike the closing quotation mark, and between lines 15 and 16, insert the following new subsection:

         "C. For the first year of operation after a locally chartered charter school converts to a state-chartered charter school or a state-chartered charter school converts to a locally chartered charter school, the school's budget shall be based on the number of program units generated using the average of the eightieth and one hundred twentieth day MEM of the prior year and the instructional staff training and experience index and the at-risk index of the school district in which it is geographically located."".,

and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE.

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               __________________________________

                               Cynthia Nava, Chairman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against

Yes:      7

No:       0

Excused: Fischmann, Keller

Absent:   None

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