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The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations

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(Constantine) recommended the following substitute for amendment

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(541976):

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Between line(s) 531-532

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insert:

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     (8)  CAUSES FOR NONRENEWAL OR TERMINATION OF CHARTER.--

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     (d)  A charter may be terminated immediately if the sponsor

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determines that good cause has been shown or if the health,

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safety, or welfare of the students is threatened. The sponsor's

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determination is not subject to an informal hearing under

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paragraph (b) or to chapter 120. The sponsor shall notify in

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writing the charter school's governing body, the charter school

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principal, and the department if a charter is immediately

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terminated. The sponsor shall clearly identify the specific

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issues that resulted in the immediate termination and provide

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evidence of prior notification of issues resulting in the

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immediate termination when appropriate. The school district in

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which the charter school is located shall assume operation of the

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school under these circumstances. The charter school's governing

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board may, within 30 days after receiving the sponsor's decision

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to terminate the charter, appeal the decision pursuant to the

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procedure established in subsection (6).

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====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T =====

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And the directory clause is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 224, after "subsection (7),"

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insert:

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     paragraph (d) of subsection (8),

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 20, after the semicolon

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insert:

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providing an exemption from the informal hearing and

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chapter 120 requirements for the immediate termination of

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a charter under certain circumstances;

3/19/2008  7:24:00 PM     ED.22.05409