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Budget Recommendations
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Outside Section 95
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Chapter 70 Amendments
SECTION 95.
Section 89 of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking paragraph (nn) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
(nn) Commonwealth charter schools shall be funded as follows: the commonwealth shall pay a tuition amount to the charter school equal to the lesser of: (1) the average cost per student in each student's municipality of residence; and (2) the average cost per student in the municipality in which the charter school is located. The state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to deduct said charter school tuition amount from the total education aid, as defined in chapter 70, of the municipality in which the student resides prior to the distribution of said aid. If, in a single municipality, the total of all such deductions exceeds the total of said education aid, this excess amount shall be deducted from other aid appropriated to the city or town. If, in a single municipality, the total of all such deductions exceeds the total state aid appropriated, the commonwealth shall appropriate this excess amount. The state treasurer is hereby further authorized to disburse to the charter school an amount equal to each student's charter school tuition amount as defined above. The board of education shall adopt regulations for determining the average cost per student in calculating charter school tuition amounts for the purpose of this subsection, and in adopting said regulations shall consult with the executive office for administration and finance and shall consider the actual cost per student, the variation in cost for different grade levels and different programs, a charter school's capital costs, the advisability of establishing a maximum amount for such average cost, and the impact on existing charter schools, other public schools in the district, and new charter schools.
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