Signed by Governor Matt Bevin

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

A vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that authorizes publicly funded charter schools to operate in the state of Kentucky.

Highlights:

• Requires public charter schools to give enrollment preference to students that qualify for free or reduced-price lunches and students that attend low-achieving schools (Sec. 1).

• Requires charter school authorizer to give preference to charter applications that demonstrate intent to provide comprehensive learning services to at-risk and special-needs students. (Sec. 1)

• Authorizes a charter school to request exemptions from existing statutes and regulations (Sec. 1).

• Requires at least half of the members of a charter school board of directors to be parents of students enrolled in a charter school (Sec. 1).

• Requires parent board members to be elected by parents of charter school students (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes charter school teachers to be members of a charter school board of directors (Sec. 1).

• Requires federal and state categorical funds to be distributed to eligible students in charter schools in the same manner as non-charter public schools (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

A vote to pass with amendment a bill that authorizes publicly funded charter schools to operate in the state of Kentucky.

Highlights:

• Requires public charter schools to give enrollment preference to students that qualify for free or reduced-price lunches and students that attend low-achieving schools (Sec. 1).

• Requires charter school authorizer to give preference to charter applications that demonstrate intent to provide comprehensive learning services to at-risk and special-needs students. (Sec. 1)

• Authorizes a charter school to request exemptions from existing statutes and regulations (Sec. 1).

• Requires at least half of the members of a charter school board of directors to be parents of students enrolled in a charter school (Sec. 1).

• Requires parent board members to be elected by parents of charter school students (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes charter school teachers to be members of a charter school board of directors (Sec. 1).

• Requires federal and state categorical funds to be distributed to eligible students in charter schools in the same manner as non-charter public schools (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

A vote to pass a bill that authorizes publicly funded charter schools to operate in the state of Kentucky.

Highlights:

• Requires public charter schools to give enrollment preference to students that qualify for free or reduced-price lunches and students that attend low-achieving schools (Sec. 1).

• Requires charter school authorizer to give preference to charter applications that demonstrate intent to provide comprehensive learning services to at-risk and special-needs students. (Sec. 1)

• Authorizes a charter school to request exemptions from existing statutes and regulations (Sec. 1).

• Requires at least half of the members of a charter school board of directors to be parents of students enrolled in a charter school (Sec. 1).

• Requires parent board members to be elected by parents of charter school students (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes charter school teachers to be members of a charter school board of directors (Sec. 1).

• Requires federal and state categorical funds to be distributed to eligible students in charter schools in the same manner as non-charter public schools (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text