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GA SB457
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends Georgia Code Section 20-2-2064 to explicitly include high school cluster conversion charter schools in the petition process for local boards of education
- Provides an alternative approval pathway for high school cluster conversion charters: instead of requiring secret-ballot approval from faculty and parents, a majority of qualified voters in the attendance zone may approve the petition through a referendum
- Referendum must be held at the next regularly scheduled general election or at an earlier date if authorized by the local board of education
- Retains existing requirements for non-cluster conversion charter schools, including secret-ballot approval by a majority of faculty/instructional staff and a majority of parents/guardians present at publicly noticed meetings with two weeks' advance notice
- Exempts system charter schools petitioning to become conversion charter schools from these requirements
Legislative Description
Education; provide local board of education may act on petition for a conversion charter school for a high school cluster; referendum
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2010
Committee Referrals
Education3/26/2010
Education and Youth3/9/2010
Full Bill Text
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