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GA HR1521
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/21/2012
Primary Sponsor
Rashad Taylor
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AI Summary
- Proposes an amendment to the Georgia Constitution (Article VIII, Section V) to authorize the General Assembly to create alternate authorizers empowered to approve charter schools that have been denied by a local board of education
- Alternate authorizers would be established through local law, contingent on approval by a majority of qualified voters in the local school system via referendum
- Each alternate authorizer would consist of 5 to 7 members, required to include at least four of the following: the mayor or county commission chair, a charter school operator, two PTA presidents, and a local public school teacher not employed by a charter school
- If an alternate authorizer overrules a local board's denial of a charter school application or renewal, the charter school would be deemed a school of the local board, which must then operate and manage it
- The proposed amendment would be submitted to Georgia voters on a ballot as a YES/NO ratification question, as required by the state Constitution's amendment process
Legislative Description
Charter schools; creation of alternate authorizers to approve establishment; authorize General Assembly - CA
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/22/2012
Committee Referrals
Education2/21/2012
Full Bill Text
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