MA S414

Requires commonwealth charter schools to obtain local approval from every town or school district where they expect to enroll students before receiving local funding under Chapter 70

Defines "local approval" as authorization from an elected school committee, town meeting voters, or (in cities without elected school committees) the city council and mayor

Charter schools approved by the state Board of Education without local approval would be funded exclusively by the board, with no access to Chapter 70 or other local funds

Applies only to commonwealth charter school applications submitted after the act's effective date, exempting existing charter schools