HB347 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Terri Collins Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act, Public Charter School Commission staff allowed, funding based on enrollment and disbursement of funds revised, Secs. 16-6F-6, 16-6F-7, 16-6F-9, 16-6F-10 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act provides for the establishment of public charter schools in the state.

This bill would provide further for the membership of the Alabama Public Charter School Commission, would authorize the commission to employ staff, and would allow an applicant to apply directly to the commission to open a public charter school under certain conditions.

This bill would also provide further for the funding of public charter schools based on projected enrollment initially and then on current enrollment, would require the disbursement of funds to a public charter school on a monthly, rather than quarterly, basis, and would provide for the treatment of certain local revenues and local tax allocations.

Subjects

Charter Schools