Bill Text: DE SB301 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Charter Schools.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-10 - Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate [SB301 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2009-SB301-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Sen. Sokola

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

145th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 301

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend §506(b)(4), Title 14 of the Delaware Code by adding a third sentence thereto as follows:

"An existing charter holder which files an application to modify its charter to expand its grade configurations may designate additional founders of the school in the application therefore.".

SYNOPSIS

The intent of this Act is to assist existing charter schools with expansion.This Act allows an existing charter holder, in connection with an application to expand its grade configurations, to recognize the individuals who provided significant contributions to the expansion as "founders" of the school.Delaware law provides an admissions preference for the children of a school's founders, subject to the limitation that no more than 5% of a school's student population may be admitted under such a preference.

Author:Senator Sokola