THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2516
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to facilities funding for charter schools.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that facilities funding has been a long-standing issue for charter schools nationally and locally.  In Hawaii, start-up charter schools have paid the costs of their facilities from operational funds.  However, during the regular session of 2013, the legislature authorized the state public charter school commission to request facilities funding as part of its annual budget request to the director of finance beginning with the 2014-2015 fiscal year.

     The legislature further finds that the state public charter school commission is currently implementing a facilities pilot project for the allocation of funds to various charter schools for small-scale facilities projects based, in part, on the need and performance of the charter schools.  The commission has currently allocated $680,000 of federal impact aid to this pilot program.

     The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the state public charter school commission to support its facilities pilot project.

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2014-2015 for the state public charter school commission to allocate to charter schools for facilities projects based, in part, on the need and performance of the charter schools.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the state public charter school commission for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  The state public charter school commission shall report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior the convening of each regular session for the duration of the state public charter school commission's pilot project on the use of the funds appropriated under this Act and the results of the state public charter school commission's facilities pilot project.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2014.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Charter Schools; Facilities; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for the state public charter school commission to allocate to charter schools for facilities projects based, in part, on the need and performance of the charter schools.  Requires annual reporting the legislature.

 

 

 

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.