Bill Text: MN SF222 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Charter school enrollment preference to children eligible for free and reduced-price lunch authorization
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-04 - Referred to Education [SF222 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF222-Introduced.html
1.2relating to education; allowing charter schools to give an enrollment preference
1.3to children who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.10, subdivision 9.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.10, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 9. Admission requirements. A charter school may limit admission to:
1.8 (1) pupils within an age group or grade level;
1.9 (2) pupils who are eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under
1.10section124D.68 ; or
1.11 (3) residents of a specific geographic area in which the school is located when the
1.12majority of students served by the school are members of underserved populations.
1.13 A charter school shall enroll an eligible pupil who submits a timely application,
1.14unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or
1.15building. In this case, pupils must be accepted by lot. The charter school must develop
1.16and publish a lottery policy and process that it must use when accepting pupils by lot.
1.17 A charter school shall give enrollment preference to a sibling of an enrolled pupil
1.18and to a foster child of that pupil's parents and may give preference for enrolling children
1.19of the school's staff and children who are eligible to receive a free or reduced-price lunch
1.20before accepting other pupils by lot. A charter school that gives preference to enrolling
1.21the children of school staff or children who are eligible to receive a free or reduced-price
1.22lunch must identify the manner and order of preference for enrolling the children in its
1.23admission and lottery policy and on its Web site and give at least 180 days' notice on its
1.24Web site before discontinuing the enrollment preference.
2.1 A charter school may not limit admission to pupils on the basis of intellectual ability,
2.2measures of achievement or aptitude, or athletic ability and may not establish any criteria
2.3or requirements for admission that are inconsistent with this subdivision.
2.4 The charter school shall not distribute any services or goods of value to students,
2.5parents, or guardians as an inducement, term, or condition of enrolling a student in a
2.6charter school.
2.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and
2.8later.
1.3to children who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.10, subdivision 9.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.10, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 9. Admission requirements. A charter school may limit admission to:
1.8 (1) pupils within an age group or grade level;
1.9 (2) pupils who are eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under
1.10section
1.11 (3) residents of a specific geographic area in which the school is located when the
1.12majority of students served by the school are members of underserved populations.
1.13 A charter school shall enroll an eligible pupil who submits a timely application,
1.14unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or
1.15building. In this case, pupils must be accepted by lot. The charter school must develop
1.16and publish a lottery policy and process that it must use when accepting pupils by lot.
1.17 A charter school shall give enrollment preference to a sibling of an enrolled pupil
1.18and to a foster child of that pupil's parents and may give preference for enrolling children
1.19of the school's staff and children who are eligible to receive a free or reduced-price lunch
1.20before accepting other pupils by lot. A charter school that gives preference to enrolling
1.21the children of school staff or children who are eligible to receive a free or reduced-price
1.22lunch must identify the manner and order of preference for enrolling the children in its
1.23admission and lottery policy and on its Web site and give at least 180 days' notice on its
1.24Web site before discontinuing the enrollment preference.
2.1 A charter school may not limit admission to pupils on the basis of intellectual ability,
2.2measures of achievement or aptitude, or athletic ability and may not establish any criteria
2.3or requirements for admission that are inconsistent with this subdivision.
2.4 The charter school shall not distribute any services or goods of value to students,
2.5parents, or guardians as an inducement, term, or condition of enrolling a student in a
2.6charter school.
2.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and
2.8later.
