BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 709 (Gipson) - Charter schools.
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|Version: June 1, 2015 |Policy Vote: ED. 5 - 2, JUD. 5 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 27, 2015 |Consultant: Jillian Kissee |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015
Bill
Summary: This bill requires charter schools to be subject to
open meeting requirements, the California Public Records Act,
the state's primary conflict-of-interest provisions, and the
Political Reform Act of 1974.
Fiscal
Impact:
Mandate: Unknown, potentially significant reimbursable state
mandate costs for school districts and county offices of
education due to increased oversight responsibilities. If
determined to be a mandate, this would create pressure to
increase the K-12 Mandate Block Grant. See staff comments.
(Proposition 98)
Costs to charter schools: Unknown, potentially significant
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local costs to the extent charter schools do not already
comply with the four areas of law. Charter schools have been
determined to be ineligible to submit claims for mandate
reimbursements.
Committee
Amendments: Amend to require the chartering authority to
execute public records requests made to a charter school if it
satisfies certain criteria.
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