SB1039 SFA #1 Weld 6-1

Bailey  7853

Senator Weld moved to amend the bill on page forty-four, section two, lines eight through ten, by changing the colon to a semicolon and striking out the proviso;  

On page forty-four, section two, lines twenty-two through twenty-four by striking out all of paragraph (C) and relettering the remaining paragraphs;

On pages fifty-one and fifty-two, section five, lines one through seventeen, by striking out all of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection, designated subsection (a), to read as follows:

(a) To establish a new public charter school or to convert an existing noncharter public school to a public charter school, an applicant shall submit a charter application to an authorizer: Provided, That nothing prohibits a noncharter public school subject to consolidation from being converted to a public charter school upon application pursuant to the provisions of this article.;

On page sixty, section seven, lines forty-five and forty-six, by striking out the words “the institutional board of governors of a public institution of higher education,”;

And,

On page sixty-three, section nine, lines nine through twelve, by striking out all of subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection, designated subsection (c), to read as follows:

(c) The state board shall remand the authorizer’s decision back to the authorizer for further proceedings if the substantial rights of the applicant have been prejudiced because the authorizer’s findings, inferences, conclusions or decisions are:

(1) In violation of constitutional or statutory provisions or state board policy;

(2) In excess of the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the authorizer;

(3) Made upon unlawful procedures;

(4) Affected by other error of law;

(5) Clearly wrong in view of the reliable, probative and substantial evidence on the whole record; or

(6) Arbitrary or capricious or characterized by abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion.

Adopted

Rejected