Makes various changes in the charter school program in regard to student enrollment procedures, charter revocation, and monitoring of charter schools.
S 2608 improves accountability for New Jersey's charter schools. It requires charter schools to use random lotteries for enrollment when spaces are limited, report student demographic information annually, and maintain waiting lists. The bill establishes new grounds for charter revocation, including failing to meet academic goals, discrimination, financial issues, or not matching the demographic makeup of the local school district. Charter schools will now be reviewed under the state's accountability system, and the state must commission independent studies and hold public hearings on the program.
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 8, 2024
Last action Feb 8, 2024
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Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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Shirley Turner
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