| Last Action | to Education (H) | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to charter schools and making an appropriation therefor. | 
| Bill Documents | 
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| Impact Statements | 
                            Actuarial Analysis
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| Bill Request Number | 182 | 
| Sponsors | B. Montell, T. Moore, D. Osborne | 
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to describe the intent of the General Assembly and the purposes of authorizing public charter schools; define terms; establish the Kentucky Public Charter School Commission and identify membership selection and responsibilities of members; outline the requirements and limitations on the establishment of charter schools including identification of charter school authorizers; describe responsibilities of authorizers; describe charter school application, renewal, and revocation processes; establish the Kentucky Public Charter School Commission trust fund and identify uses of the fund; require the commissioner of education to distribute charter school information to potential authorizers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to identify student enrollment and withdrawal requirements to be followed by a charter school; create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to identify employment conditions for charter school staff; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require local, state, and federal funds to be distributed to charter schools using formulas and allocation processes used in noncharter schools; amend KRS 161.220 to include a teacher employed by a board of directors of a public charter school as a member within the state retirement system and to include employees of boards of directors of public charter schools in the state-sponsored retirement system; amend KRS 78.510 to include noncertified employees of public charter schools in the state-sponsored retirement system. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | 
                            Education, Elementary and Secondary - Charter school, requirements for  Education, Elementary and Secondary - Charter schools, application and approval of Education, Elementary and Secondary - Charter schools, renewal or revocation of charter Education, Finance - Charter school, transfer of funds to Education, Higher - Charter schools, authorizers of Retirement and Pensions - Charter schools, employees of State Agencies - Charter schools, employees of State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, charter schools, role State Agencies - Public Charter School Commission, duties of Teachers - Charter schools, employees of Universities and Colleges - Charter schools, authorizers of Children and Minors - Charter school, enrollment in Collective Bargaining - Charter school employees, participation in Actuarial Analysis - Charter schools, transfer of funds to Local Mandate - Charter schools, transfer of funds to  | 
            
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