By MAPSA
The
legislature passed SB 618 last night. The bill phases out the charter school
cap over the next three years, going to 300 as soon as the law takes effect,
500 at the end of 2012, and eliminated at the end of 2014. The bill will allow
great schools the ability to replicate easier by removing the single site
requirement. More importantly for you, SB 618 gives charter schools that
currently are required to pay property tax a partial exemption from that tax
and allows schools to give priority enrollment to the children of charter
school teachers. The bill will now be presented to the Governor for his
signature.
“This is a historic day for parents and public education in Michigan,” said Dan
Quisenberry, President of MAPSA. “The Legislature has paved the way for true
school choice in our state and helped to begin to level the playing field on
facilities by exempting more charter schools from paying property tax that goes
to fund the very schools that are paying it.” (Source: MAPSA)
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