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1 A BILL
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4 IN THE COUNCIL FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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7 To amend the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 to allow the Public Charter
8 School Board to impose reasonable interim conditions upon revocation or nonrenewal of
9 a charter during a closing schools final months of operation.
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
12 act may be cited as the Public Charter School Closure Amendment Act of 2019.
13 Sec. 2. The District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995, approved April 26, 1996
14 (110 Stat. 1321; D.C. Official Code 38-1800.01 et seq.), is amended as follows:
15 (a) Section 2212(d) (D.C. Official Code 38-1802.12(d)(5)) is amended to read as
16 follows:
17 (5) Alternatives upon nonrenewal. If an eligible chartering authority denies
18 an application to renew a charter granted to a public charter school, the eligible chartering
19 authority may:
20 (A)Manage the school directly until alternative arrangements can be made
21 for students at the school;
22 (B)Place the school in a probationary status that requires the school to take
23 remedial actions, to be determined by the eligible chartering authority, that directly relate to the
24 grounds for the denial; or
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25 (C) Impose such interim conditions as it determines reasonably necessary
26 to safeguard public funds, ensure positive outcomes for students, or provide for efficient
27 dissolution and asset distribution pursuant to section 2213a..
28 (b) Section 2213(c) (D.C. Official Code 38-1802.13(c)(5)) is amended to read as
29 follows:
30 (5) Alternatives upon revocation. If an eligible chartering authority revokes
31 a charter granted to a public charter school, the eligible chartering authority may:
32 (A) Manage the school directly until alternative arrangements can be made
33 for students at the school; or
34 (B) Impose such interim conditions as it determines reasonably necessary
35 to safeguard public funds, ensure positive outcomes for students, or provide for efficient
36 dissolution and asset distribution pursuant to section 2213a..
37 (c) A new section (2213b) is added to read as follows:
38 Sec. 2213b. Eligible Chartering Authority Closure Powers After Voluntary Charter
39 Relinquishment.
40 (a) If a public charter school voluntarily relinquishes its charter, the eligible chartering
41 authority may manage the school directly until alternative arrangements can be made for students
42 at the school.
43 (b) If a public charter school voluntarily relinquishes its charter, the eligible chartering
44 authority may also impose such interim conditions as it determines reasonably necessary to
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45 safeguard public funds, ensure positive outcomes for students, or provide for efficient dissolution
46 and asset distribution pursuant to section 2213a..
47 Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
48 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal
49 impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
50 approved October 16, 2006 (12 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code 1-301.47a).
51 Sec. 4. Effective date.
52 This act shall take effect following approval of the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
53 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and 30-day period of Congressional review
54 as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
55 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C Official Code 1-206.22(c)(1)), and publication in the District of
56 Columbia Register.
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