Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1852
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: FC            .                                
                  02/08/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Montford) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (883798) (with directory and
    2  title amendments)
    3  
    4         Between lines 427 and 428
    5  insert:
    6         (8) CAUSES FOR NONRENEWAL OR TERMINATION OF CHARTER.—
    7         (a) The sponsor may choose not to renew or may terminate
    8  the charter for any of the following grounds:
    9         1. Failure to participate in the state’s education
   10  accountability system created in s. 1008.31, as required in this
   11  section, or failure to meet the requirements for student
   12  performance stated in the charter.
   13         2. Failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal
   14  management.
   15         3. Violation of law.
   16         4. Other good cause shown.
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   18  The sponsor may not renew a charter if the charter school has
   19  received a grade of “F” pursuant to s. 1008.34 for 2 years
   20  within the 3-year period prior to renewal. The sponsor shall
   21  terminate a charter if the charter school has received a grade
   22  of “F” pursuant to s. 1008.34 for 2 years within a 3-year
   23  period.
   24  
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   26         And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   27         Delete line 107
   28  and insert:
   29  (7), paragraph (a) of subsection (8), paragraphs (b) and (g) of
   30  present subsection (9),
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   33         And the title is amended as follows:
   34         Delete line 1127
   35  and insert:
   36         charter school system; prohibiting a sponsor from
   37         renewing a charter if the charter school has received
   38         a grade of “F” for a specified period before renewal;
   39         requiring that the sponsor terminate a charter if the
   40         charter school has received a grade of “F” for a
   41         specified period; authorizing a charter school or