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Finnegan: ACT 144 Lifts Charter Cap but reduces Charter funding
By News Release @ 11:43 AM :: 8792 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

STATEMENT BY LYNN FINNEGAN ON CHARTER SCHOOL SUPPORT

House Minority Leader Commends Governor for Signing Act 144

HONOLULU -  Lynn Finnegan, Republican candidate for Lt. Governor, released the following statement today in response to Governor Lingle signing the charter school bill:

“As a parent of students in public charter schools and a former parent board member of Voyager Public Charter, I have mixed emotions about Act 144 signed into law by Governor Lingle this week. 

"While I am am extremely proud of the legislation which has the potential to increase the number of public charter schools, which is an important step forward in our work for real education reform in Hawaii, the Act does not address the funding challenges for charters.

"In the same move of removing restraint on one end of the charter school pipeline, this legislation effectively places a new constraint on the other end, which ultimately lessens the funding available for charters.  Especially as the number of charters continues to grow, charter schools will unfortunately see fewer and fewer dollars available.

"My sincere hope is that as the next Lt. Governor, I can work with the 2011 legislature to redefine the funding equation for charter schools in order to place them on equal financial footing with traditional public schools.”

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RELATED:

ACT 144 (10)

SB2589 SD2 HD1 CD1 

Signed: May 26, 2010 

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Amends Hawai‘i’s Public Charter School law to raise the limit on the number of new charter schools, creates a clear process to reapprove charter schools, allows DOE to transfer vacant conventional school facilities to public charter schools, and revises the funding formula for public charter schools.

SB2589 TEXT: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/lists/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2589

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