SB45

Title: Charter Schooling Done Right
Sponsors: Joyelle Owens, WV, Moderate Liberal, Loreal Hawk, MD, Moderate Liberal

Purpose of Bill: The purpose of the bill is to try to extend the time given for Charter Schooling Done Right to run to keep children in school and to also extend the money given to give the teachers and children supplies that is desperately needed in inner- city schools. We would like to provide more supplies for children and more supplies for teachers to give the students a better learning environment and education. If students go to a charter school, they may not be there for long because of only a 3 year marking period before going under inspection to see if you could close the school down. I would like to extend the amount of time for a charter school from 3 years to 6 years. Giving the extension from 3 to six years ensures that children in high school or any other school system can finish without having to worry about going to a new school or going to a new overcrowded school. I would like to accomplish these goals by increasing the tax levees and taking the money that was used to close down schools into opening new ones. The taxes on these areas if passed would only increase by 0.2%.

Eligibility: This bill is for:

Any child from pre k to senior year in high school that goes to school

Any person with the occupation of a teacher can work in these schools

Terms and Benefits:

 * Any Child in school under college will get the benefits of this bill. You cannot go to any charter school in the United States if you are and illegal immigrant
 * Tax payers in the same city where the charter school is built will have to pay a minimum tax increase a year prior before building to finance for building and continue to pay for the duration of the school
 * The Board of Education will enforce the bill
 * The bill will be in effect for 10 years for each charter school is built, then going under investigation to see if the opening of the school is needed.
 * The teacher salary is decided by the board of education.
 * Popular sovereignty will determine if the school should stay open for another 10 years or close.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A charter school can only be built in that city if the previous school is overcrowded and the ratio of children to staff exceeds 45:1
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The tax will be the minimum amount to keep the school running and provide supplies for the children

Fiscal impact:
Equipment: Building a school from elementary to high school costs: $6,114,425-$17,945,690 (Including construction workers, architects, etc.) > Labor: Teachers can be paid an average of 5,040,000 a year > Marketing: 8,000,000 dollars to host commercials on Fox, NBC, and local channels for a 30 second spot nationally to inform people on this issue. > Transportation: 5,845,000 dollars a year to open busses for approximately 10,000 children to and from school for a year. > Total: 611,442,544,800,000 dollars for one school in this district
 * Energy Resources: Average of about 2,000,000 dollars a per year for one school, 6,000,000 dollars a year to keep an elementary school, intermediate school, and high school open