A bill to provide first-ever state funding to charter schools (HB 422) passed its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday, May 31st in Dover. If it is ultimately passed and signed into law, HB 422 would provide charter schools with $750 for each student (a total of $5.7 million for the next fiscal year that starts on July 1, 2006).

Under HB 422, charter schools would face none of the accountability requirements that public school districts must meet to build new facilities. HB 422 presently is assigned to the House Appropriations Committee where it will likely be heard next Wednesday, June 7th.

For more information about this bill, please read the story on DSEA's home page at www.dsea.org or click on the link to go directly to the article: http://www.dsea.org/leghall/BILLS/capital%20constructionbill.html

Your attention to this issue is greatly appreciated. Please pass this e-mail along to your colleagues.



Jack Polidori
DSEA Dir. of Legislation & Political Organizing
Jack.Polidori@dsea.org

Delaware State Education Association
136 E. Water Street • Dover, DE 19901 • tel 1-866-734-5834 • fax 302-674-8499