An Act local approval for charter schools

HD 150 requires charter schools seeking to enroll students from specific Massachusetts towns or school districts to first obtain "local approval" from those communities. This approval can be granted by a local school committee vote, a town meeting vote, or a city council vote (in cities without elected school committees). The bill mandates that only charter school applications with this local approval can receive funding from local tax dollars (Chapter 70 funds); applications lacking it will not be funded through local sources, though they may still access state funding. This requirement applies only to new charter school applications submitted after the law takes effect.