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State agency seeks $1.79M charter lease contingency as charter enrollment and openings accelerate
Summary
Agency explained statutory changes have increased uncertainty for charter school lease payments and requested a $1,792,976 contingency fund (one‑time) to cover new openings and rapid ADM changes; charter lease payments currently estimated at $6,332,928 and modular leases are included in the request.
The committee heard that recent changes in state law have made charter school lease payments less predictable and the agency recommended a charter school contingency fund to reduce the need for repeated supplemental requests.
Miss Carlson explained the statutory context: charter lease payments are made to districts and flow through to charter operators; the earlier three‑year in‑operation requirement for lease payments was removed, a cap on authorized charter schools was eliminated, and the…
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