2003 House Bill 4148 ↩

House Roll Call 38: Passed

To raise the 150-school cap on the number of charter schools (public school academies) that can be created by universities, and impose more extensive regulations and disclosure requirements on charter schools and on the education management companies with which they may contract. The cap would be raised by 30 schools a year for ten years, to a maximum of 450 charter schools. Bay Mills and any other native-American community colleges would be included in the new cap, so they would no longer be allowed to create an unlimited number of charters. The bill would also allow a community college to charter public school academies in Detroit, and allow enrollment priorities in limited circumstances. It contains other provisions related to certain labor agreements and borrowing by charter schools, and a requirement that if the school ceases operations all its assets but none of its liabilities revert to the state. Note: Bay Mills technically serves Indian students across the state, so can establish charters anywhere in the state.