S99 - Appropriations Act of 2018. (SL 2018-5)

Overview: Sec. 7.19 of S.L. 2018-5 requires the Department of Public Instruction to provide a report by December 1, 2018 to the Fiscal Research Division, the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee, and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the results of the Charter School Transportation Grant Pilot Program (Program). The report must include all of the following:

• The number of charter schools that received grant funds.
• The amount of grant funds awarded to those charter schools.
• Whether implementing the Program led to an increase in charter schools offering lunch.
• Whether implementing the Program led to an increase in student lunch participation at charter schools offering lunch.
• Whether implementing the Program increased or expanded the offering of student transportation by charter schools.
• The modes of student transportation offered by charter schools that received grant funds.

This section became effective July 1, 2018.