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SCR-21 Charter schools.(2003-2004)



Current Version: 04/10/03 - Introduced

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SCR21:v99#DOCUMENT


CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2003–2004 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 21

Introduced  by  Senator Aanestad

April 10, 2003

Relative to charter schools.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SCR 21, as introduced, Aanestad. Charter schools.
This measure would proclaim April 28 through May 2, 2003, as California Charter Schools Week.
Fiscal Committee: NO  
WHEREAS, Charter schools are public schools operating on the principles of accountability, flexibility, autonomy, and choice for parents and teachers; and
WHEREAS, Charter schools, in exchange for flexibility and autonomy, are held accountable by their sponsors for improving pupil achievement and for their financial and other operations; and
WHEREAS, Charter schools are in demand. As of the fall of 2002 there were over 436 charter schools operating in California serving 166,000 pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive; and
WHEREAS, Charter schools can tackle problems of low academic performance and overcrowding. Many have successfully tackled the problems of at-risk and low-performing pupils, many times in urban areas; and
WHEREAS, Both Democrats and Republicans have embraced charter schools as an important option to improving our education system; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California joins the California Network of Educational Charters and proclaims April 28 through May 2, 2003, as California Charter Schools Week and calls upon all Californians to observe this week by recognizing the benefits of charter schools; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.