(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
The "Charter Schools Act", part 1 of this article, was enacted by the general assemblywithout providing a method for funding the capital construction needs of charter schools;
Since the enactment of the "Charter Schools Act", the general assembly has enactedlegislation requiring a portion of the moneys in the state education fund to be distributed to charter schools for use in funding capital construction, but such moneys are not sufficient to fully meet the capital construction needs of charter schools;
Pursuant to Senate Bill 01-237, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-thirdgeneral assembly, the general assembly declared its intent to establish a method for funding the capital construction needs of charter schools that is equitable, withstands constitutional challenge, and promotes cooperation between charter schools and their authorizing school districts and encouraged representatives of local boards of education, school district administrators, charter schools, the business community, and any other interested persons to meet and develop a comprehensive legislative proposal for funding the capital construction needs of charter schools for consideration by the sixty-third general assembly at the 2002 regular session.
(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that this part 4 is the product of legislative examination and modification of a comprehensive legislative proposal that resulted from meetings of representatives of local boards of education, school district administrators, charter schools, the business community, and any other interested persons and represents a comprehensive legislative proposal for funding the capital construction needs of charter schools that is equitable, withstands constitutional challenge, and promotes cooperation between charter schools and their authorizing school districts.
Source: L. 2002: Entire part added, p. 1753, § 31, effective June 7.