1 Chartered Public Schools; Funding. Amend RSA 194-B:11, I,(b)(1)(A) to read as follows:

(b)(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), for a chartered public school authorized by the state board of education pursuant to RSA 194-B:3-a, the state shall pay tuition pursuant to RSA 198:40-a, II(a)-(c) and (e) plus an additional grant of $3,286 to all chartered public schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and $3,411 $3,911 to all chartered public schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, except for the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School, directly to the chartered public school for each pupil who is a resident of this state in attendance at such chartered public school. Beginning July 1, 2017 and every biennium thereafter, the department of education shall adjust the per pupil amount of the additional grant based on the average change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Northeast Region, using the "services less medical care services" special aggregate index, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor. The state shall pay amounts required pursuant to RSA 198:40-a, II(d) directly to the resident district.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

1 Chartered Public Schools; Funding. Amend RSA 194-B:11, I,(b)(1)(A) to read as follows:

(b)(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), for a chartered public school authorized by the state board of education pursuant to RSA 194-B:3-a, the state shall pay tuition pursuant to RSA 198:40-a, II(a)-(c) and (e) plus an additional grant of $3,286 to all chartered public schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and $3,911 to all chartered public schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, except for the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School, directly to the chartered public school for each pupil who is a resident of this state in attendance at such chartered public school. Beginning July 1, 2017 and every biennium thereafter, the department of education shall adjust the per pupil amount of the additional grant based on the average change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Northeast Region, using the "services less medical care services" special aggregate index, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor. The state shall pay amounts required pursuant to RSA 198:40-a, II(d) directly to the resident district.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.