SENATE BILL NO. 235                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to charter school approval and                                                                            
     funding."                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
10:06:22 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman discussed the agenda.  He noted that SB 220                                                                    
is postponed. He  mentioned one fiscal note for  SB 235 from                                                                    
the  Department of  Education and  Early Development  (DEED)                                                                    
for  $301  thousand in  general  funds,  including the  $150                                                                    
thousand requested  for the adoption of  regulations and the                                                                    
remainder for one and one half administrative positions.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator   Huggins  commented   that   his   office  was   in                                                                    
communication with DEED. He understood  that the fiscal note                                                                    
could be  cut by  fifty percent  through the  elimination of                                                                    
the administrative positions.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SB  235  was  HEARD  and   HELD  in  Committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.