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Summary of Question 2
This proposed law would allow the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to approve up to 12 new charter schools or enrollment expansions in existing charter schools each year. Approvals under this law could expand statewide charter school enrollment by up to 1% of the total statewide public school enrollment each year. New charters and enrollment expansions approved under this law would be exempt from existing limits on the number of charter schools, the number of students enrolled in them, and the amount of local school districts’ spending allocated to them. If the Board received more than 12 applications in a single year from qualified applicants, then the proposed law would require it to give priority to proposed charter schools or enrollment expansions in districts where student performance on statewide assessments is in the bottom 25% of all districts in the previous two years and where demonstrated parent demand for additional public school options is greatest. New charter schools and enrollment expansions approved under this proposed law would be subject to the same approval standards as other charter schools, and to recruitment, retention, and multilingual outreach requirements that currently apply to some charter schools. Schools authorized under this law would be subject to annual performance reviews according to standards established by the Board. The proposed law would take effect on January 1, 2017

2016 - Berkshire County - Question 2Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 3, 2016?

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Berkshire County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
20,739
43,395
2,374 66,508
Adams More »
 
1,253
2,737
90
4,080
Alford
 
125
177
5
307
Becket
 
367
634
46
1,047
Cheshire
 
577
1,266
48
1,891
Clarksburg
 
263
611
22
896
Dalton More »
 
1,013
2,366
104
3,483
Egremont
 
313
497
35
845
Florida
 
140
235
25
400
Great Barrington More »
 
1,174
2,445
145
3,764
Hancock
 
128
260
9
397
Hinsdale
 
399
699
38
1,136
Lanesborough
 
534
1,155
58
1,747
Lee
 
851
2,153
95
3,099
Lenox
 
906
2,071
119
3,096
Monterey
 
187
339
28
554
Mount Washington
 
50
50
7
107
New Ashford
 
48
109
4
161
New Marlborough
 
287
555
29
871
N. Adams More »
 
1,848
3,788
243
5,879
Otis
 
328
545
51
924
Peru
 
154
345
20
519
Pittsfield More »
 
6,160
13,612
706
20,478
Richmond
 
354
627
24
1,005
Sandisfield
 
156
289
43
488
Savoy
 
141
249
11
401
Sheffield
 
566
1,268
108
1,942
Stockbridge
 
450
796
59
1,305
Tyringham
 
88
198
13
299
Washington
 
106
216
5
327
W. Stockbridge
 
255
615
31
901
Williamstown More »
 
1,325
2,155
143
3,623
Windsor
 
193
333
10
536
County Totals
20,739
43,395
2,374 66,508