This motion allows a Charter Amendment to be introduced on June 11, 2024, which ensures that funds allocated to the San Francisco Unified School District from the Student Success Fund cannot replace or reduce other required City funding for the School District or youth programs. It aims to protect existing financial commitments to education and youth services in the city.
Motion modifying the deadline to introduce a non-skeletal Charter Amendment under Rule 2.22.8 of the Board’s Rules of Order to allow introduction on June 11, 2024, of a Charter Amendment, approved by the City Attorney as to form, to provide that money set aside for the San Francisco Unified School District in the Student Success Fund cannot replace, supplant, count as, or substitute for other City funding for the School District or children and youth required under the Children and Youth Fund, the Public Education Enrichment Fund, or other provisions in the Charter.
How it got here
This legislation originated from the need to modify the deadline for introducing a Charter Amendment related to the Student Success Fund and its funding implications for the San Francisco Unified School District.
The Board's Rules of Order, specifically Rule 2.22.1, established a timeline for introducing Charter amendments, requiring them to be introduced at least 168 days before an election.
Rule 2.22.8 allows the Board to modify the timeline for Charter amendment introductions by majority vote.
Supervisor Ronen introduced a proposed Charter amendment, approved as to form by the City Attorney, to ensure that funds from the Student Success Fund do not replace other required City funding for the School District.
The Board of Supervisors approved the motion to modify the deadline for introducing the Charter Amendment, allowing it to be introduced on June 11, 2024.
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