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Charter Law
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State Has Charter Law
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Yes
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Year of Charter School Law
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1998
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Charter Cap
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State-Imposed Cap on Charter Schools
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Yes
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Description of Cap
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200 start-up charters
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Charter Funding
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State Provides Funding for Charter Schools
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Yes
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Description of Funding
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The Charter Schools Stimulus Fund provides discretionary financial support to charter schools for start-up costs and for costs associated with the acquisition, renovation and construction of school facilities. Grants awarded by the New York State Board of Regents are capped at $200,000, and those awarded by the State University of New York are capped at $350,000. $6 million was appropriated for the 2007-08 school year; NYC appropriated $250M in its 2005-09 capital outlay budget to create the Charter Facilities Matching Grant Program.
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Active Authorizers
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Active Authorizers
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2 Local School Districts; State Education Agency; 1 Higher Education Insitution
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Local School District
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Yes
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State Education Agency
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Yes
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Higher Education Institution
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Yes
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