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Washington Initiative 1240 "concerns creation of a public charter school system" was an initiative that appeared on the Washington state general ballot in November 2012. Originally filed with the Washington Secretary of State on May 31, proponents and paid signature gatherers collected enough signatures to be certified for the ballot on July 25, making it one of the fastest initiatives ever to do so, at an estimated cost of more than $6 per signature.[1][2][3] Proposed charter schools would receive public funding but not be governed by local school districts. An August 2012 financial impact study by the state Office of Financial Management estimated "an indeterminate, but non-zero, fiscal impact to local public school districts" and "known state agency implementation costs" of at least $3 million in the first five years.[4] The initiative was approved by voters in November 2012.[5]
- ^ Smith, Erik (June 20, 2012). "I-1240 May Not Tie Record After All – 1973 Initiative Likely Always to be the Fastest Signature Drive in State History". Washington State Wire. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ Rosenthal, Brian M. (July 13, 2012). "Wealthy throwing money at charter-schools initiative". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ Westneat, Danny (August 21, 2012). "Out-of-state money chooses what we vote on". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "OFM Fiscal Impact Statement (I-1240)" (PDF). Washington State Office of Fiscal Management. August 10, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ WA Board of Ed to draft rules for charter schools, NWCN.com January 9, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-24
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