To establish that if 51 percent of the parents or 51 percent of the teachers in a public school sign a petition, the school can be converted into a charter school, essentially subject to the same expanded chartering procedures and policies proposed by Senate Bill 618.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To also allow a converted school to be returned to the regular school district ("de-charterized") if 60 percent of parents or 51 percent plus 60 percent of teachers petitioned for this.

To exclude from the bill's "parent trigger" provision a failing school in which at least 10 percent of are not fluent English speakers.

To require a public school that is in the lowest-achieving 5 percent of schools statewide to be essentially converted into a charter school if 60 percent of the parents sign a petition requesting this, or 51 percent of the parents plus 60 percent of the teachers. Employees in the resulting "conversion school" would not be subject to the district's union contract or included in the state-run school pension system.

The vote by which the following bill was passed, reportedly due to some confusion on the first attempt (Sen. Green switched from 'no' to 'yes' and Sen. Schuitmaker from 'yes' to 'no').

To require a public school that is in the lowest-acheiving 5 percent of schools statewide to be essentially converted into a charter school if 60 percent of the parents sign a petition requesting this, or 51 percent of the parents plus 60 percent of the teachers. Employees in the resulting "conversion school" would not be subject to the district's union contract or included in the state-run school pension system.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.