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Committee gives favorable report to bill allowing charter schools to prefer children of active military families
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted to give a favorable report to House Bill 3862, which would permit public charter schools to allocate up to 20 percent of enrollment preference to dependents of active‑duty military residing or stationed in the state, along with commonly used preference categories such as siblings and children of employees.
The Senate Education Committee voted to give House Bill 3862 a favorable report, sending the measure to the full Senate. The bill would permit public charter schools to give an enrollment preference to dependents of active‑duty military who are residing or stationed in the state; the provision could apply to up to 20 percent of a school’s total enrollment.
Katie Grinstead, research director, told the committee that the bill…
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