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Committee hears sweeping school-choice rewrite focused on capacity, expulsions; vote deferred
Summary
A bill to consolidate Opportunity School Choice into the public school choice law and to clarify application timelines, capacity definitions and disciplinary transfers drew lengthy testimony from superintendents and the Department of Education; the committee paused consideration because a quorum was not present and scheduled further work.
State and local education officials told the House Education Committee that a large rewrite of the school-choice statutes aims to reduce confusion for families and address situations where students transfer between districts to avoid pending disciplinary action.
Senator Katie Kimhammer introduced the measure and called on Bryant Public Schools Superintendent Karen Walters to explain the bill to the committee. Walters said the proposal consolidates Opportunity School Choice into the public school-choice statute to remove conflicting dates and language and to make the timeline consistent: parents…
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