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Bill would exempt certain charter schools from abbreviated‑school‑day rules
Summary
A House Education Committee public hearing considered Senate Bill 735A, which would clarify that voluntarily enrolled charter school students at a small number of schools with longer school years are not subject to statutory rules governing abbreviated school days.
The House Committee on Education opened a public hearing April 21 on Senate Bill 735A, which would exclude students who voluntarily enroll in certain public charter schools from statutory provisions that regulate abbreviated school days.
The bill’s sponsor, State Sen. Sarah Gelserbleuen, said the change is a technical fix that applies to “maybe about 2 schools in the state” whose charter year is longer than surrounding district schools. “If your school year is a week longer, when you measure across that 2‑week period, it's still going to look like your school day is shorter. So that is not the case…
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