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Senate approves measure allowing traditional public schools to convert to charter status
Summary
Senate Bill 10‑97 passed the Idaho Senate. Sponsor said the bill allows local school districts to convert a traditional public school — or a district — to a public charter configuration to give local districts greater flexibility over curriculum and operations; senators discussed enrollment caps and property‑tax implications.
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Senate on Feb. 27 approved Senate Bill 10‑97, a bill sponsors said would let local school districts convert individual traditional public schools or entire districts into public charter configurations to expand curricular flexibility.
Senator Ward Engelking, sponsor of the bill, said it ‘‘allows a public traditional school district to change 1 of its schools to a…
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