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Committee deadlocks on micro‑school bill after contentious debate on zoning, safety and oversight
Summary
The House Education Committee split 7‑7 over House Bill 14‑72 on Wednesday after prolonged debate about whether the measure would create "micro‑schools" exempt from local building, fire and health codes.
The House Education Committee engaged in lengthy, sometimes heated debate over House Bill 14‑72 on Wednesday, with members sharply divided over whether the bill would create unregulated "micro‑schools" that could avoid local building, fire and health codes.
Representative Morton moved to amend the bill to remove a line exempting criminal‑history record checks; that amendment passed on a roll call recorded in committee as 14 yes, 0 no. The amended bill remained controversial. Opponents, led by Representative Hager, argued the bill could permit micro‑schools serving as many as 50 children to operate without routine building or fire inspection,…
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