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House advances charter-school modernization bill, sparking debate over impact on struggling districts
Summary
The Mississippi House advanced House Bill 1432, a committee-substitute package to modernize charter school authorizing and expand temporary eligibility to C-rated districts until state cut scores are revised. Lawmakers debated funding, community impact and protections for struggling public schools before adopting amendments and passing the bill.
The Mississippi House of Representatives on the floor debated and passed House Bill 1432, a committee substitute intended to update the state's charter school authorizer law and temporarily expand eligibility into C-rated school districts. The bill was explained and amended in committee and on the floor before final passage.
Supporters said the bill aims to provide families in underperforming districts more school options and to improve accountability of charter authorizers. The bill restores a peer committee role, authorizes specialty charters that serve students with special needs, clarifies administrative procedures for application and contracting, and changes the authorizer's funding mechanism from application fees to legislative appropriations.
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