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Committee hears competing views on bill to authorize public charter schools in North Dakota
Summary
Representative Murphy introduced House Bill 1358 to permit public charter schools in North Dakota; supporters emphasized choice and specialized programs for at‑risk and IEP students, while school boards, teacher groups and disability advocates warned of funding, staffing, accountability and IDEA compliance risks.
Representative Murphy, sponsor of House Bill 1358, told the committee the bill would allow public charter schools in North Dakota and noted that 45 states already permit charters. He described the proposal as a publicly funded, no‑cost option he said could expand specialized choices — especially for students with individualized education plans (IEPs) and for dropout‑recovery programs.
Murphy said the draft limits expansion in early years and contains guardrails: an initial cap of charter authorizations (the sponsor said 12 for the first biennium, then 15 in a later cycle), requirements for a charter holder and a local governing board, a prohibition on sublicensing charters to…
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