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Senate committee sends bill to allow school districts to convert schools or districts to charter status to the floor
Summary
The Senate Education Committee recommended a “do pass” for Senate Bill 10 97, which would let traditional public-school districts convert schools or an entire district into charter schools under a local board-approved plan; sponsor said conversion would be optional and subject to a plan approval timeline.
The Idaho Senate Education Committee voted to send Senate Bill 10 97 to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation after a brief presentation and questions. The bill, sponsored on the floor by State Senator Janie Ward Engle King (District 18), would permit a traditional public school or an entire school district to convert to a charter configuration if the local board and required plan approvals are completed.
Senator Janie Ward Engle King described the proposal as an…
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