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Senate Committee Hears Fixes to Charter School District Law; Bill Adds Funding and Reporting Controls
Summary
House Bill 251 would clarify the statutory definition and financial limits for public charter school districts, allow tuition payments to address extraordinary special‑education costs, and require reporting tied to legislative appropriations.
Representative David Beatty opened the hearing on House Bill 251 by describing the bill as statutory cleanup intended to clarify provisions created in earlier legislation governing public charter schools and to add definitions and financial safeguards for the newer form of charter school districts.
Beatty said the bill defines ‘‘public charter school district’’ and limits the cumulative number of charter schools approved by the Board of Public Education to the funds appropriated by the legislature. The bill would also allow a public charter school district to receive…
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