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Education committee sponsors bill to extend charter application review window
Summary
The Education Committee voted to sponsor a bill that removes fixed completeness and public‑hearing timelines for charter school applications and extends the final approval/denial window from 90 to 120 days, applying to both district and state authorizers. The change was presented as increasing authorizer flexibility while preserving transparency.
A legislative committee on Friday voted to sponsor legislation that would loosen statutory deadlines for charter school application review and give authorizers more time to vet proposals. The bill, cited in committee as 26LSO0194 (also referenced as 25LSO0194), would eliminate a 30‑day statutory deadline to determine application completeness, remove a set deadline for holding public hearings, and lengthen the final approval/denial period from 90 days to 120 days. Committee members also approved an amendment clarifying the bill—s effective and applicability dates.
The measure was introduced to the Education Committee by Allison Phillips of the Legislative Service Office (LSO), who told members the draft incorporated amendments recommended by the Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board and amends Wyoming statutory citations related to charter authorizing procedures. LSO staff noted that the draft did not change an existing renewal deadline in statute…
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