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House passes substitute clarifying local land‑use rules for charter school construction
Summary
The House approved a second substitute to House Bill 172 to clarify how charter schools obtain certificates of occupancy, who inspects them and inspector qualifications; supporters said the rewrite reflects negotiated language with local governments and building inspectors and does not change policy intent.
Representative Farren moved to replace the first substitute of House Bill 172 with a second substitute and told the House the new draft is intended to clarify prior law rather than change policy. "It does not change in any significant way any policy," Farren said, adding the rewrite specifies how a charter school obtains a certificate of occupancy and how inspections are to be performed and by whom. He said the League of Cities and…
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