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Senate debates two‑mile preference option for charter school enrollment
Summary
Senate considered House changes to allow charter schools to give optional enrollment preference to residents within a municipality or two‑mile radius; senators raised concerns about potential loss of federal funding and impacts on small municipalities. Senate passed the amended measure under suspension.
Senator Stevenson described House changes to House Bill 136 to allow — but not require — charter schools to give application preference to students who live within the municipality where the school is located or within a two‑mile radius. Stevenson said the change is intended to promote goodwill between charter schools and nearby neighborhoods and to give schools an option in their charters.
Senator Thomas and others warned that the option might disadvantage students in smaller municipalities that lack acreage…
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