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Senate amends and advances charter school package increasing capacity and oversight
Summary
Senate adopted a third substitute to House Bill 164, adding 5,000 seats for charter schools for the 2008–09 year, new application timelines, conflict-of-interest rules, a $6 million revolving loan fund, and enhanced financial oversight provisions; bill passed the Senate and is returned to the House.
On Feb. 27 the Utah Senate advanced House Bill 164, a package of charter-school amendments that the sponsor described as the product of interim study and stakeholder negotiation.
Senator Hilliard, presenting the third substitute, said the bill "approves an additional 5,000 students for capacity for 02/2009 school year" and includes…
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