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Panel advances bill to limit out‑of‑district enrollment by locally run virtual schools
Summary
House Bill 12 59 would prevent locally authorized virtual schools with statewide enrollment from accepting out‑of‑district students if they have failed to maintain a two‑year average CCRPI of 70; sponsor cited Jenkins County Virtual Prep’s large out‑of‑district enrollment, a 24.3 CCRPI and revenue flows to a private operator.
An unnamed sponsor told the House Education Subcommittee that House Bill 12 59 is intended to preserve the integrity of school choice by placing guardrails around local school system virtual programs that enroll large numbers of out‑of‑district students while showing low academic performance and limited oversight.
The sponsor reviewed prior audit findings and prior legislation (House Bill 100, 2016) and said those findings showed some local…
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