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Committee advances bill clarifying charter school role in homeless-student law

House Committee on Education · February 16, 2026
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Summary

The House Committee adopted dash-3 amendments to House Bill 4149, which align state statute with federal McKinney-Vento protections for homeless students and remove charter schools from the definition of "school district." The committee moved the amended bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.

The House Committee on Education adopted the dash-3 amendment to House Bill 4149 and then moved the bill, as amended, to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation.

Staff described HB 4149 as a measure addressing requirements for the education of homeless students and said the dash-3 amendment removes charter schools from the definition of…

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