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Senate approves changes to charter-school access to SPLOST funds and lowers petition threshold
Summary
Senate passed SB 475 to lower the petition threshold for referenda about independent school systems and require local boards to treat charter schools no less favorably than other local schools when distributing certain SPLOST education dollars; sponsors said the measure increases parity for charter schools and preserves local authority over facilities.
Senator Kim (sponsor, per committee caption) described SB 475 as updating ancient language and lowering the petition threshold for referenda on independent school-system status from 25% to 10%, while also ensuring local charter schools are "treated no less favorably"…
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