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Committee advances HB 11‑76 after heated debate over charter expansion and scholarship rules; amendment removing SGO income cap passes
Summary
HB 11‑76, covering innovation network agreements, voluntary school conversions, math notification timelines and changes to scholarship/grant administration, passed the committee 9–2 after debate and a contentious amendment (No. 4) expanding SGO eligibility passed 9–2; teachers’ groups warned of fiscal and oversight risks.
Representative Teschka presented House Bill 11‑76 as a set of technical updates and options to encourage regional charter collaboration, create a voluntary conversion pathway for districts to convert schools to charter status, require earlier parental notification for math interventions, and change administration of career (CSA) and education savings accounts (ESA) to retain unspent funds within the programs.
The sponsor said the bill would: allow a charter to enter innovation network agreements with more than one district to support micro‑school models and replication; enable voluntary conversion earlier than the current failure‑triggered process;…
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