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Appropriators approve amended innovation‑network charter language amid timing concerns
Summary
After debate about whether education amendments belonged in Appropriations, the committee accepted technical corrections and a substantive amendment allowing certain charter innovation agreements and notifications to parents; the amended bill passed 9‑2. Some senators warned the policy should have been handled in Education committee rather than Appropriations.
Members considered amendments to House Bill 11‑76, which includes language on innovation‑network agreements, notification timelines for parents, and rules for school conversion processes.
Representative Teschka described amendments that would allow a single charter to enter innovation‑network agreements with multiple districts and permit traditional public schools to consider conversion earlier in the performance cycle, while retaining elected school‑board decision authority and public input. The bill also added a math‑notification requirement for parents if students are falling behind.
Several senators objected to considering substantive education policy changes in Appropriations rather than the Education committee, calling the timing "midstream" for school‑funding cycles. Other members described some changes as technical corrections to align references to the correct statutory subsection. After debate and a failed amendment that sought to remove the conversion option, the amended bill passed 9‑2.
What’s next: The amended bill advances with a recorded committee vote; sponsors and committee members flagged the need for careful coordination on school‑funding timing and implementation.
