Key charter bills introduced
Written by Todd Engdahl on Jan 16th, 2012. | Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org
Five more education bills got dumped into the legislative hopper before legislators left the Capitol for a three-day weekend.
The two most notable measures are Senate Bill 12-061 and Senate Bill 12-067, both of which are part of an effort to improve charter school management and authorization, a push that began in the 2010 legislative session.
SB 12-061 sets out minimum requirements for charter school applications, clarifies deadlines for applications and for responses by authorizers, creates longer initial charter terms and creates new requirements for handling of failing charter schools.
The bill is sponsored by two veterans of education legislation, Sen. Keith King, R-Colorado Springs, and