Democrats and liberal groups pushed for an expanded requirement for diversity in charter schools. They again tried to force charter schools to provide transportation and free lunches. An amendment would have required a weighted lottery to ensure more students from low performing schools would be admitted. Those efforts were defeated. The committtee substitute does return a charter school commission to a regulatory panel but the State Board of Education could overrule with a 3/4 vote. The next stop is the Senate floor.
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