2025 bills / S.B. 267

S.B. 267 Charter School Authorizer Amendments (2025)

Did not passWritten by Sen. John D. Johnson

  1. Introduced
  2. Senate committee
  3. Senate vote (stopped here)
  4. House committee
  5. House vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

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The bill sets one funding method for charter school authorizers and gives startup money to a new authorizer. It lets charter schools move between authorizers, changes how a closing charter school's assets are distributed, and makes failure to pay authorizer fees a reason a charter can be terminated.

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Official description
  • establishes a uniform funding mechanism for charter school authorizers (authorizers)
  • creates startup funding for a new authorizer
  • modifies provisions for the State Charter School Board
  • creates procedures for charter schools to transfer between authorizers
  • reallocates administrative funding
  • adds fee payment compliance to charter school requirements
  • modifies asset distribution priorities in school closures
  • includes authorizer fees in grounds for termination
  • makes technical changes
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