H219 - Charter School Omnibus. (SL 2023-107)

Overview: Section 4 of S.L. 2023-107 allows the following students to receive priority admission to charter schools rather than being subject to an admissions lottery:

• Capped at up to 10% of total student enrollment, a preschool student enrolled at least 75 days of the prior semester in a preschool program with a written enrollment articulation agreement with the charter school.
• A student whose parent is on active military duty.

This bill was vetoed by the Governor on July 21, 2023, and that veto was overridden by the General Assembly on August 16, 2023. This section of the act became effective August 16, 2023, and applies beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.