Senate bill to ease public-to-charter school conversions clears last committee hurdle

Senate bill to ease public-to-charter school conversions clears last committee hurdle

A bill to make it significantly easier for parents to trigger the conversion of a public school into a charter school is en route to the Senate floor after clearing its last committee on a divided vote. The Senate Rules Committee voted 18-5 for the measure (SB 140), which would change Florida’s standard by which municipalities can turn over public school facilities to a private education company. SB 140 would modify state statutes to remove dist…