Cyberschool Expansion Proposal Receives Cap

As expected and reported in last week’s PAAdvisory, the House Education Committee reported Senate Bill 619 Wednesday on a nearly straight party-line vote; however, not before changing the face of the proposal. The Committee’s vote was 10-8 with only Representative Tom Hooker (R-Byron Center) voting “no” with the Democratic members.

The legislation, sponsored by Senator Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton), as originally introduced, proposed to remove the 1,000-pupil maximum enrollment at the two currently permitted Michigan cyberschools. The measure would also have removed the cap of two total cyberschools and expand the scope of the schools beyond only at-risk and urban populations.

The substitute provided to committee members late Tuesday night and voted out of the committee on Wednesday contains a cap of no more than 15 cyberschools through December 31, 2013, and no more than 30 thereafter.

The cap that was added for enrollment at the cyberschools is not to exceed half of the population of Michigan’s largest school district, which is currently the Detroit Public Schools and the roughly 66,000 students.

posted by PAA Online , Friday, February 10, 2012 10:31 AM
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