SSB 5418: Concerning charter school contracts.
Did not pass. The 2025-26 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Wellman
- Introduced
- January 22, 2025
- Status
- S Rules X
- Last action
- Senate Rules "X" file. (February 26, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Provides that charter schools must provide a program of basic education unless an exemption has been authorized pursuant to the charter contract. Makes charter schools eligible to receive basic education waivers from the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education.
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Floor votes
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 25, 202548 yea · 1 nay
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