House Reaches Deal To Expand Charter School In State
House leader says charter school agreement reached
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawmakers and education interests have reached an agreement on major charter school legislation, the second-ranking member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives said Monday.
House Speaker Pro Tem Lee Denney, R-Cushing, said she “almost couldn’t contain myself” as she presented the new language for Senate Bill 782, by Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, to the House Common Education Committee.
“This has been a work in progress for so long,” she said.
Denney said the final language was agreed to by organizations representing school administrators, school boards, charter advocates and suburban districts, as well as the Oklahoma City and Tulsa chambers of commerce.