Read more about this bill in a recent action alert . The guarantees which districts must give are subjective and not linked to quantifiable indicators. In 1992 and 1998 Colorado voters said NO to ballot initiatives on school vouchers. This same bill was defeated last year. Sponsors say that this would allow districts more flexibility.
Opponents say the bill throws state school law out and disenfranchises parents.
Bill would concentrate power to overturn state law in the hands of just a majority of the local school board members. Exemptions include standards and assessments requirements, school accreditation, and charter school law. Exempted rules and laws also include those for special ed students, the School Finance Act, and teacher dismissal. This bill is a change from current law which requires advance approval from the accountability committee and from affected administrators and teachers. In current law and in the bill the state board of education grants the waivers.