April 12, 2021 Group Watch: Committee Approves Bill Requiring Creation of Open Enrollment Policies
The Senate Education Policy Committee voted 7-3 to approve a bill by Senator Del Marsh requiring school districts to create open enrollment policies. The students transferring would need to pay a fee specified by the school district, according to the sponsor. Marsh said there are exceptions. For example, school districts don’t have to accept new students if there is a lack of space or if the students don’t meet certain requirements. According to Marsh, 47 states have open enrollment policies. Groups representing school boards and superintendents spoke against the bill at the committee. They said the bill runs into legal problems since it outlines that a district can deny enrollment if it does not have the facilities for a special needs stude
