FL: House proposal allowing charter school athletes to play for private schools advances [View all]
A House bill allowing charter school students to play in private school sports is now off the starting block but still trailing two similar, fast-tracked measures sprinting to floor votes.
The House Choice and Innovation Subcommittee unanimously voted to advance a legislation (HB 259) that would extend to charter school students the same extracurricular and athletics provisions now offered to students who are homeschooled.
Students enrolled in Florida Virtual School could join them too, thanks to an amendment the panel approved.
The vote to advance the bill Thursday came with a caveat from Jacksonville Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon, who asked for the measure to be further amended so public school students could enjoy the same freedom of choice.
In its current form, HB 259 would give students attending charter schools without a specific sports program the ability to play for a willing private school.
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