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Governor Jay Inslee, by taking no action, has allowed the charter school bill, SB 6194, to become law, See the Seattle Times article .

Update: one reader asked about the costs and here's the link to the fiscal note .  Quite eye-opening and fyi, according to the note there are just about 840 students, not 1,000.  That's what happens when charters are forced to tell the truth instead of throw numbers around in ads. The bill requires OSPI to reimburse charter schools for any loss in state funding directly resulting from the state Supreme Court decision.  Also, Senator Ann Rivers from R-La Center had this to say about McCleary in The Columbian : “I’m sick to death of talking about McCleary, and a lot of other people are, too,” Rivers said of the court case that resulted in an order that lawmakers must fulfill their paramount duty under the state constitution and adequately fund the state’s public schools. But tackling more specifics in the 60-day legislative session, Rivers said, “wasn’t in the cards.” This is the same Senator Rivers who left work group Town Halls right on the ending ...

As I mentioned in another thread, Seattle Channel has one episode of City Inside/Out about this short legislative session with Rep. Reuven Carlyle, Rep. Gael Tarleton, Rep Eric Pettigrew and Senator Jamie Pedersen.  Highlights