Ga. Lawmakers File Charter School Amendment

Atlanta

Georgia lawmakers filed a constitutional amendment Tuesday to address a state Supreme Court ruling that disbanded the state's charter school commission last year.

The proposed amendment would give the state the power to create charter schools and would allow state officials to move money from public school districts into charter schools. It also would allow state lawmakers to pass laws creating education policy, a measure that has long been a practice in Georgia but is not expressly stated in the state's constitution.

The amendment, which has bipartisan support, will require at least two-thirds legislative approval in both the House and Senate before it goes to...