AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill that would place a moratorium on the creation of virtual public charter schools in Maine passed through the Senate on Tuesday over objections that doing so would infringe on an already adequate approval process.

LD 995, which was sponsored by Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, would put a full moratorium on the approval or operation of virtual charter schools in Maine until enactment of laws and guidelines that govern them. It calls on the Maine Charter School Commission to study the issue and bring recommendations back to the full Legislature by Dec. 1 of this year.

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