Haslam Lets Charter School Measure Become Law

A measure limiting charter schools’ ability to hire foreigners will become Tennessee law, but it won’t bear Governor Bill Haslam’s signature.

The law says no more than 3-and-a-half percent of a charter school’s employees can be non-citizens and it requires the schools to disclose any connection to foreign governments, including financial support.

The Governor issued a statement saying he won’t veto the bill because he doesn’t think it will get in the way of efforts to improve education. Nevertheless, Haslam says he’s not sure the measure is constitutional, so he doesn’t want to give it his signature. He’s also asking the state’s Attorney General to issue an opinion.