Voters will have the final say on November 5.
Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd ruled that the 2022 law creating the funding stream for charter schools violated Kentucky’s constitution.
The House voted 52-46 to send House Bill 9, sponsored by House Majority Whip Chad McCoy, to the Senate for further consideration.
Beshear struck down House Bill 9, sponsored by House Majority Whip Chad McCoy, on Thursday.
Legislation providing permanent funding for public charter schools in Kentucky cleared its last legislative hurdle before lawmakers break for the session's veto recess.
House Bill 9, sponsored by House Majority Whip Chad McCoy, would allow charter schools to collect state funding by student enrollment and cleared the Senate Education Committee on a 8-3 vote with one “pass” vote.
Those opposed to the bill contend that charter schools could drain students, and the funding that comes with them, from the state's public school system.