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State Laws
Since 1991, 40 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have signed into law charter school legislation ( AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY). The most recent is Maryland. States in which a charter school law has not been passed include: AL, KY, ME, MT, ND, NE, SD, VT, WA, WV.