Sims says he's also concerned because the Governor has created a separate line item for the charter schools he represents.
The head of the Ohio Education Association, the state's largest teacher's union, says charter schools have always been treated differently than traditional public schools where standards and accountability are concerned.
Bill Leebensberger says he's pleased that the Governor is trying to make public schools and charter schools adhere to the same standards in this budget.
In past years when republicans dominated both the Ohio House and Senate, charter schools were encouraged and protected.
Now that democrats have taken control in the Ohio House, charter schools are being looked at with a more critical eye.