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The Albany City School District is asking lawmakers to limit the total student enrollment in Charter Schools in Albany. The resolution proposes capping enrollment at 23 percent, a number the Albany School District say is above Albany Charter School's current enrollment numbers of about 19 percent.

While the Albany School District says they need relief now, charter school leaders argue that the city telling citizens where they can and cannot send their children to school is wrong.

The Executive Director of the Brighter Choice Foundation also disputes the Albany School District's statistics, saying they are filling their buildings.

"We're not trying to put anybody out of business. We're not trying to take away choice options for the students and families in our city. What we're trying to say is that we've gotten to a point, economically, that our city cannot sustain this. The taxpayers cannot afford the number of empty seats that the public schools have that the charter schools have," said Ron Lesko, Albany School District spokesperson.

"The charters are here. They're here to stay. We're confident we can fill our buildings.They don't have that same confidence," said Chris Benter, Executive Director of Brighter Choice Foundation.

Charter school leaders reiterate that they are a growing new phenomenon, while the Albany School District maintains that Albany's paying for excess capacity and the city and community cannot afford long term.