CO HB1419

Local school district boards must maintain a record of charter school application reviews, including the application, board documents, witness interviews, and meeting minutes.

If a district board finds an application incomplete, it must notify the applicant within 7 calendar days and request supplemental information; the applicant has 7 calendar days to provide requested information.

Individuals testifying at community meetings about charter applications must identify any affiliation with the school district or charter applicant, and discussion must be limited to application of charter school standards.

When denying or refusing to review an application, the local board must state specific findings of fact based on evidence reviewed and explain how those findings apply to the state board's established standards for charter schools.

Charter applicants appealing a local board decision bear the burden of proving the board either failed to base its decision on established charter school standards or that the decision was not supported by the record.