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CO HB1184
Bill
Status
4/8/2015
Primary Sponsor
Susan Lontine
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AI Summary
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Defines "charter school network" as a charter school that organizes additional schools under the same statutory authority and is responsible for governance, oversight, and compliance monitoring for each school in the network.
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Allows charter school networks to hold multiple charter contracts through one or more authorizers, be governed by a single governing body, and use multiple contracts if operating multiple schools through the same authorizer.
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Requires authorizers to separately accredit each school with a distinct school code and empowers them to take independent action on renewal, revocation, or other matters for each school without affecting others in the network.
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Prohibits charter school networks from spending local revenues or bonded indebtedness allocated for one authorizer's school to support a school authorized by a different authorizer, with separate accounting and reporting requirements beginning July 1, 2015.
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Mandates that each school within a charter school network be reported and held independently accountable for its performance on state assessments according to applicable performance frameworks.
Legislative Description
Charter School Networks Authority
Last Action
Governor Signed
4/8/2015