HB 1220 Summary

• Charter school commission members must collectively possess strong experience and expertise in public and nonprofit governance, management and finance, public school leadership, assessment, curriculum and instruction, and public education law.

• Authorizer staff may provide technical support to prospective charter school applicants and applicant governing boards up until the completed charter application is submitted to the authorizer.

• Letters of intent serve only as notice of intent to apply and cannot be used as a basis for denying an applicant's right to submit an application.

• Authorizers must provide detailed written notice of charter application denials that includes specific information on the applicant's right to appeal to the board, including appeal deadlines and filing location.

• If an authorizer takes any action prohibiting an applicant from proceeding with an application for any reason, the action is deemed a denial and subject to appeal.