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ID H0481

Bill

Status

Passed

3/23/2012

Primary Sponsor

Education Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Limits new public charter schools beginning instruction in any school year to a maximum of 6, with no more than 1 new charter school per school district per year.

  • Exempts public virtual charter schools approved by the public charter school commission from the one-per-district-per-year limitation.

  • Exempts transfers of existing authorized charters from the annual cap on new charter school approvals.

  • Requires charter school petitions to be received by September 1 to be eligible to begin instruction the following school year, and newly-chartered schools must be authorized by January 1 of the previous school year.

  • Prohibits conversion of entire school districts to charter configurations and prevents private or parochial schools from converting to public charter status.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law relating to public charter schools to revise provisions relating to the number of public charter schools that may begin educational instruction in any one year.

PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

Last Action

Governor signed Session Law Chapter 112 Effective: 07/01/12

3/23/2012

Committee Referrals

Education2/8/2012

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