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ID H0533
Bill
Status
2/14/2012
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
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AI Summary
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Extends the timeline for petitions to establish public charter schools from 60 to 75 days for both local board review and public charter school commission review, with possible extension to 90 days if both parties agree in writing.
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Establishes separate petition procedures for public virtual schools submitted directly to the public charter school commission, while non-virtual charter schools are first submitted to local school boards.
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Adds detailed requirements for public virtual schools including learning management systems, online teacher availability, professional development plans, student-teacher interaction provisions, attendance verification methods, technical support, and equal access to hardware and internet connectivity.
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Revises admission procedures to clarify preference order for initial and subsequent enrollment periods, including preferences for returning students, founders' children (limited to 10%), siblings, students within primary attendance area, and employees' children.
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Eliminates the requirement that at least one petitioner attend a public charter school workshop offered by the state department of education, replacing it with a sufficiency review requirement prior to petition submission.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to public charter schools to revise provisions relating to a petition, to revise provisions relating to petitions received by an authorized chartering entity, to revise provisions relating to a public hearing, to revise certain timing provisions, to provide for an agreement, to provide for a primary attendance area, to revise provisions relating to admission procedures, to revise provisions relating to transportation services, to establish provisions relating to a charter for a public virtual school and to revise provisions otherwise relating to public charter schools.
PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
Last Action
to Educ
2/15/2012