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ID H0590
Bill
Status
3/29/2012
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
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AI Summary
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Extends the timeline for charter petition review from 60 to 75 days for both local boards of trustees and the public charter school commission, with provisions for mutual written agreement to extend up to 90 days.
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Clarifies that petitions for new public virtual schools must be submitted directly to the public charter school commission, while petitions for other new charter schools must first go to local school boards before potentially being referred to the commission.
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Establishes specific requirements for public virtual school charters including learning management systems, online teacher availability, student-to-student interaction, technical support, and equal access provisions for hardware and internet connectivity.
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Revises admission procedures to prioritize returning students first, then children of founders (capped at 10%), siblings, students in primary attendance area, and others through lottery; eliminates workshop attendance requirement for charter petitioners.
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Removes obsolete provisions regarding public charter school workshops and clarifies that certain charter schools authorized by the commission are subject to commission rules in addition to state rules.
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
Governor signed Session Law Chapter 188 Effective: 07/01/12
3/29/2012