HB 206 Summary

• Amends the Educational Support Program (Section 33-1002) to include charter school facilities funds and reimbursements as a deduction from total state funds available for distribution to school districts.

• Establishes facilities funding for public charter schools equal to 20% of statewide average bond and plant facility funds per student in FY 2014, 30% in FY 2015, with subsequent annual adjustments of 10% based on state education appropriation changes (capped between 20-50%).

• Requires public charter schools to pay an authorizer fee to their chartering entity for monitoring and oversight costs, capped at the greater of: (1) per-pupil state funding from prior year divided by statewide average daily attendance, or (2) 1.5% of that amount multiplied by the school's current year enrollment (not to exceed 4 times the first calculation).

• Creates the Public Charter School Authorizers Fund to receive and deposit authorizer fees paid by charter schools under the Public Charter School Commission's governance, with funds appropriated for commission operations and state department oversight costs.

• Updates code references in Section 33-1619 relating to virtual education programs and average daily attendance calculations for blended and virtual instruction delivery models.