Senate Bill 1376 Summary

• Allows public charter schools to be formed by creating new schools, replicating high-performing existing schools, or converting traditional public schools, with charter approval authority varying by school type.

• Enables nonprofit charter school boards to hold multiple charters under specified conditions, requiring each school to have its own performance certificate and be independently accountable for academic, financial, and operational outcomes.

• Establishes a new charter school replication process for high-performing schools that have completed at least one renewal cycle, with separate authorization and funding for replicated schools under a single charter holder.

• Permits charter schools to contract with educational services providers subject to strict conditions including board representation limits, asset ownership requirements, and charter holder responsibility for school outcomes.

• Revises accountability, renewal, and revocation procedures including performance frameworks, timelines for renewal decisions, appeal processes, and exemptions from certain state board of education rules.