HB6005 Summary

• Caps total charter schools statewide at 120, with limits of 70 in cities over 500,000 population and 45 in the remainder of the state, plus up to 5 additional charter schools for high school dropouts in large cities.

• Requires charter school lotteries to be administered by the authorizer with centrally managed waiting lists, and prohibits charter schools from creating additional admissions processes after the lottery.

• Prohibits charter schools established after the bill's effective date from contracting with for-profit educational or charter management organizations (EMOs/CMOs).

• Caps chief executive officer compensation at 80% of the superintendent's salary and principal compensation at 10% above the district average; subjects charter schools with administrative spending 20% higher than their district to audits by the Auditor General.

• Prohibits marketing and advertising for charter school enrollment and requires school districts to provide balanced information about all public school choice options without promoting one set of schools over another.