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IN SB0315
Bill
AI Summary
Senate Bill No. 315 Summary
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Charter school authorizers that issued a charter before July 1, 2015, must now obtain state board of education approval before authorizing new charters or renewing existing charters (reversing previous requirement that only applied to new authorizers).
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Authorizers may not accept proposals from organizers already operating charter schools if any of that organizer's schools are placed in the lowest two performance categories for two consecutive years.
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Charter schools placed in the lowest two performance categories for two consecutive years cannot enroll new students; schools in the lowest category for three consecutive years remain restricted until achieving middle category or higher performance for specified consecutive years.
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The 3% administrative fee cap for certain authorizers (state educational institutions, consolidated city executives, nonprofit colleges/universities, and charter boards) no longer applies to charters granted or renewed after June 30, 2018.
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Effective July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Requirements for charter schools. Provides that certain charter school authorizers that issued a charter for a charter school before July 1, 2015, are required to be approved by the state board of education (state board) before the authorizers may authorize a new charter or renew an existing charter for a charter school. (Current law provides that certain charter school authorizers that have not issued a charter for a charter school prior to July 1, 2015, are required to be approved by the state board before they may authorize a charter school.) Provides that an authorizer may not accept a proposal
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
1/4/2018