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IN SB0315

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/4/2018

Primary Sponsor

Mark Stoops

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

Senate Bill No. 315 Summary

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Education and Career Development1/4/2018

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