SB 680 Summary

• Requires authorizing bodies to ensure a representative attends each board meeting of public school academies, urban high school academies, and schools of excellence, and to prepare oversight reports for each meeting.

• Mandates that board bylaws require any board action be approved by a majority of members serving on the board.

• Requires authorizing bodies to oversee all contracts entered into by these schools to ensure all terms and conditions are fulfilled.

• Adds "cyber school" as grounds for mandatory contract revocation if a school of excellence operates at only one site and receives a failing grade for three consecutive years.

• Takes effect 90 days after enactment.