MN SF1396

Authorizers may nonrenew or terminate charter school contracts for failure to meet pupil performance requirements, failure to meet fiscal management standards, violations of law, or other good cause, with at least 60 days' written notice to the school board.

Charter schools may transfer to a different eligible authorizer if the commissioner approves, but only after the commissioner determines the school and new authorizer can effectively resolve the circumstances that caused the previous authorizer to terminate the contract.

If the authorizer and charter school mutually agree to terminate the contract, they may jointly request commissioner approval for a transfer to a different eligible authorizer, with the current authorizer required to inform the new authorizer about the school's fiscal, operational, and student performance status.

If no authorizer transfer is approved under either scenario, the charter school must be dissolved according to applicable law.

The commissioner may also terminate a charter school contract directly after notice and public hearing if the school has a history of failing to meet pupil performance requirements, financial mismanagement, or repeated major violations of law.