HF 1384 Summary

• Recodifies Minnesota charter school statutes from sections 124D.10 and 124D.11 into new sections 124E.01-124E.26 while making technical corrections and removing obsolete provisions.

• Clarifies charter school purposes including improving pupil learning, encouraging innovative teaching methods, measuring learning outcomes, and establishing new school accountability forms.

• Reorganizes authorizer requirements and procedures, including approval processes, application criteria, oversight responsibilities, corrective action procedures, and five-year performance reviews.

• Restructures charter school formation requirements covering nonprofit corporation organization, board composition (minimum five non-related members including at least one teacher, parent, and community member), governance procedures, and operational compliance.

• Updates requirements for charter school expansions, financial audits, aid payments, and closure procedures, including documentation and reporting obligations to the commissioner.