MN SF1697

Authorizers may terminate or decline to renew charter school contracts based on failure to demonstrate satisfactory academic achievement, failure to meet fiscal management standards, violations of law, or other good cause.

Charter school boards must receive at least 60 business days' written notice before contract nonrenewal or termination, with the ability to request an informal hearing within 15 business days.

Authorizers may terminate contracts at the end of the current school year if the charter school placed in the bottom 10 percent of all public schools for three consecutive years based on federal and state accountability measures, with notification required by December 1.

If an authorizer declines to terminate a chronically low-performing school, the authorizer must submit a written justification to the commissioner by December 1.

Authorizers must assist parents of students at terminated schools by providing information about school choice options and helping families select alternative schools for the following year.