MN SF2234

Allows school districts serving as charter authorizers to submit a "statement of assurances" of legal compliance to the commissioner instead of detailed documentation for application requirements related to mission, capacity, conflict of interest, ongoing evaluation, and continuing education.

Requires the commissioner to review authorizer performance every five years using existing department data and minimize duplicate reporting to the extent practicable.

Prohibits the commissioner from penalizing authorizers for failing to charter additional schools or for the absence of complaints against their current portfolio of charter schools when conducting performance reviews.

Permits the commissioner to conduct more frequent reviews of authorizer performance at the commissioner's own initiative or upon request from charter school operators, board members, or other interested parties.

Both sections take effect the day following final enactment.