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MN HF4267
Bill
Status
3/9/2020
Primary Sponsor
Sondra Erickson
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AI Summary
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Amends Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124E.05, subdivision 6, to modify corrective action procedures for charter school authorizers found non-compliant with state requirements.
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Requires corrective action plans to include specific deadlines of no shorter than six months, replacing language allowing contract termination without deadline requirements.
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Allows charter schools under corrective action for more than nine months to request transfer to a new authorizer without approval or consent of the current authorizer.
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Adds failure to meet corrective action plan deadlines as a new ground for the commissioner to take additional corrective action against an authorizer, including terminating chartering ability or contracts.
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Maintains commissioner authority to prohibit non-compliant authorizers from accepting new charter school applications or transfer applications during corrective action periods, with 15 business days for authorizers to request informal hearings before action is taken.
Legislative Description
Charter school authorizer corrective action provisions modified.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy
3/9/2020