HF 3484 - Charter School Provisions Summary

• Redefines charter school purpose as "mission-driven" with emphasis on improving student learning, achievement, and success, requiring schools to identify and document implementation of charter purposes in annual reports.

• Expands immediate family definition to include spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, aunts, uncles, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews for conflict of interest provisions.

• Establishes minimum qualifications for charter school administrators requiring a four-year degree and competency-based training of 25 hours annually for those without valid administrator licenses.

• Strengthens authorizer performance review process by requiring consultation with stakeholders, publication of criteria 12 months before implementation, and prohibiting penalties for not chartering additional schools or absence of complaints.

• Requires charter school boards to establish nepotism policies prohibiting employment of immediate family members, with limited waiver provisions requiring public posting and two-thirds board approval.