§ 49-13-135. Method of Calculating All Terms and Costs Related to Lease, Lease-Purchase Agreement, or Other Contract or Agreement Between Lea and Charter School
An LEA shall establish a transparent and uniform method of calculating all terms and costs related to any lease, lease-purchase agreement, or other contract or agreement executed between the LEA and a charter school for the use of the LEA’s educational facilities. The LEA shall retain and make available for audit, by the department of […]
§ 49-13-136. Use of Capital Outlay Funds — Contracting for Goods and Services — Underutilized and Vacant Properties
Charter schools may use capital outlay funds for the following purposes: Purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of real property; Purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of school facilities; Construction or renovation of school facilities, including renovation, rehabilitation, or alteration of existing facilities to comply with applicable codes and health and safety standards necessary to use the property or […]
§ 49-13-141. Leas Sponsoring Public Charter Schools
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an LEA may be the sponsor of a public charter school. If an LEA sponsors a public charter school, then the commission serves as the authorizer.
§ 49-13-142. Oversight and Monitoring of Charter Schools Authorized by State Board Upon Appeal From Denial of Approval of a Charter School Application by Certain Leas
[Effective until July 1, 2021. See subsection (i)] This section shall only apply to charter schools authorized by the state board of education upon appeal from a denial of approval of a charter school application by an LEA that contains at least one (1) priority school on the current or last preceding priority school list. […]
§ 49-13-143. Performance Framework
The performance-related provisions within a charter agreement shall be based on a performance framework that clearly sets forth the academic and operational performance indicators, measures, and metrics that will guide the authorizer’s evaluation of each public charter school. The department of education shall develop a model performance framework that includes, at a minimum, student academic […]
§ 49-13-144. Public Charter Schools Facilities Program
The commissioner of education is authorized to establish a public charter schools facilities program for the purpose of assisting public charter schools in acquiring and improving property to educate students, including the purchase of property, general capital improvements to existing and available buildings, assistance with any costs associated with the purchase or lease of underutilized […]
§ 49-13-145. Effective Operation of Authorizers — Authorizer Quality
The state board of education shall ensure the effective operation of authorizers in this state and shall evaluate authorizer quality. In order to evaluate authorizer quality, the state board of education is authorized to conduct periodic evaluations of authorizers to determine authorizer compliance with the requirements of this chapter and with the rules and regulations […]
§ 49-13-116. Information on Charter Schools
49-13-138. [Repealed.]
§ 49-13-126. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules for the administration of this chapter. Rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the commissioner of education shall promulgate rules and procedures for the […]
§ 49-13-127. Audits
The comptroller of the treasury is authorized to audit any books and records, including internal school activity and cafeteria funds, of any charter school created under this chapter and by virtue of the statutes of this state when the audit is deemed necessary or appropriate by the comptroller of the treasury. The comptroller of the […]