No later than April 1 of the year prior to the year in which the charter expires, the governing body of a public charter school seeking renewal shall submit a renewal application to the local board of education, if the local board of education is the authorizer, or to the commission or the local board […]
An authorizer may revoke a public charter school agreement if the public charter school receives identification as a priority school, as defined by the state’s accountability system pursuant to § 49-1-602, for 2017 or any year thereafter. The revocation takes effect immediately following the close of the school year in which the public charter school […]
The governing body of a public charter school may sue and be sued. The governing body may not levy taxes or issue bonds except in accordance with state law. A public charter school may conduct activities necessary and appropriate to carry out its responsibilities such as: Contract for services, except for the management or operation […]
The governing body of a charter school shall be subject to the same limits of liability as local school systems and shall provide insurance in accordance with § 49-13-107 for any liability exposure.
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 […]
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 […]
Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, if the local board of education is the authorizer of a charter school, then the local board shall receive an annual authorizer fee that is a percentage of the charter school’s per student state and local funding as allocated under § 49-13-112. The annual authorizer fee shall be the […]
Each authorizer shall have a procedure in place for the closure of a charter school prior to the decision to deny renewal or revoke a charter agreement. Closure of a charter school by each authorizer shall be in accordance with the following: Within one (1) calendar week of a decision to deny renewal or revoke […]
To effectuate § 49-13-113, within thirty (30) days of receiving a request from an authorizer or a public charter school approved to operate one (1) or more schools within the geographic boundaries of the LEA, the LEA shall provide at no cost a list of student names, ages, addresses, dates of attendance, and grade levels […]
LEAs in which there exist charter schools or in which charter schools are proposed to be created are strongly encouraged to establish non-charter public schools of innovation using federal funding that is available for such purpose. Such non-charter public schools shall be designed to function as a control group to enable the effectiveness of charter […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
[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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
