Section 16-6F-1 – Short Title.
Section 16-6F-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act. (Act 2015-3, §1.)
Section 16-6F-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act. (Act 2015-3, §1.)
Section 16-6F-10 Reporting of enrollment, attendance, etc.; funding. (a) Enrollment. Students enrolled in and attending public charter schools shall be included in all enrollment and attendance counts of students of the local school system in which the students reside. The public charter school shall report all such data to the local school systems of residence […]
Section 16-6F-11 Public School and College Authority funding; local school system facilities and land. (a) Access to Alabama Public School and College Authority (PSCA) funds. (1) Public charter schools shall have the same rights and access to PSCA funding opportunities as non-charter public schools. (2) The PSCA and the department shall adopt and maintain a […]
Section 16-6F-2 Legislative intent. (a) Public charter schools may be established in Alabama in accordance with this chapter. All public charter schools in the state established under this chapter are public schools and are part of the public education system of the state. (b) This chapter shall be interpreted to support the findings and purposes […]
Section 16-6F-3 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) It is in the best interests of the people of Alabama to provide all children with access to high quality public schools. (2) It is necessary to continue to search for ways to strengthen the academic performance of elementary and secondary […]
Section 16-6F-4 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. Any group with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or that has submitted an application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status that develops and submits an application for a public charter school to an authorizer. (2) APPLICATION. A proposal from an […]
Section 16-6F-5 Enrollment; credits; student capacity; records. (a) Open enrollment. (1) A public charter school shall be open to any student residing in the state. (2) A school system shall not require any student enrolled in the school system to attend a start-up public charter school. (3) A public charter school shall not limit admission […]
Section 16-6F-6 Authorization of establishment; Alabama Public Charter School Commission; registration requirements; powers and duties of authorizers. (a) Eligible authorizing entities. (1) A public charter school shall not be established in this state unless its establishment is authorized by this section. No governmental entity or other entity, other than an entity expressly granted chartering authority […]
Section 16-6F-7 Applicant proposals; conversion to public charter school; terms of charters; contracts. (a) Request for proposals. (1) To solicit, encourage, and guide the development of quality public charter school applications, every local school board, in its role as public charter school authorizer, shall issue and broadly publicize a request for proposals for public charter […]
Section 16-6F-8 Performance framework; oversight; renewal; revocation; school closure and dissolution; reporting. (a) Performance framework. (1) The performance provisions within the charter contract 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 evaluations of each public charter school. The […]
Section 16-6F-9 Legal status and powers of public charter schools; employees. (a) Legal status of a public charter school. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to the extent that any provision of this chapter is inconsistent with any other state or local law, rule, or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall […]