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 | Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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 | Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| LA | Signed into law 11/2005 | P-12 | Establishes procedures for identifying underperforming schools to be transferred to the Recovery School District. Requires the Recovery School District to provide all educational services to students in transferred schools. Requires the recovery district to develop and present to the state board a plan for the operation of all schools transferred, within six months after the transfer of a school to the recovery district. Sets forth mandatory components of a plan. Mandates that the recovery district retain jurisdiction over any school transferred to it for at least five school years. Requires the recovery district to report to the state board on specified indicators no later than nine months prior to the expiration of the five-year period, and to recommend whether the school should be (aa) Continued in the recovery district pursuant to its reported operational status; continued in the recovery district with a change in its operational status and the nature of the recommended change; closed; or returned to the administration and management of the transferring system with proposed stipulations and conditions for the return.
Authorizes the district to manage and retain specified funding; relates to Type 5 charter schools; prohibits members of certain school boards from also being
members of the governing board of certain Type 5 charter schools.
States that on and after November 15, 2008, no additional schools shall be transferred to the jurisdiction of the recovery district.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=329650
Title: H.B. 121A
Source: www.legis.state.la.us, Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2005 | P-12 | An act to amend Sections 33054, 47605, 47605.6, 47607, 47612.5, and 51745.6 of, and to add Section 47612.6 to, the Education Code, relating to charter schools. Existing law requires that charter schools meet specified statewide standards and conduct the specified pupil assessments. This bill would require that these standards and pupil assessments include the high school exit examination, and would require a pupil completing grade 12 to successfully pass the exit examination as a condition of receiving a diploma of graduation.
Title: H.B. 1610
Source: StateNet
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| DE | Rule Adoption 08/2005 | P-12 | Amends regulations to clarify what matters are to be considered minor modifications, major modifications, modifications that are considered as a new charter, and establishes a process by which these modifications are decided. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/200/275.shtml#TopOfPage
Title: 14 DAC 275
Source: StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 08/2005 | P-12 | Authorizes Evergreen Charter School to elect to participate in the teachers' and state employees' retirement system. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H485v3.html
Title: H.B. 485
Source: StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 08/2005 | P-12 | Charter schools participation in the teachers' and state employees' retirement system and the North Carolina teachers' and state employees' major medical plan.
Title: H.B. 182
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | An act to amend Section 47610 of , and to add Section 47610.5 to, the Education Code, relating to charter schools. Expressly includes the California Building Standards Code amongst those state laws from which a charter school is not exempt. Requires charter schools to be in compliance with those provisions by January 1, 2007. Also provides that a charter school is exempt from this requirement if it complies with the requirements of the Field Act, or if the school is exclusively owned or controlled by the federal government or other entity that is not subject to the California Building Standards Code.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1054_bill_20050719_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1054
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 07/2005 | P-12 | An act to amend Section 47607 of the Education Code, relating to charter schools. Existing law provides procedures that
relate to the renewal of a charter and specifies that a renewal is for a period of 5 years, inclusive. This bill provides, as an alternative, that a charter may be renewed for a period of 2 to 4 years, with certain requirements.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_166_bill_20050706_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 166
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| DE | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | This Act is based on a recommendation by the Charter School Standards and Licensing Task Force created by House Resolution No. 78 of the 142nd General Assembly. Allows a modification requested by a charter school relating to financial matters, enrollment preferences, number of students, or such other matters to be considered a minor modification when appropriate. Requires the Department to promulgate rules and regulations subject to state board approval. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS143.nsf/vwLegislation/
Title: H.B. 156
Source: http://www.legis.state.de.us
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Requires that initial charters be in effect for a period of not more than five years and are to be renewed upon the authorization of the sponsor. The first renewal of a charter are for the same time period as the initial charter. Subsequent renewals of a charter are for a minimum of five years but may not exceed 10 years. The renewal of a charter shall use the process required by this section. Renewals must follow the following process:
-- The public charter school governing body is to submit a written renewal request to the sponsor for consideration at least 180 days prior to the expiration of the charter.
-- Within 45 days after receiving a written renewal request from a public charter school governing body, the sponsor must hold a public hearing regarding the request for renewal.
-- Within 10 days after the public hearing, the sponsor must notify the public charter school governing body of the sponsorĒs intent about the renewal of the charter.
-- Within 20 days after the public hearing, the sponsor must approve the renewal of the charter or state in writing the reasons for denying the renewal of the charter.
-- If the sponsor approves the renewal of the charter, the sponsor and the public charter school governing body are to negotiate a new charter within 90 days after the date on which the sponsor approved the renewal of the charter unless the sponsor and the public charter
school governing body agree to an extension of the time period.
-- If the sponsor does not renew the charter, the public charter school governing body may address the reasons stated under paragraph (e) of this subsection and any remedial measures suggested by the sponsor and submit a revised request for renewal to the sponsor.
-- Notwithstanding other provisions, a sponsor and a public charter school governing body may agree in the charter of the school to a timeline for renewing the charter that is different from the timeline required by paragraphs (b) to (g) of this subsection.
-- If the sponsor does not renew the charter based on the revised request for renewal, the public charter school governing body may appeal the decision of the sponsor to the state board for a review of whether the sponsor used the process required by this section in denying the renewal of the charter.
-- If the board finds that the sponsor used the process required by this section in denying the request for renewal, the board is to affirm the decision of the sponsor. A public charter school governing body may seek judicial review of an order of the board.
-- If the board finds that the sponsor did not use the process required by this section in denying the request for renewal, the board must order the sponsor to reconsider the request for renewal.
-- If after reconsideration the sponsor does not renew the charter, the public charter school governing body may seek judicial review of an order of the sponsor.
-- If the board is the sponsor of a public charter school and the board does not renew the charter based on the revised request for renewal, the public charter school governing body may seek judicial review of whether the board used the process required by this section in denying the request for renewal.
-- The sponsor is required to base the charter renewal decision on a good faith evaluation of whether the public charter school: (A) Is in compliance with this chapter and all other applicable state and federal laws; (B) Is in compliance with the charter of the public charter school;
(C) Is meeting or working toward meeting the student performance goals and agreements specified in the charter or any other written agreements between the sponsor and the public charter school governing body; (D) Is fiscally stable; and (E) Is in compliance with any renewal criteria specified in the charter of the public charter school.
-- The sponsor must base the renewal evaluation primarily on a review of the public charter schoolĒs annual performance reports,
annual audit of accounts and annual site visit and review and any other information mutually agreed upon by the public charter school governing body and the sponsor.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3174.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3174
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| CO | Vetoed 06/2005 | P-12 | Repeals and reenacts the corrective action provisions for underperforming public schools. Requires the state board to annually notify each district and the state charter school institute as to which, if any, of its schools received a "low" or "unsatisfactory" rating in the state accountability system. Requires the department to adopt a school performance review process for schools rated "unsatisfactory." Requires the school performance review process to include creation of one or more school support teams to review each school rated "unsatisfactory" and make recommendations for an improvement plan with corrective actions. Permits the department, provided funds are available, to provide reviews and training for school support teams for schools rated "low." Allows each district and the institute to establish its own school performance review process, subject to department approval and to request comprehensive training for school support teams thereby established, which training the department must provide.
Requires the department to provide comprehensive training to school support teams that must ensure each team member has a thorough knowledge of the department's standards and indicators for continuous school improvement and understands how to apply the standards and indicators in evaluating a school's performance.
Beginning with the academic performance ratings for the 2004-2005 school year, requires a school receiving an "unsatisfactory" rating to undergo a review by a school support team and for the team to develop recommendations for an improvement plan with corrective actions. Mandates that the school begin implementing the improvement plan by the fall semester of the academic year following that in which the school received notice of inadequate performance. Establishes circumstances under which a school with an "unsatisfactory" rating is subject to restructuring or may cease to be subject to the school improvement action cycle.
Beginning with the academic performance ratings for the 2004-2005 school year, requires a district or the state charter school institute containing a school receiving a "low" rating that meets other additional criteria to review the school's operations and develop an improvement plan with corrective actions for the school. Mandates that the school begin implementing the improvement plan by the fall semester of the academic year following that in which the school received notice of inadequate performance. Establishes circumstances under which a school with a school improvement plan thus created may cease to be subject to the school improvement plan.
Establishes procedures for a school support team to conduct a performance review of a school and requires the team to prepare a comprehensive performance review report for the school. Requires a school that has received a performance review report to develop an improvement plan with corrective actions based on the findings and recommendations in the report. Requires the improvement plan to identify one or more from a list of specified corrective actions.
Requires a school support team member to provide an implementation review for a school that has implemented an improvement plan for one full school year, and to prepare an implementation review report. Specifies content of report.
Requires a school subject to restructuring to alter its governance structure. Sets forth procedures and options for such. Allows a district or the state charter school institute to voluntarily restructure a public school at any point in the school improvement action cycle at least 60 days before the determination that a school is required to restructure. Such a restructuring plan is not subject to the aforementioned altered governance structure provisions. States that if the state board determines that the school's restructuring plan is a major restructuring of the school's governance, the school will cease to be subject to the school improvement action cycle until such time as the school may again be subject to the school improvement action cycle by receiving an "unsatisfactory" or qualified "low" rating.
Sets forth procedures for a local board to convert a school subject to restructuring to a charter school.
Specifies that low-performing alternative education campuses are subject to the improvement plan and corrective action subsequent to a performance review report in the same manner as regular public schools.
Modifies closing the achievement gap program; deletes language that the program is to provide extensive assistance to an eligible school at risk of being converted into a charter school. Replaces with language that the program must provide extensive assistance to an eligible school at risk of governance restructuring as set forth in statute 22-7-909 (above).
Creates new paragraph allowing a charter to be revoked subsequent if it is determined that a charter school failed to show adequate improvement in its overall academic performance rating and is therefore subject to governance restructuring.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/7FFA7A4A0AF5D39087256F4E0000C637?Open&file=1216_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1216
Source: www.leg.state.co.us
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Clarifies definitions of "new century charter schools" and "public schools". Requires charter school plans to include a plan for identifying, recruiting, and retaining highly-qualified instructional faculty. Requires a charter school's governance structure to incorporate a conflict of interest policy and a plan for periodic board training. Requires a charter school's plans to include a financial plan based on the most recent fiscal year's per-pupil charter school allocation that demonstrates the ability to meet the financial obligations of one-time start-up costs and ongoing costs such as monthly payrolls, faculty recruitment, professional development, and facilities costs. Amends new century charter school review panel membership to decrease board of education members and add two new members. Allows board of education to deny charter to school recommended by panel and establishes requirements if the board does not approve the charter.
Allows charter school employees full participation in the state systems for retirement, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, and health benefits. Requires the department to provide its position listings to the charter school administrative office and any interested local school board of any new century charter school, and to facilitate and encourage the movement of instructional personnel between the department and new century charter schools, including limiting probationary status to one year, within specified parameters.
Allows the new century charter schools to propose to the board of education an alternative weighted student formula.
Repeals existing language on evaluating charter schools. Enacts new language requiring the board to adopt guidelines for multi-year evaluations of charter schools that have been chartered for four or more years, or for special evaluations at any time. Provides parameters and procedures for the board to place a charter school on probation and revoke a charter. Expands definition of "organizational viability" for a charter school.
Adds that if, at any time, the board of directors of the nonprofit organization governing a new century conversion charter school votes to discontinue its relationship with the charter school, the charter school may submit an application to the board to continue as a conversion school without the participation of the nonprofit organization.
Creates the Task Force on Charter School Governance to identify and recommend to the legislature revisions to the existing charter school law and to help create an effective framework for overseeing and supporting new and existing charter schools. Sets forth the areas on which the task force must make recommendations and establishes membership. Requires the charter school administrative office to submit a report to the legislature on the task force's progress, findings, and recommendations no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2006.
Ensures more equitable and stable funding for the basic operations of new century charter schools, including: (1) establishing and providing funding for a per pupil allocation funding mechanism; (2) requiring that funds be requested for fringe benefit costs and collective bargaining increases for charter school employee members of collective bargaining units; (3) allowing additional appropriations for workers' compensation benefits; and (4) providing charter schools with access to all federal education funds received by the state. Ensures charter schools' compliance with federal regulations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Clarifies administrative hearing procedures relating to the education of handicapped children. Appropriates funds for these various purposes. (CD1)
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1643_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1643
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.10(A) and 3995(C). Authorizes charter schools to apply for and receive funding from the department to provide early childhood development and enrichment activity classes, .a.k.a. LA 4 classes, as provided for in statute. Specifies that a charter
school may apply for and receive funding directly from the state or federal government. Specifies that a charter school must comply
with the terms of any state or federal grant program for which it receives funding.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=319041
Title: S.B. 239
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing the operation of charter schools, the employees of charter schools and the enrollment of pupils in charter schools; providing for the issuance of a license to teach to certain persons with graduate degrees and work experience.
http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB162_EN.pdf
Title: H.B. 162
Source: StateNet
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Revises provisions governing the review of applications to form charter schools submitted for sponsorship by the State Board of Education and requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to submit a report to the Legislature concerning the applications to form charter schools that were submitted during the preceding biennium.
http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB168_EN.pdf
Title: H.B. 168
Source: StateNet
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| NV | (S) APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. CHAPTER 490. 06/2005 | P-12 | Revises the provisions governing the review of applications to form charter schools submitted to the board of trustees of a school district and the State Board of Education. Requires the governing body of a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a larger school district to enroll pupils who reside in the district before enrolling pupils who reside outside the district. Revises the provisions governing the licensed personnel of a charter school, the provisions governing the use of certain accountability information and the provisions governing the reporting of accountability information for charter schools sponsored by the State Board of Education.
This bill grants discretion to the State Board whether to approve or deny an application, similar to the discretion currently granted to the boards of trustees of school districts. This bill also amends existing law to provide that an application may be submitted directly to the State Board without first being denied by a school district, regardless of whether the proposed charter school is designed exclusively for the enrollment of special education pupils. This bill requires each member of the governing body of a charter school to submit an affidavit to the Department of Education indicating that he has read and understands the material concerning membership on the governing body, if such material is provided by the Department. This bill requires the governing body of a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a school district located in certain larger counties to enroll pupils who live in the district before enrolling pupils who live outside the district. This bill provides that a person who holds a valid license to teach with an administrative endorsement may be employed as an administrator at the charter school. This bill also reduces the period during which a licensed teacher who is on a leave of absence from a school district to work at a charter school may return to a guaranteed comparable teaching position.
http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB180_EN.pdf
Title: H.B. 180
Source: StateNet
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | AN ACT relating to education; requiring the governing body of a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a school district to enroll pupils who reside in the district before enrolling pupils who reside outside the district; making various changes concerning the employment practices of charter schools; revising provisions governing an application to form a charter school and the revocation of the written charter of a charter school; revising the provisions governing apportionments from the State Distributive School Account to charter schools sponsored by the State Board of Education; revising the provisions governing programs of distance education; requiring a charter school to pay for an additional administration of achievement and proficiency examinations under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
This bill requires all unlicensed applicants for employment with a charter school to submit a set of fingerprints to the governing body of the charter school for submission to the FBI for a criminal history report. This bill also requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to review the criminal history report of an applicant for employment with a charter school if that applicant has been convicted of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude.
http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/SB/SB56_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 56
Source: StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Amends charter school governing board membership to include a parent of a student attending the charter school. States that public charter schools may be formed to provide quality educational options for students and describes prospective student population:
(1) Students who were previously enrolled in a charter school; or
(2) Students who are assigned to, or were previously enrolled in a school failing to make adequate yearly progress, as defined by the state's accountability system, giving priority to at-risk students; or
(3) Students who, in the previous school year, failed to test proficient in the subjects of language arts/reading or mathematics in grades three through eight on the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program examinations; or
(4) Students who, in the previous school year, failed to test proficient on the gateway examinations in language arts/reading or mathematics.
Prior to 2008, at which time the general assembly is scheduled to evaluate the effectiveness of charter schools for the purpose of re-enactment or extension of the charter school statute, charter schools are limited to 50 in number (statewide), 20 of which are to be located within a home rule municipality of a county with a population greater than 897,400, and four of which shall be located within a county with a population greater than 897,400.
States that an LEA's decision whether to convert an eligible public school may not be appealed to the state board of education.
Requires the office of education accountability to review relevant state and national charter school research related to school and student achievement, with particular emphasis on curriculum design and teaching methods. Requires the office of education accountability in the office of the comptroller to conduct a comprehensive study of the charter schools across Tennessee. (Public Chapter 414) http://tennessee.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0414.pdf
Title: S.B. 2167
Source: http://tennessee.gov
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Allows the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school that specializes in one or more performing arts to require an applicant to audition for admission to the school. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01111&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 1111
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Requires the department of education to publish in its school performance reports, in addition to ISTEP scores, any nationally recognized comprehensive assessment program data submitted by a school corporation, including a charter school. Increases the review period for applications to become a charter school. Allows a charter school to provide online and computer instruction in the same manner as other public schools. Requires the department of education to obtain federal funding for charter schools. Indicates that a charter school may use a private auditor and prepare financial reports in addition to audits and financial reports required by the state board of accounts. Provides that the law governing grants to alternative school programs applies to charter schools. Allows the common school fund interest balance to be used for charter school facility financing. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/SE/SE0598.1.html
Title: S.B. 598
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | States that if the U.S. Department of Education approves a new competition for states to receive matching funds for charter school facilities, the department must pursue this federal funding. Appropriates $10 million from the state general fund to provide state matching funds for the federal funding beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2007.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1001.1.html
Title: H.B. 1001 (Section 129)
Source: www.in.gov
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| NV | Temporary Rule Adoption 05/2005 | P-12 | Amends provisions regarding meetings of governing bodies of charter schools. NEVADA REG 3708 (SN)
Title: NAC 386.345
Source: StateNet
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| NV | Temporary Rule Adoption 05/2005 | P-12 | Revises various provisions governing charter schools, including certain insurance information to be provided with applications to form charter schools, and apportionment of funding. NEVADA REG 3707 (SN)
Title: NAC 386.140, .355
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Ensures the preservation of historical artifacts of school districts subject to consolidation, deconsolidation or reclassification as a conversion charter. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2732.pdf
Title: H.B. 2732
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Authorizes charter schools to enter into public-private partnerships whereby the charter school enters into lease purchase agreements for school buildings built by the private entities with federal tax-exempt facilities bonds. Extends the charter school performance contract from three to five years. Requires hearings for charter modification or probation to be held at a state board meeting rather than at the charter school facility. Specifies that the state board shall not approve any charter school which hampers, delays or in any manner negatively affects the desegregation efforts of a school district or districts. Specifies that a public school petition for conversion charter status may
include the following purposes:
(A) Adopting research-based school or instructional designs, or both, that focus on improving student and school performance;
(B) Addressing school improvement status resulting from sanctions listed in § 6-15-207(c)(8) and 6-15-429(a) and (b); or
(C) Partnering with other districts or schools to address students' needs in a geographical location or multiple locations.
Eliminates prior provision that state board give preference in approving an application for a charter school to be located in any public school district where the percentage of students not reading at grade level is above the average for the state. Replaces it with preference for approving an application for a charter school to be located in any public school district classified by the state board as in academic distress or classified by the department of education as showing the greatest need for school improvement under § 6-15-426.
Increases from 12 to 24 the number of charters the state board may grant, and provides a schedule for phasing in such approvals for the 2005-06 through 2007-08 academic years. Eliminates cap of 3 charters to be granted in any single congressional district in the state. Adds that a charter applicant's school campus must be limited to a single open-enrollment charter school per charter.
Recognizes the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) Delta College Preparatory open-enrollment charter school as an effective method for meeting the statutory purpose and intent of the Arkansas Charter School Act, § 6-23-102; closing the achievement gap in public schools for economically disadvantaged, racial and ethnic subgroups, § 6-15-401 et seq. and § 6-15-1601 et seq.; and otherwise providing an alternative proven adequate and equitable education to Arkansas students. Authorizes any charter applicant that receives an approved open-enrollment charter under the 2005-2008 expansion to petition the state board for additional licenses to establish open-enrollment charter school in any congressional districts in Arkansas provided that the applicant meets the following conditions:
(i) The approved open-enrollment charter petitioner is sponsored by and approved by the Knowledge Is Power Program; and
(ii) The approved open-enrollment charter petitioner has not been subject to any disciplinary action by the State Board; has not been classified as in school improvement, academic or fiscal distress; and has not had its open-enrollment charter placed on probation, suspended or revoked; and
(iii) The state board determines in writing by majority of a quorum of the board present that the open-enrollment charter petitioner has generally established certain educational program results and criteria.
Bars a private or parochial elementary or secondary school from eligible for open-enrollment charter school status.
Moves student enrollment deadline in a charter school from April 15 to July 1.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1130.pdf
Title: S.B. 1130
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Deletes definitions of "consolidated average daily membership," "consolidated national school lunch student total" and "national school lunch students" from consolidation/reorganization provisions. Deletes provision that no school facility in a school district included in the consolidation list required by § 6-13-1602 may be closed by the state board or a local school board until after completion of an assessment of public school facilities by the Joint Committee on Educational Facilities. Repeals section 6-13-1604 related to administrative consolidation assistance funds and 6-13-1605 on non-impact of reorganization on charter schools.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf
Title: S.B. 1044 (sections 21-27)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Allows charter schools to hire personnel who have not yet received a fingerprint clearance card provided the charter school has followed specified procedures.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2596
Title: H.B. 2596
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Exempts volunteers and guest speakers engaged in instructional or supervisory work in a charter school from having a valid fingerprint clearance card provided they are accompanied in the classroom by a person with a valid fingerprint clearance card.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1059
Title: S.B. 1059
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Permits a school district to sell used equipment to a charter school before the school district attempts to sell or dispose of the equipment by other means.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1223
Title: S.B. 1223
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Bars the sponsoring entity of a charter school from charging the charter school any fees unless the sponsor has provided services to the charter school and the fees represent the full value of those services. On request, requires the value of the services provided by the sponsor to be demonstrated to the department of education.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2438
Title: H.B. 2438
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Vetoed 04/2005 | P-12 | Allows a public or private nonprofit university, a public or private nonprofit college or a community college to sponsor a charter school and approve a charter school application; includes these institutions in charter school financial provisions. Beginning July 1, 2005, prohibits a sponsor of a charter school, except for a school district, from owning, operating or administrating a charter school. Prohibits public institutions from including a count of charter students for state funding purposes.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1085
Title: S.B. 1085
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Bars a public charter school from receiving an increase in support units that exceeds the support units it received in the prior year by more than 20. To begin operations, requires a newly-chartered public school to be authorized by no later than January 1 of the previous school year.
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1221.html
Title: S.B. 1221
Source: www3.state.id.us
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Amends and adds to existing law to revise the definition for public virtual school; revises limitations applicable to the creation of public charter schools; revises terminology; to provide that the board of directors of a public charter school shall be deemed public agents authorized by the Public Charter School Commission; provides for teachers; provides that the board of directors of a public charter school shall function independently of the Public Charter School Commission. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1170.html#engr
Title: S.B. 1170
Source: StateNet
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| ID | Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 04/2005 | P-12 | Rewrites rules governing charter schools. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0204.pdf
Title: IDAPA 08.02.04
Source: StateNet
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| ID | Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 04/2005 | P-12 | Clarifies the petition submission process, information needed by the Commission for compliance monitoring and oversight, how public hearings before the Commission will be conducted, and the format of all petitions that are submitted to the Commission. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0301.pdf
Title: IDAPA 08.03.01
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Establishment and operation of charter schools; extend repealer on; establishes a commission to study and report on the feasibility of the charter school concept in the state.
Title: H.B. 238
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Relates to program units for extracurricular activities for home school and charter school students.
Title: S.B. 789
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Relates to Charter School Standards.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/bills/house/HB0510.html
Title: H.B. 510
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Expands upon the Arkansas Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting Act of 2004. Requires charter schools to follow the financial reporting procedures required of public school districts. Expands upon and clarifies initial and ongoing training requirements for district superintendents, educational service cooperative directors, open-enrollment charter school directors and district/open-enrollment charter school staff whose job responsibilities include preparing the budget or overall accounting responsibility. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1568.pdf
Title: H.B. 1568
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Requires school district auditors to comply with the requirements and prohibitions of the federal Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2700.pdf
Title: H.B. 2700
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | Vetoed 03/2005 | P-12 | Increases charter school funding and makes changes in provisions for student counts for districts.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1405
Title: S.B. 1405
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | This bill allows charter schools to annually report innovative practices (such as innovative teaching practices) to the Charter School Board. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0206.pdf
Title: H.B. 206
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | The governing body of a charter school or a district must ensure that, prior to the beginning of each school year, each of its employees signs a document acknowledging that the employee has received:
(i) the disclosure required by law re: if the charter school or district participates in the Risk Management Fund; or (ii) written disclosure if the
charter school or district does not participate in the Risk Management Fund; and (b) understands the legal liability protection provided to the employee and what is not covered, as explained in the disclosure. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/sbillenr/sb0058.pdf
Title: S.B. 58
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Allows a charter school with more applicants than enrollment capacity to give enrollment preference based on a student's proximity to the school. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0136.pdf
Title: H.B. 136
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | This bill:
< removes the cap on the number of charter schools that the State Charter School Board may authorize;
< removes a time limitation imposed on the State Charter School Board for approving or denying a charter school application;
< prohibits charter schools from being denied due to certain impacts on public schools;
< allows charter schools to give additional enrollment preferences;
< modifies the content requirements for a charter school's charter;
< allows a chartering entity to take certain actions if a charter school fails to remedy deficiencies within an established timeline, including: removing a school director or finance officer; removing governing board members; appointing an interim director or mentor to work with the charter school; or terminating the charter school;
< provides for the appeal of a chartering entity's decision to terminate a charter school to the State Board of Education, and provides that the State Board of Education's action is final action subject to judicial review;
< allows a private management company to operate a charter school, if the school is terminated during a school year;
< provides that State Board of Education rules governing licensing of administrative and supervisory personnel do not apply to charter schools; and
< makes technical amendments.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/sbillenr/sb0178.pdf
Title: S.B. 178
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| UT | Signed into law 02/2005 | P-12 | Relates to minimum school program act amendments. This bill:
< establishes a ceiling for the state contribution to the maintenance and operations portion of the Minimum School Program for fiscal year 2005-06 of $1,783,631,186;
< establishes the value of the weighted pupil unit at $2,258;
< appropriates $27,288,900 to the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2005-06 for school building aid programs for school districts;
< directs the state superintendent to include certain expenditure data in an annual report to the governor and the Legislature; and
< imposes a deadline for the authorization of a charter school in order to qualify for certain state funds. The superintendent's report must include (new requirements) a complete statement, by school district and charter school, of the amount of and percentage increase or decrease in expenditures from the previous year attributed to:
(A) wage increases, with expenditure data for base salary adjustments identified separately from step and lane expenditures;
(B) medical and dental premium cost adjustments; and
(C) adjustments in the number of teachers and other staff.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0003.pdf
Title: H.B. 3
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| UT | Signed into law 02/2005 | P-12 | Exempts charter schools from certain municipal land use regulations; exempts charter schools from certain county land use regulations; allows the termination of the nonconforming status of charter school property when the property ceases to be used for charter school purposes; requires charter schools to provide local governments of intent to purchase a school site or construct a school building; makes technical corrections. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0003.pdf
Title: H.B. 36
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| CO | Rule Adoption 01/2005 | P-12 | Establishes rules regarding the State Charter School Institute. Includes procedures for acceptance of applications, evaluating and authorizing schools and overseeing procedures. http://www.cde.state.co.us/choice/download/CSIpermRulesFinal.pdf
Title: 1 CCR 302-1
Source: http://www.cde.state.co.us
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| DE | Rule Adoption 01/2005 | P-12 | Amends regulation relating to professional employee work stoppage or strike by adding charter schools to the regulation.
Title: 14 DAC 714
Source: StateNet
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