From the ECS State Policy Database Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary OK Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 School District Empowerment Program. H.B. 2131 Establishes the School District Empowerment Program. Allows districts to apply for an exemption from all statutory requirements and State Board of Education rules from which charter schools are exempt. Requires the state board to approve/disapprove within 90 ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 High-Performing Charter Schools and Charter Systems S.B. 1546 Establishes criteria for high-performing charter schools (virtual or cyber charters are not eligible) and high-performing charter school systems. Authorizes a high-performing charter school to increase enrollment, expand grade levels served, submit a quarterly... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Transparency Requirements S.B. 2096 Requires charter schools and charter technical career centers to post their financial information on the Transparency Florida website. Requires the Auditor General to annually submit to the Legislature a list of any school districts, charter schools, charter t... More... FL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Academic Performance-based Charter School Districts HB 7037 - Sec 26 Repeals 1003.62, which authorized the state board to enter into performance contracts with districts to establish them as academic performance-based charter school districts. Repeals references elsewhere in the education code to academic performance-based char... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Empowered Schools and School Districts Act S.B. 2330 Creates the empowered schools and school districts act. Allows a public school, zone, or district to submit empowerment plans to the state board. Plans must include information such as: 1. A statement of the mission of the school, zone, or district and why d... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Petition for a Conversion Charter for a High School Cluster S.B. 457 Existing legislation defines "high school cluster" as a high school and all its feeder middle and elementary schools, including both public and charter schools. New provision specifies that a local board must not act on a petition for a conversion charter for ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Charter Systems Act S.B. 39 Enacts the Charter Systems Act. Amends definitions of "charter," "charter petitioner," "local revenue," and "petition," and adding definitions of "charter system," "governing council," "school-level governance," and "system charter school." Provides procedures... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Charter School District H.B. 1101 Enacts the Charter School District Act of 2005; provides the procedures for a school district to become a charter school district. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB1101.pdf... More... HI Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Study on Host Culture Charter School District S.B. 3148 Requires a study of the feasibility of establishing a host culture charter school district and a charter school district in order to solidify existing host culture focused charter schools, increase charter school autonomy, and provide opportunities for additio... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Charter District Finance Rules A.B. 2912 Makes provisions relating to the calculation of average daily attendance inapplicable for purposes of determining the base revenue limit or block grant average daily attendance for charter school pupils who reside in a school district in which all schools have... More...