From the ECS State Policy Database Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters

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 06/2012 P-12 Virtual Charter Schools S.B. 1816 Allows the state board to sponsor a charter school when the applicant is the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board seeking to establish a f... More... MI Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Cyber Schools S.B. 619 Amends the law pertaining to schools of excellence that are cyber schools. Determines the requirements that potential schools must meet in o... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Charter Schools and State Oversight H.B. 797 Repeals and rewrites provisions related to the Georgia Charter Schools Commission. Provides legislative findings and intent regarding charte... More... OR Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Virtual Charter Schools H.B. 2301 Requires virtual public charter school to have at least 95 percent of school's instructional hours taught by licensed teachers. Modifies not... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Internet- and Computer-Based Community Schools H.B. 153 - Internet- and Computer-Based Community Schools Clarifies that until January 2013, no Internet- or computer-based community school may operate unless the school was open for instruction as... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community Schools (Miscellaneous Provisions) H.B. 153 - Community Schools (Miscellaneous Provisions) For purposes of start-up community schools, adds to definition of "challenged school district" any district ranked in the lowest 5% accordin... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Enrollment in, State Payments for Student in Cyber Charter H.B. 153 - Enrollment in, State Payments for Student in Cyber Charter Provides that except as otherwise specified, beginning in the 2011-2012 school year, any student who completed the prior school year in an I... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Digital Learning Now Act H.B. 7197 Creates Digital Learning Now Act. Requires school districts to establish virtual instruction options. Authorizes establishment of virtual ch... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Virtual Charter Schools H.B. 1001--Charter Schools Provides that, beginning with the 2011-12 school year, a virtual charter school may apply for sponsorship with a statewide sponsor in accord... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Testing for Online Courses or Programs S.B. 2318 Requires that students enrolled in an online course or program that is offered by a school district or charter school that is not the distri... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Charter School Fees S.B. 1039 Requires the state board of charter schools to charge a processing fee to any charter school amending their contract to participate in an Ar... More... OR Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Virtual Schools H.B. 3660A Imposes requirements on virtual public charter schools related to budget and accounting system, tracking of student progress, administrator ... More... MI Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Schools of Excellence S.B. 981 - Part 6E Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legislation. Provides for the creation of up to 10 new charter schools that will be known as "schools of ... More... OR Adopted 12/2009 P-12 Virtual Public Charter Schools OAR 581-020-0337 Defines virtual public charter school for purposes of charter school laws. Page 313 of 387: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/Jan_2010_Blt... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Use of State Funds by Online Charters H.B. 1 - Section 3314.085 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Adds computers and software to the instructional items for which Internet or computer-based-community schools (e... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Virtual Charter School S.B. 767 Provides for the establishment of virtual public charter schools; specifies requirements for such schools relating to budgeting, performance... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Computer Entitlement, Definition of Operator H.B. 276 -- Sec. 3314.22, .014 Sec. 3314.22 allows the requirement that each child enrolled in an internet- or computer-based community school is entitled to a computer su... More... GA Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Computer or Internet-Based Instruction S.B. 610 Allows charter schools to provide computer or Internet-based instruction. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb610.pdf... More... WI Vetoed 04/2006 P-12 Virtual Charter Schools A.B. 1060 Defines a virtual charter school as a charter school in which instruction is provided primarily through means of the Internet and the pupils... More... IN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 598 Requires the department of education to publish in its school performance reports, in addition to ISTEP scores, any nationally recognized co... More... CO Signed by Governor 06/2004 P-12 Charter Schools H.B. 1141 Concerns charter schools and legislative intent to provide multiple avenues for obtaining charter school authorization, including the creati... More... CO Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 State Charter School Institute H.B. 1362 Concerns the authorization of institute charter schools, particularly schools for at-risk students, by the state Charter School Institute; d... More... ID Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 1443 Adds to and amends existing law relating to the public charter schools to provide transportation reimbursement for public virtual schools; c... More... ID Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 1444 Relates to public charter schools; revises limits on the number of public charter schools; governs methods of forming a public charter schoo... More... CO Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Cyberschools 1 CCR 301-56 Establishes emergency rules regarding the administration of cyberschools. http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/download/Online%20Emergency%20... More... OH Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Community Schools, Including Cyber Schools H.B. 3 Requires the state board, by September 30, 2003, to recommend to the General Assembly standards governing the operation of Internet- or comp... More...