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 OK | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Allows the state board to sponsor a charter school when the applicant is the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board seeking to establish a full-time statewide virtual charter school. The charter school must enroll students who are legal residents of the state who have been approved for transfer into the school. Creates the statewide Virtual Charter School Board. The first meeting of the board must be no later than 60 days after the effective date of the act. The board will be the governing body of the statewide virtual charter school, provide oversight of operations of the school and negotiate contracts with providers of virtual education to provide academic content and administration. The board will have the authority to issue a diploma to students who have completed the curriculum. Providers will be eligible to receive federal funds and will be considered a separate school site for reporting and accountability. The board will receive state aid allocations generated by students enrolled in the full-time statewide virtual charter school for the applicable year, except for 5% which the state board may retain for administrative expenses. Students enrolled will not be authorized to participate in Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association sponsored activities. School districts that offer full-time virtual education to students who are not residents of the school district must submit a report each October 1 to the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board specifying which provider has entered into a contract with the school district and student performance.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/SB/SB1816%20ENR.DOC
Title: S.B. 1816
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| MI | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Amends the law pertaining to schools of excellence that are cyber schools. Determines the requirements that potential schools must meet in order to receive a contract; determines the number of contracts per year that can be issued to those schools and limits the number schools that can be authorized by each authorizor; permits the schools to operate outside of school district boundaries and to make available to other public schools for purchase any course offerings; and limits the percentage of total statewide final audited membership for all pupil in public schools permitted to attend the cyber schools at any given time. Requires a school district to submit a monthly report on the number of pupils enrolled; the board of directors of a district offering online learning to submit to the department a report that details per-pupil costs of operating online learning and to ensure that parent-student orientations are provided to enrolled students; and the department to issue a report to the legislature on data collected and cost comparisons of online learning.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2011-SCB-0619.pdf
Title: S.B. 619
Source: legislature.mi.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Repeals and rewrites provisions related to the Georgia Charter Schools Commission. Provides legislative findings and intent regarding charter schools and statewide oversight of charter schools. Allows commission to approve state charter schools with statewide attendance zone as well as defined attendance zone. Provides for membership, duties, and powers of State Charter Schools Commission. Specifies requirements that applicant charter school must meet, both to be approved by the commission and once school begins operations. Identifies prohibited activities of a member of a governing board of a state charter school. Specifies information that the commission must make available on charter schools to all parents in the state. Requires an annual report to the state board on the academic performance and fiscal responsibility of all approved state charter schools. Provides related to assuming of debt for a charter school whose charter is terminated or not renewed. Provides for funding for state charter schools, including special charter schools offering virtual instruction. http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/127650.pdf
Title: H.B. 797
Source: www.legis.ga.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Requires virtual public charter school to have at least 95 percent of school's instructional hours taught by licensed teachers. Modifies notice that virtual public charter school must provide when student enrolls or withdraws from school. Requires specified separation between sponsoring school district board, virtual public charter school and third-party entity providing educational services to virtual public charter school. Provides that student does not need approval of school district where student is resident before student enrolls in virtual public charter school unless more than three percent of students from student's school district are enrolled in virtual public charter schools not sponsored by student's school district. Allows appeal to State Board of Education if student does not receive approval. Specifies provisions of public charter school law that may not be waived by State Board of Education. Declares emergency, effective August 2, 2011.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb2300.dir/hb2301.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2301
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Clarifies that until January 2013, no Internet- or computer-based community school may operate unless the school was open for instruction as of May 1, 2005; provides exceptions. Adds that effective January 1, 2013, up to five new Internet- or computer-based community schools may open each year. Provides for a lottery if more than 5 operators notify the department that they have signed with a sponsor to open in the following year. By July 1, 2012, requires the director of the governor's office of 21st century education and the superintendent of public instruction to develop standards for the operation of Internet- or computer-based community schools. Requires the director to submit those standards to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate for consideration of enactment by the general assembly. Directs each Internet- or computer-based to either comply with the general assembly-adopted standards for for the operation of Internet- or computer-based community schools, if those have been adopted by January 2013; if those have not been adopted by January 2013, each Internet- or computer-based community school must comply with the standards developed by the international association for K-12 online learning. Requires that each Internet- or computer-based school that initially opens on or after January 1, 2013 to comply with the applicable set of standards at the time it opens, and for each Internet- or computer-based school that initally opened before January 1, 2013 to comply with the appropriate standards by July 1, 2013. Page 181-183 and 233 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Internet- and Computer-Based Community Schools
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | For purposes of start-up community schools, adds to definition of "challenged school district" any district ranked in the lowest 5% according to its performance index score. Defines "operator" as either an individual or organization that manages the daily operations of a community school pursuant to a contract between the operator and the school's governing authority, or a nonprofit organization that provides programmatic oversight and support to a community school under a contract with the school's governing authority and that retains the right to terminate its affiliation with the school if the school fails to meet the organization's quality standards. Adds start-up schools created while a district ranked in the lowest 5% according to the performance index to those schools that may continue once their district's status as low-performing no longer applies. Permits the governing authority of a start-up community school to provide by resolution for its members' compensation; provides, however, that no member of a start-up community school governing board may be compensated more than $425 per meeting, or more than $5,000 per year for all governing authorities on which the individual serves. Repeals provision requiring the sponsor of a community school to be located or have representatives within 50 miles of the community school, or in the case of an Internet- or computer-based school, within 50 miles of the school's base of operation. Requires a represenative of a community school sponsor to meet every month rather than every other month with either the governing authority or treasurer of the school; requires that enrollment records also be reviewed (previously only financial records were required to be reviewed).
Amends deadlines related to termination or nonrenewal of a community school's contract. Specifies procedures for appealing a contract termination to the state board of education. Specifies that any community school whose contract is terminated must close permanently at the end of the school year or on a date specified in the notification of termination. Specifies that a sponsor of a community school and the officers, directors, or employees of such a sponsor are immune from civil liability for any action authorized under chapter 3314 (community schools) or the contract entered into with the school.
Pages 187-192 and 204-206 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Community Schools (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Provides that except as otherwise specified, beginning in the 2011-2012 school year, any student who completed the prior school year in an Internet- or computer-based community school must be considered to be enrolled in the same school in the subsequent school year until the student's enrollment has ceased as specified in statute. Directs the department to continue subtracting and paying amounts for the student
without interruption at the start of the subsequent school year. Specifies that if the student without a legitimate excuse fails to participate in the first 105 consecutive hours of learning opportunities offered the student in that subsequent school year, the student must be considered not to have re-enrolled for that school year and the department must recalculate the payments to the school for that school year to account for the fact that the student is not enrolled. Page 216 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Enrollment in, State Payments for Student in Cyber Charter
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Creates Digital Learning Now Act. Requires school districts to establish virtual instruction options. Authorizes establishment of virtual charter schools. Authorizes blended learning courses. Authorizes Florida Virtual School (FLVS) to provide full-time instruction to students in kindergarten through grade 12 and provides additional requirements for FLVS. Provides funding and accountability requirements. Requires high school students entering grade 9 in the 2011-12 school year to complete at least one online course within the 24 credit requirement for high school graduation. Redefines FTE student for purposes of virtual instruction. Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to issue a report identifying and explaining the best methods and strategies for increasing student access to digital learning. Requires the DOE to develop an evaluation method for providers of part-time virtual programs. Provides that all statewide end-of-course assessments be administered online by the 2014-15 school year. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7197er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7197&Session=2011
Title: H.B. 7197
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Provides that, beginning with the 2011-12 school year, a virtual charter school may apply for sponsorship with a statewide sponsor in accordance with the sponsor's guidelines. It specifies the amount that a virtual charter school is entitled to receive in state funding. Also provides for a New Charter School Startup Grant for charter schools that initially are established and begin enrolling eligible pupils after June 30, 2011. This grant is equal to one-third of the school's tuition support of the following school year. The grant is to be paid from the Charter School Facilities Assistance Fund. Changes the current virtual charter school formula from 80% of the statewide average basic tuition support to 85% of the state foundation amount times the virtual charter school's complexity index.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HE/HE1001.1.html
Title: H.B. 1001--Charter Schools
Source: http://www.in.gov/
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Requires that students enrolled in an online course or program that is offered by a school district or charter school that is not the district of residence or is not located in the district of residence of the student be provided the opportunity to take any test required pursuant to the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act or any other test generally required of students by the school district in which the student is enrolled at an alternative testing location approved by the State Board of Education. The alternative testing locations may be at sites that are not in the school district that is offering the online course or program or the district of residence. The entity offering the online course or program is responsible for any cost incurred in providing an alternative testing location and any additional cost of administering a test at an alternative testing location. In order to provide alternative testing locations at geographically dispersed sites, the school district or charter school offering the online course or program shall, at a minimum, provide not less than six alternative testing locations, with at least one location in each quadrant of the state and in each of the two metropolitan areas in the state. Additional alternative testing locations may be provided by the school district or charter school offering the online course or program.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/SB/SB2318_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 2318
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Requires the state board of charter schools to charge a processing fee to any charter school amending their contract to participate in an Arizona Online Instruction (AOI) program; establishes the continuously appropriated charter online instruction processing fund; provides that the state board for charter schools use monies in the fund only for the processing of contract amendments for charter schools participating in online instruction programs. Chapter 160
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1039s.pdf
Title: S.B. 1039
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Imposes requirements on virtual public charter schools related to budget and accounting system, tracking of student progress, administrator and teacher qualifications, student and school records and notification of enrollment and withdrawal; prohibits State Board of Education from waiving certain requirements of virtual public charter schools; specifies that virtual public charter school may increase number of students to whom online instruction is provided if school was granted waiver. Chapter 77
http://www.leg.state.or.us/10ss1/measpdf/hb3600.dir/hb3660.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3660A
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| MI | Signed into law 01/2010 | P-12 | 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 excellence." These schools could be authorized by local and intermediate school districts, community colleges, and public universities. The first 5 new "schools of excellence" must be schools offering one or more high school grades (9-12). The legislation also provides for the creation of two K-12 cyber schools. These schools, which would also fall under the rubric of schools of excellence, are to provide full-time instruction to students through online learning, and the entities establishing them must demonstrate experience in serving urban and at-risk students through an educational model involving a significant cyber component. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/publicact/htm/2009-PA-0205.htm
Title: S.B. 981 - Part 6E
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov
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| OR | Adopted 12/2009 | P-12 | Defines virtual public charter school for purposes of charter school laws. Page 313 of 387: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/Jan_2010_Bltn.pdf
Title: OAR 581-020-0337
Source: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Adds computers and software to the instructional items for which Internet or computer-based-community schools (e-schools) may use the per pupil amount of state funds calculated for base classroom teachers. (Current law allows those funds to be used only for teachers, curriculum, academic materials other than computers, and other instructional purposes designated by the state superintendent.)
Pages 1251 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
DOE summary of H.B. 1: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3314.085
Source: www.ode.state.oh.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Provides for the establishment of virtual public charter schools; specifies requirements for such schools relating to budgeting, performance, contracting, teacher employment, maintenance of records, and enrollment; requires that a proposal for any public charter school include a description of the financial management systems for the school; requires demonstration of the ability to have a sound financial system in place at the time the school begins operating; establishes the Online Learning Task Force. Chapter 691
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0700.dir/sb0767.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 767
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/
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| OH | Signed into law 12/2006 | P-12 | Sec. 3314.22 allows the requirement that each child enrolled in an internet- or computer-based community school is entitled to a computer supplied by the school to be waived -- if the parent parent of any child enrolled in the school waives this entitlement. Sec. 3314.014 expands definition of "operator" to include an individual or organization that manages the daily operations of a community school pursuant to a contract between the operator and the school's governing authority; a nonprofit organization that provides programmatic oversight and support to a community school under a contract with the school's governing authority and that retains the right to terminate its affiliation with the school if the school fails to meet the organization's quality standards.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_276
Title: H.B. 276 -- Sec. 3314.22, .014
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| GA | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Allows charter schools to provide computer or Internet-based instruction. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb610.pdf
Title: S.B. 610
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| WI | Vetoed 04/2006 | P-12 | Defines a virtual charter school as a charter school in which instruction is provided primarily through means of the Internet and the pupils and teachers are geographically remote. Specifies that in a virtual charter school, "teaching" means assigning grades or credits for the pupils. Provides that current policies requiring district charter school to be located in the school district or pertaining to university-established charter schools do not apply to virtual charter schools.
Current law provides that if the University of Wisconsin-Parkside establishes a charter school, the state must pay a sum to the unified school district in which it
is located to reimburse the school district for the reduction in state aid resulting from the loss of pupils to the charter school. This bill provides that this payment does not apply if the charter school established is a virtual charter school.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05enAB1060.pdf
Title: A.B. 1060
Source: Legislative Reference Bureau Analysis
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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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| CO | Signed by Governor 06/2004 | P-12 | Concerns charter schools and legislative intent to provide multiple avenues for obtaining charter school authorization, including the creation of state charter schools. Amends the charter school law to require charter school contracts to include goals, objectives and students performance standards for meeting state accreditation standards and goals and applicable federal standards and goals; measurable annual achievement goals based on state accreditation goals; a description of how the charter school will gather and use longitudinal assessment data to assess and improve student academic progress. Specifies how school districts may unilaterally impose conditions on charter schools or charter applicants. Requires the local board of education to annually report to the state department of education requested data to determine the effectiveness of charter schools. Prohibits the chartering authority from limiting the number of students a charter school may enroll except as negotiated between a charter school and the chartering authority based on specified criteria. A charter school's renewal application must include information on their students progress on Colorado student assessments. Charter schools should receive 100% of the district's per-pupil revenues except the district may retain the actual cost of central administrative costs for services in an amount of up to 5% of per-pupil revenues. Charter schools can appeal to the state board of education if the school believes the chartering district improperly withheld funds. Requires specified reports to the governor and the legislature.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/070DD2229CD69D4587256D78006373FB?Open&file=1141_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1141
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| CO | Signed into law 06/2004 | P-12 | Concerns the authorization of institute charter schools, particularly schools for at-risk students, by the state Charter School Institute; deems institute charter schools to be part of the free public schools in the state, thereby adjusts the funding for free lunches provided to the students within the school district; creates a graduated reimbursement to school districts, and allows a school district to retain exclusive authority to authorize charter schools within the school districts boundaries. Intent of the Legislature is for the Institute to model best practices in authorizing charter schools and to make these practices available to school districts. Includes establishment of accountability requirements for student performance and school improvement at institute charter schools. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/012657ADB873A05C87256DB0004CFCFF?Open&file=1362_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1362
Source: Colorado Legislative web site
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Adds to and amends existing law relating to the public charter schools to provide transportation reimbursement for public virtual schools; clarifies computation of support units for charter schools formed by conversion of an existing traditional public school; provides funding for public virtual schools; provides proper terminology. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1443.html#billtext
Title: S.B. 1443
Source: Idaho Legislative Web site
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Relates to public charter schools; revises limits on the number of public charter schools; governs methods of forming a public charter school; provides additional limitations on authorizing a charter; provides rules to be adopted by the State Board of Education; designates certain local educational agencies; clarifies liability for public charter schools; requires certain financial reporting; creates an independent public charter school commission. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1444.html#engr
Title: S.B. 1444
Source: Idaho Legislative Web site
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| CO | Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 | P-12 | Establishes emergency rules regarding the administration of cyberschools. http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/download/Online%20Emergency%20Rules%20August%2003_Rev8-15-031.pdf
Title: 1 CCR 301-56
Source: Colorado State Web site
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| OH | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Requires the state board, by September 30, 2003, to recommend to the General Assembly standards governing the operation of Internet- or computer-based community schools. Permits any existing start-up community schools that has been established in an Urban 21 district that is not a challenged district -- to continue to operate. Permits an educational service center (ESC) to sponsor a community school in any challenged school district.
Title: H.B. 3
Source: Digest of Enactments 2003
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