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AB-1930 Charter schools.(2001-2002)

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Amended  IN  Assembly  March 21, 2002

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2001–2002 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 1930

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Wyland

February 12, 2002

An act to amend Section 47607 of the Education Code, relating to charter schools.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1930, as amended, Wyland. Charter schools.
Under existing law, a charter for a charter school may be granted for a period not to exceed 5 years and may be renewed for a 5-year period.
This bill would additionally authorize a granting authority entity to grant a 15-year charter renewal for a term of up to 15 years to a school under specified conditions.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 47607 of the Education Code is amended to read:

47607.
 (a) (1) A charter may be granted pursuant to Sections 47605, 47605.5, and 47606 for a period not to exceed five years. A charter granted by a school district governing board, a county board of education or the State Board of Education, may be granted one or more subsequent renewals by that entity. Each renewal shall be for a period of five years. A granting entity may grant a renewal for a term of up to 15 years, upon application, to either of the following:
(A) A school that has received two consecutive renewals by the same granting entity.

(B)A school that has an Academic Performance Index of higher than 800 for three or more consecutive years.

(C)

(B) A school ranked in decile 7 or higher of the Academic Performance Index or higher for three or more consecutive years.
(2) A charter renewal that is granted for a period of more than five years shall be reviewed at least every five years by the granting entity. The charter may be revoked by the granting authority for the reasons specified in subdivision (b).
(3) A material revision of the provisions of a charter petition may be made only with the approval of the entity that granted the charter. The entity that granted the charter may inspect or observe any part of the charter school at any time.

(3)

(4) Renewals and material revisions of charters shall be governed by the standards and criteria in Section 47605.
(b) A charter may be revoked by the entity that granted the charter under this chapter if the entity finds that the charter school did any of the following:
(1) Committed a material violation of any of the conditions, standards, or procedures set forth in the charter.
(2) Failed to meet or pursue any of the pupil outcomes identified in the charter.
(3) Failed to meet generally accepted accounting principles, or engaged in fiscal mismanagement.
(4) Violated any provision of law.
(c) Prior to revocation, the entity that granted the charter shall notify the charter public school of any violation of this section and give the school a reasonable opportunity to cure the violation, unless the authority entity determines, in writing, that the violation constitutes a severe and imminent threat to the health or safety of the pupils.