Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to 2nd edition.

Removes a section amending GS 115C-218.1 by adding the requirement that the State Board of Education and the North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board evaluate charter school applications based on the content and substance of the applications to determine whether boards of directors and charter schools may exhibit a higher likelihood of meeting the requirements in GS 115C-218.5(a). Removes a section requiring the applicant have at least five days to correct format issues or incomplete information and requiring the Advisory Board to allow an applicant to address the Advisory Board for at least 10 minutes immediately before any final vote on the application. 

Amends GS 115C-218 to move the administrative location of the North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board from the Department of Public Instruction to the State Board of Education. Requires the Chair of the State Board of Education to appoint a member of the State Board to serve as a nonvoting member of the Advisory Board within 45 days of the date the act becomes law. Requires that the Advisory Board elect a chair within 45 days of the the date the act becomes law and annually. Includes among the chair's duties advocating for the recommendations of the Advisory Board at meetings of the State Board.

Amends GS 115C-218 to require that the member of the North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board appointed by the State Board of Education not be a current member of the State Board of Education and be a charter school advocate in North Carolina. 

Dissolves the Office of Charter Schools within the Department of Public Instruction and amends GS 115C-218 to establish an Office of Charter Schools in the Office of the State Board of Education. Sets forth the powers and duties of the new Office of Charter Schools. Requires the State Board of Education to appoint an executive director of the Office of Charter Schools, based on the recommendation of a named search committee, within 90 days of the date the act becomes law. Requires the Department of Public Instruction to transfer to the Office of the State Board of Education $928,028 for each of fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Clarifies that current members of the North Carolina Charter School Advisory Board may serve the remainder of their terms, and the appointment provisions of the act apply as terms expire or as vacancies occur.    

Removes new GS 115C-218.50(b) allowing charter schools to charge fees for extracurricular activities.