Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 4th edition.

Deletes the proposed changes to GS 115C-218.7(b), and proposed new subsection (b1) in GS 115C-218.7, which authorized the State Board of Education (State Board) to approve additional enrollment growth of 20% for any charter school identified as low-performing, and additional enrollment growth of 25% for any charter school not identified as low-performing, so long as the specified criteria are met. 

Current GS 115C-218.7(b) provides that enrollment growth of greater than 20% is considered a material revision of a charter, and authorizes the State Board to approve the additional enrollment growth of greater than 20% if it finds five criteria are met. Amends GS 115C-218.7(b) to now provide that enrollment growth of greater than 20% is considered a material revision of the charter if the charter school is currently identified as low-performing. Prohibits the State Board of Education from approving a material revision for enrollment growth of greater than 20% for a charter that is currently identified as low-performing. Establishes that enrollment growth of greater than 25% is considered a material revision of the charter for any charter school that is not identified as low-performing. Authorizes the State Board to approve additional enrollment growth of greater than 25% if it meets the existing specified criteria. Makes conforming changes to the proposed changes to GS 115C-218.8. Applies to approvals for material changes on or after the date the act becomes law.

Amends GS 115C-218.7(b), as amended by the act, to increase the enrollment growth considered a material revision to any charter school not identified as low-performing from 25% to 30%. Effective July 1, 2018, and applies to approvals for material changes on or after that date.