House committee substitute make the following changes to the 1st edition.

Adds 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). Requires giving the applicant at least five days to correct format issues or incomplete information. Requires 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. Applies to initial applications for and the renewal of a charter on or after the date that the act becomes law.

Amends GS 115C-218.5(a)(3) to allow granting a charter school application after finding, among other criteria, that granting the application would achieve the purposes in GS 115C-218, Purpose of charter schools and establishment of North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board (was, GS 115C-269.1).

Amends the act's long title.