CHARTER REPLICATION ACT.

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House Bill 616 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 20, 2021
AN ACT TO REMOVE CERTAIN BARRIERS RELATED TO FAST-TRACK REPLICATION OF HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Intro. by Torbett.

Status: Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Aug 2 2021)
H 616

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 27 2021 - View Summary

    House committee substitute amends the 1st edition as follows.

    Amends the proposed changes to GS 115C-218.3 (Fast track replication of high-quality charter schools), to include an explicit requirement that the board of directors operates charter schools in addition to the board demonstrating the two previously revised requirements for qualification under revised subdivision (1).


  • Summary date: Apr 20 2021 - View Summary

    Amends GS 115C-218.3 (Fast track replication of high-quality charter schools) to change the requirements a charter applicant must satisfy in the fast track replication process adopted by the State Board of Education. Charter applicants must either (1) demonstrate that the majority of the charter schools in the state governed by the board of directors seeking fast track replication have had student outcomes over the previous three school years equal to or greater than the student outcomes of the local school administrative unit in which each charter school is located and provide three years of financially sound audits for each of the schools it governs; or (2) contract with a education or charter management organization that can demonstrate that the majority of the charter schools in the state managed by the organization have had student outcomes over the previous three school years equal to or greater than the student outcomes of the local school administrative unit in which each charter school is located and provide three years of financially sound audits for each of the schools it manages.