Title 33 — EDUCATION

33-5201. short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Accelerating Public Charter Schools Act."

33-5202. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature to provide opportunities for students, parents, teachers, and community members to attend, establish, and maintain public charter schools that operate independently from the existing traditional school district stru…

33-5202A. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Application" means the document submitted to the authorizer to request the creation of a public charter school. (2) "Authorizer" means any of the following: (a) A local board of trustees o…

33-5203. APPROVAL OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. (1) No whole school district may be converted to a charter district or any configuration that includes all schools as public charter schools. (2)(a) The authorizer must receive an application no later than September 1 for a new public …

33-5204. NONPROFIT CORPORATION — LIABILITY — INSURANCE. (1) A public charter school shall be organized and managed pursuant to the Idaho nonprofit corporation act, chapter 30, title 30, Idaho Code. The board of directors of a public charter school shall be deemed public agents au…

33-5205. APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL — Hearing — application decision — appeal procedure — term. (1) A public charter school application may be submitted to only one (1) authorizer at a time. If an application has been denied by an authorizer or an applicatio…

33-5205A. TRANSFER OF CHARTER. (1) A charter may be transferred to, and placed under the chartering authority of, any authorizer if the receiving authorizer and the charter holder agree to such transfer. The receiving authorizer and charter holder may agree to revisions to the ch…

33-5205B. PERFORMANCE-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY. (1) Within seventy-five (75) days of approval of a charter application, the authorizer and the charter holder shall negotiate and execute a performance certificate that clearly sets forth the agreed-upon academic and operational perform…

33-5205C. PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL REPLICATION. (1) Public charter schools that have successfully completed at least one (1) renewal without condition may apply for fast-tracked replication. (2) Replication public charter schools must have the same operational model and serve the sa…

33-5206. REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. (1) A public charter school shall be nonsectarian in its programs, affiliations, admission policies, employment practices, and all other operations, shall not charge tuition, levy taxes, or issue bonds, and shall not di…

33-5207. PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCIAL SUPPORT. (1) Except as otherwise provided for in this section, the state department of education shall make the following apportionment to each charter school for each fiscal year based on attendance figures submitted in a manner and time …

33-5209A. CHARTER RENEWALS. (1) A charter may be renewed for successive terms. An authorizer may grant renewal with specific written conditions for necessary improvements to a public charter school and a date by which the conditions must be met. (2) No later than September 1, the…

33-5209C. REVOCATION OF A CHARTER. (1) A charter may be revoked by the authorizer if, after fair and specific notice from the authorizer, the public charter school: (a) Commits a material and substantial violation of any of the terms, conditions, standards, or procedures required…

33-5210. APPLICATION OF SCHOOL LAW — EXEMPTION FROM STATE RULES. (1) All public charter schools are under the general supervision of the state board of education. (2) Each public charter school shall comply with the financial reporting requirements of section 33-701 5. through 10…

33-5211. TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION. (1) Upon request, the state department of education shall provide technical assistance to persons or authorizers preparing or reviewing charter applications or performance certificates and to existing public charter schools in the same …

33-5212. SCHOOL CLOSURE AND DISSOLUTION. (1) Authorizers shall have a public charter school closure protocol to ensure timely notification to parents, orderly transition of students and student records to new schools, and proper disposition of school funds, property, and assets i…

33-5213. PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION. (1) There is hereby created an independent public charter school commission under the state board of education. The commission is hereby authorized to appoint a director who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and shall receive…

33-5214. PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS FUND. There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the public charter school authorizers fund. All authorizer fees paid for public charter schools under the governance of the public charter school commission shall …

33-5216. Military Leave. Public charter schools shall comply with the provisions of section 33-527, Idaho Code.

33-5217. PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL revolving loan fund. (1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the public charter school revolving loan fund to assist qualifying charter schools in obtaining financing for facility purchases, improvements, and construction. The fund sha…

33-5218. PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAM. (1) Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature, in recognition that providing Idaho students with a thorough education is an essential public purpose of the state, to support public charter schools by providing a mec…