SB125:

Public schools; regional charter school divisions.

Bill Summary:

Public schools; regional charter school divisions.
Authorizes the Board of Education (the Board) to establish regional
charter school divisions consisting of at least two but not more
than three existing school divisions in regions in which each underlying
school division has (i) an enrollment of more than 3,000 students
and (ii) one or more schools that have accreditation denied status
for two out of the past three years. The bill requires such regional
charter school divisions to be supervised by a school board that
consists of eight members appointed by the Board and one member appointed
by the localities of each of the underlying divisions. The bill authorizes
the school board, after a review by the Board, to review and approve
public charter school applications in the regional charter school
divisions and to contract with the applicant. The bill requires that
the state share of Standards of Quality per pupil funding of the
underlying school district in which the student resides be transferred
to such school.