Legislative Session number- 86

Bill Name: SF0478

Relating to charter schools, modifying purpose, advisory council membership,
authorizers (sponsors), school formation, commissioner of education duties,
conflict of interest, charter contract, audit report, state statutes and rules
exemption, annual public reports, school review and comment, fees, space
leasing, information dissemination, teaching leave and contract termination or
nonrenewal, requiring potential authorizers to make applications to the
commissioner for approval prior to authorizing schools, specifying multiple
organizations standards requirements and procedures for approval or disapproval,
modifying charter school board of directors structure, election, meeting minutes
and training requirements, requiring open bidding, requiring charter schools to
meet applicable federal health and safety requirements, develop and publish
lottery policy and process, preference to school employee children, prohibiting
admission requirements criteria, reenacting the charter school advisory council,
specifying instructions to the revisor of statutes
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