§ 20-24-2.2-1.2 — Registration with state board for chartering authority

Indiana § 20-24-2.2-1.2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 24: CHARTER SCHOOLS
• Ch. 2.2: Monitoring and Accountability of Sponsors

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2. (a) This section applies to an authorizer
described in IC 20-24-1-2.5(1), IC 20-24-1-2.5(2), and IC 20-24-1-2.5(5) if the authorizer has not previously issued a charter for
any charter school prior to July 1, 2015.
(b) A governing body of a school corporation may register with the
state board for charter authority within the attendance area of the
school corporation. The state board shall post on the state board's
Internet web site an application received from an authorizer to register
with the state board under this section within ten (10) days after receipt
of the application. The state board may not charge an authorizer a fee
to register with the state board under this section.
(c) A governing board of a nonprofit college or university described
in IC 20-24-1-2.5(5) may apply to the state board for statewide,
regional, or local chartering authority.
(d) The state board shall publicize to all governing bodies the
opportunity to register with the state board for chartering authority
within their school corporation. Not later than May 1 of each year, the
state board shall provide information about the opportunity, including
a registration deadline, to all governing bodies. To register as an
authorizer, each interested governing body must submit the following
information in a format prescribed by the state board:
(1) A written notification of intent to serve as a charter authorizer
in accordance with this article.
(2) An explanation of the governing body's strategic vision for
chartering.
(3) An explanation of the governing body's budget and personnel
capacity and commitment to execute the duties of quality charter
authorizing in accordance with this article.
(4) An explanation of how the governing body will solicit charter
school applicants in accordance with IC 20-24-3.
(5) A description or outline of the performance framework the
governing body will use to guide the establishment of a charter
contract and for the oversight and evaluation of charter schools,
consistent with this article.
(6) A draft of the governing body's renewal, revocation, and
nonrenewal processes, consistent with this article.
(7) A statement of assurance that the governing body commits to
serving as a charter authorizer in fulfillment of the expectations,
spirit, and intent of this article, and that the governing body will
fully adopt standards of quality charter school authorizing in
accordance with section 1.5 of this chapter.
(e) Within sixty (60) days of receipt of the information described in
subsection (d), the state board shall register the governing body as a
charter authorizer within the attendance area of the school corporation
and shall provide the governing body a letter confirming the governing
body's registration as a charter authorizer. A governing body may not
engage in any charter authorizing functions without a current
registration as a charter authorizer with the state board.
(f) The state board shall establish an annual application and
approval process, including cycles and deadlines during the state fiscal
year, for registering an entity described in IC 20-24-1-2.5(5) for
authorizer authority. Not later than May 1 of each year, the state board
shall make available information and guidelines for an applicant
described in IC 20-24-1-2.5(5) concerning the opportunity to apply for
chartering authority under this article. The application process must
require each applicant to submit an application that clearly explains or
presents the following elements:
(1) A written notification of intent to serve as a charter authorizer
in accordance with this article.
(2) The applicant's strategic vision for chartering.
(3) A plan to support the applicant's strategic vision described in
subdivision (2), including an explanation and evidence of the
applicant's budget and personnel capacity and commitment to
execute the duties of quality charter authorizing in accordance
with this article.
(4) A draft or preliminary outline of the request for proposals that
the applicant would, if approved by the state board under this
section, issue to solicit charter school applicants under IC 20-24-3.
(5) A draft of the performance framework that the applicant
would, if approved by the state board under this section, use to
guide the establishment of a charter contract and for ongoing
oversight and evaluation of charter schools consistent with this
article.
(6) A draft of the applicant's renewal, revocation, and nonrenewal
processes.
(7) A statement of assurance that the applicant commits to serving
as a charter authorizer in fulfillment of the expectations, spirit,
and intent of this article, and that the applicant will fully adopt
standards of quality charter school authorizing in accordance with
section 1.5 of this chapter.
(g) Not later than July 1 of each year, the state board shall grant or
deny chartering authority to an applicant under subsection (f). The state
board shall make its decision on the merits of each applicant's proposal
and plans submitted under subsection (f).
(h) Within thirty (30) days of the state board's decision under
subsection (g), the state board shall execute a renewable authorizing
contract with an applicant that the state board has approved for
chartering authority. The initial term of each authorizing contract is six
(6) years. The authorizing contract must specify each approved
applicant's agreement to serve as a charter authorizer in accordance
with this article and shall specify additional performance terms based
on the applicant's proposal and plan for chartering. An approved
applicant may not commence charter authorizing without an
authorizing contract in effect.
(i) The state board shall maintain on the state board's Internet web
site the names of each authorizer approved by the state board under this
section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.221-2015, SEC.3.