Subdivision 1.Public status; exemption from statutes and rules.
A charter school is a public school and is part of the state's system of public education. A charter school is exempt from all statutes and rules applicable to a school, school board, or school district unless a statute or rule is made specifically applicable to a charter school or is included in this chapter.
Subd. 2.Certain federal, state, and local requirements.
(a)A charter school shall meet all federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts.
(b)A charter school must comply with chapter 120B.
(c)A charter school must comply with the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections123B.34to123B.39.
(d)A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466.
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Subdivision 1.Public status; exemption from statutes and rules.
A charter school is a public school and is part of the state's system of public education. A charter school is exempt from all statutes and rules applicable to a school, school board, or school district unless a statute or rule is made specifically applicable to a charter school or is included in this chapter.
Subd. 2.Certain federal, state, and local requirements.
(a) A charter school shall meet all federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts.
(b) A charter school must comply with chapter 120B.
(c) A charter school must comply with the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections123B.34to123B.39.
(d) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466.
(e) A charter school must comply with the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under section121A.11, subdivision 3.
(f) A charter school and charter school board of directors must comply with chapter 181 governing requirements for employment.
(g) A charter school must comply with continuing truant notification under section260A.03.
(h) A charter school must develop and implement a teacher evaluation and peer review process under section122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clauses (2) to (13), and place students in classrooms in accordance with section122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (d). The teacher evaluation process in this paragraph does not create any additional employment rights for teachers.
(i) A charter school must adopt a plan, budget, and process, consistent with section120B.11, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and strive for comprehensive achievement and civic readiness.
(j) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, sections121A.40to121A.56and121A.575,121A.60,121A.61, and121A.65.
Subd. 3.Pupils with a disability.
A charter school must comply with sections125A.02,125A.03to125A.24,125A.65, and 125A.75and rules relating to the education of pupils with a disability as though it were a district. A charter school enrolling prekindergarten pupils with a disability under section124E.11, paragraph (h), must comply with sections125A.259to125A.48and rules relating to the Interagency Early Intervention System as though it were a school district.
Subd. 4.Students' rights and related law.
(a) A charter school must release a student for religious instruction, consistent with section120A.22, subdivision 12, clause (3).
(b) A charter school must comply with chapter 363A governing the Minnesota Human Rights Act and section121A.04governing student athletics and sex discrimination in schools.
(c) A charter school must comply with section121A.031governing policies on bullying.
Subd. 5.Records and data requirements.
(a) A charter school must comply with chapter 13 governing government data; and sections121A.75governing access to juvenile justice records, and260B.171, subdivisions 3 and 5, governing juvenile justice records.
(b) A charter school must comply with section120A.22, subdivision 7, governing the transfer of students' educational records and sections138.163and138.17governing the management of local records.
Subd. 5a.Open meetings.
A charter school must comply with chapter 13D governing open meetings.
Subd. 6.Length of school year.
A charter school must provide instruction each year for at least the number of hours required by section120A.41. It may provide instruction throughout the year under sections124D.12to124D.127or124D.128governing learning year programs.
Subd. 7.Additional program-specific requirements.
(a) A charter school offering online courses or programs must comply with section124D.094governing online instruction.
(b) A charter school that provides early childhood health and developmental screening must comply with sections 142D.09 to 142D.093 governing early childhood screening.
(c) A charter school that provides school-sponsored youth athletic activities must comply with section121A.38governing policies on concussions.
Subd. 8.Corporal punishment.
A charter school is subject to and must comply with section121A.58as though it were a district.
Subd. 9.English learners.
(a) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Education for English Learners Act under sections124D.58to124D.64as though the charter school were a district.
(b) A charter school must adopt and review a language access plan under section123B.32as though the charter school were a district.
Subd. 10.School resource officers.
A charter school board must comply with section123B.02, subdivision 25.
Subd. 11.Statement of economic interest; gift ban.
Members of charter school boards and persons employed as charter school directors and chief administrators are subject to the requirements of sections10A.071and471.895.