Establishment of Charter Schools
Cal. EDC § 47605.9
California Statutes
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a) A petition to establish a charter school under this part may be submitted only to the governing board of the school district or county office of education within the boundaries of which the charter school proposes to locate. (
b) A charter school operating under a charter approved by the state board pursuant to
Section 47605, as that
section read on January 1, 2019, may continue to operate under the authority of that chartering authority only until the date on which the charter is up for renewal, at which point the charter school shall submit a petition for renewal to the governing board of the school district within the boundaries of which the charter school is located. If the governing board of the school district denies the renewal petition, the charter school may submit the petition for renewal directly to the state board, which shall review the petition in accordance with subparagraph (
B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (
k) of
Section 47605. If the state board grants renewal pursuant to
Section 47607, the state board shall designate, in consultation with the petitioner, either the governing board of the school district or the county board of education in which the charter school is located as the chartering authority. Subsequent renewals shall be subject to the same requirements as other charter schools authorized by the designated chartering authority, including review by the state board in accordance with
Section and paragraph (2) of subdivision (
k) of
Section 47605. (
c) A charter school operating under a charter approved by the state board pursuant to
Section 47605.8, as that
section read on January 1, 2019, may continue to operate under the authority of that chartering authority only until the date on which the charter is up for renewal. The charter school shall submit a petition for renewal to the state board. If the state board grants renewal pursuant to
Section 47607, the state board shall designate, in consultation with the petitioner, the governing board of the school district or county board of education in which the charter school is located as the chartering authority. A charter school assigned to a county board of education under this subdivision shall qualify as a charter school pursuant to
Section 47605.6. Subsequent renewals shall be subject to the same requirements as other charter schools authorized by the same chartering authorities, including review by the state board in accordance with
Section and paragraph (2) of subdivision (
k) of
Section 47605. (
d) A charter school designated to a new chartering authority pursuant to this
section shall be regarded by the department as a continuing charter school for all purposes. (
e) The requirements of this
section shall not be waived by the state board pursuant to