Also, state board has authorized two charters. The applicant can go to the county or state only after the local board denies the first application. Charter district proposals. Several technical changes were made in 2000, but none that would affect the ranking. The board created an elaborate, bureaucratic process for the appeal, which restricts the applicant even further.
Technical revision allows an appeal to the state board if a revision to a charter is denied.
Last year the legislature passed an amendment that required criminal background checks for charter employees and clarified legal autonomy of charters. Provides for local board sponsorship statewide, with conversion schools tied to some of the district-related employment rules, but are allowed to apply to the district for waivers. Allows new starts throughout the state authorized by local boards, the mayor of Indianapolis, and any public institution of higher education. There is no limit on the number of charters approved, except for the mayor who can approve 5 a year, on a cumulative basis. Cap lifted from 50 to 120.