Source: https://code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/sections/38-1802.12.html
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D.C. Law Library - § 38–1802.12. Charter renewal.
↪ § 38–1802.12. Charter renewal.
§ 38–1802.11. Powers and duties of eligible chartering authorities.
§ 38–1802.13. Charter revocation.
§ 38–1802.12. Charter renewal.
(a) Terms. —
(1) Initial term. — A charter granted to a public charter school shall remain in force for a 15-year period.
(2) Renewals. — A charter may be renewed for an unlimited number of times, each time for a 15-year period.
(3) Review. — An eligible chartering authority that grants or renews a charter pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection shall review the charter at least once every 5 years to determine whether the charter should be revoked for the reasons described in § 38-1802.13(a) or (b), in accordance with the procedures for revocation established under § 38-1802.13.
(b) Application for charter renewal. — In the case of a public charter school that desires to renew its charter, the Board of Trustees of the school shall file an application to renew the charter with the eligible chartering authority that granted the charter not later than 120 days nor earlier than 365 days before the expiration of the charter. The application shall contain the following:
(c) Approval of charter renewal application. — The eligible chartering authority that granted a charter shall approve an application to renew the charter that is filed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, except that the eligible chartering authority shall not approve such application if the eligible chartering authority determines that:
(d) Procedures for consideration of charter renewal. —
(1) Notice of right to hearing. — An eligible chartering authority that has received an application to renew a charter that is filed by a Board of Trustees in accordance with subsection (b) of this section shall provide to the Board of Trustees written notice of the right to an informal hearing on the application. The eligible chartering authority shall provide the notice not later than 15 days after the date on which the eligible chartering authority received the application.
(2) Request for hearing. — Not later than 15 days after the date on which a Board of Trustees receives a notice under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Board of Trustees may request, in writing, an informal hearing on the application before the eligible chartering authority.
(3) Date and time of hearing. —
(A) Notice. — Upon receiving a timely written request for a hearing under paragraph (2) of this subsection, an eligible chartering authority shall set a date and time for the hearing and shall provide reasonable notice of the date and time, as well as the procedures to be followed at the hearing, to the Board of Trustees.
(B) Deadline. — An informal hearing under this subsection shall take place not later than 30 days after an eligible chartering authority receives a timely written request for the hearing under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(4) Final decision. —
(A) Deadline. — An eligible chartering authority shall render a final decision, in writing, on an application to renew a charter:
(B) Reasons for nonrenewal. — An eligible chartering authority that denies an application to renew a charter shall state in its decision the reasons for denial.
(5) Alternatives upon nonrenewal. — If an eligible chartering authority denies an application to renew a charter granted to a public charter school, the Board of Education may:
(6) Judicial review. — A decision by an eligible chartering authority to deny an application to renew a charter shall be subject to judicial review by an appropriate court of the District of Columbia.
1981 Ed., § 31-2853.22.
This section is referenced in § 38-1800.02, § 38-1802.01, § 38-1802.13a, § 38-1802.14, and § 38-2901.
D.C. Law 16-268, in subsec. (b)(1), substituted a semicolon for a period; in subsec. (b)(2), substituted “; and” for a period; and added subsec. (b)(3).
D.C. Law 17-9 rewrote subsec. (a)(3).