Source: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0302D/HRS_0302D-0024.htm
Timestamp: 2019-05-24 05:49:48
Document Index: 406574883

Matched Legal Cases: ['§302', '§2', '§15', '§302', '§302', '§22']

§302D-24 Occupancy and use of facilities of department schools. (a) When the department considers whether to close any particular department school, the department shall submit a notice of possible availability of a department school or notice of vacancy of a department school to the board pursuant to section 302A‑1151.5(b); provided that the department has not elected to use the department school to support education programs.
(b) If a charter school exclusively or jointly occupies or uses buildings or facilities of a department school immediately prior to converting to a charter school, upon conversion that charter school shall be given continued exclusive or joint use of the buildings or facilities; provided that:
(c) Upon receipt of a notice pursuant to section 302A‑1151.5(b), the board shall solicit applications from charter schools interested in using and occupying all or portions of the facilities of the department school by:
(1) Promptly notifying all charter schools that the department school is being considered for closure; and
(2) Affording each charter school an opportunity to submit an application with a written explanation and justification of why the charter school should be considered for possible occupancy and use of the facilities of the department school.
(3) Make a final determination of which charter school, if any, shall be authorized to use and occupy the department school facilities.
(e) Upon the selection of a charter school to use a vacant department school facility or portion of a department school facility, the department and the charter school's authorizer shall enter into necessary agreements within ninety days of the selection to carry out the purposes of this section; provided that any agreement between the authorizer and the department shall stipulate that a charter school that uses and occupies a department school facility or portion of a department school facility shall be responsible for the full or pro rata share of the repair and maintenance costs for that facility or portion of the facility, as the case may be.
(3) Procedures for the board to notify charter school applicants that are granted or denied the use of vacant department school facilities. [L 2012, c 130, pt of §2; am L 2014, c 99, §15]
The reference to §302A-1151.5(b), relating to notice of public school site availability, in subsections (a) and (c) is to former §302A-1151.5(b) that was deleted by L 2012, c 133, §22.