States with " school board-only " laws limit the nature and scope of charter schools , and often limit their innovation and funding . School boards have also proven to be lax on accountability . An audit of California 's school districts found that they were not properly monitoring both the conventional public schools and charter schools . -- The Florida Schools of Excellence Commission ( 2006 ) . -- The South Carolina Public Charter School in District ( 2006 ) . -- New York , through the State University of New York ( 1998 ) .