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AR Code § 6-23-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 2 - Conversion Public Charter Schools|§ 6-23-205. Teacher hires when charter revoked

 If a licensed teacher employed by a public school district in the school year immediately preceding the effective date of the charter is employed by a conversion public charter school and the charter is revoked, the licensed teacher will receive a priority in hiring for the first available position for which the licensed teacher is qualified in the public school district where the licensed teacher was formerly employed.
AR Code § 6-23-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 2 - Conversion Public Charter Schools|§ 6-23-206. Rules

 The State Board of Education is authorized and directed to establish rules for conversion public charter schools.
AR Code § 6-23-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 3 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools|§ 6-23-301. Application forms and procedures for open-enrollment public charter schools

 (a) The authorizer shall adopt:  (1) An application form, a schedule, and a procedure that must be used to apply for a charter for an open-enrollment public charter school; and  (2) Criteria to use in selecting a program for which a charter may be granted.    (b) The application form must provide space for including all information required under this chapter to be contained in the charter.
AR Code § 6-23-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 3 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools|§ 6-23-303. Authorization for an open-enrollment public charter school

 As requested by the applicant for an open-enrollment public charter school, the authorizer shall review the application for an open-enrollment public charter school and may approve any application that:   (1) Provides a plan for academic achievement that addresses how the open-enrollment public charter school proposes to improve student learning and meet the state education goals;  (2) Includes a set of performance criteria that will be used during the initial five-year period of the open-enrollment public charter school's operation to measure its progress in meeting its academic performance goals;  (3) Includes a proposal to directly and substantially involve the parents of students to be enrolled in the open-enrollment public charter school, the licensed employees, and the broader community in carrying out the terms of the open-enrollment charter;  (4) Includes an agreement to provide an annual report to parents, the community, and the authorizer that demonstrates the progress made by the open-enrollment public charter school during the previous academic year in meeting its academic performance objectives;  (5) Includes a detailed budget, a business plan, and a governance plan for the operation of the open-enrollment public charter school; and  (6) Establishes the eligible entity's status as a tax-exempt organization under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 before the first day of its operation with students.
AR Code § 6-23-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 3 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools|§ 6-23-305. Notice of disapproval — Technical assistance to applicant for open-enrollment public charter school

 (a) If the authorizer disapproves an application for an open-enrollment public charter school, the authorizer shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for such disapproval.  (b) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may provide technical assistance to the applicant for an open-enrollment public charter school in the:  (1) Creation of its application; and  (2) Modification of its application as directed by the authorizer.
AR Code § 6-23-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 3 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools|§ 6-23-307. Renewal of charter

 After the initial five-year period of an open-enrollment public charter, the authorizer may renew the open-enrollment public charter on a one-year or multiyear basis, not to exceed twenty (20) years.
AR Code § 6-23-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 3 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools|§ 6-23-308. Priority hiring for teachers

 If a licensed teacher employed by a public school district in the school year immediately preceding the effective date of the open-enrollment public charter is employed by an open-enrollment public charter school and the open-enrollment public charter is revoked, the licensed teacher will receive a priority in hiring for the first available position for which the licensed teacher is qualified in the public school district where the licensed teacher was formerly employed.
AR Code § 6-23-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 3 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools|§ 6-23-309. Rules

 The State Board of Education is authorized to promulgate rules for the creation of open-enrollment public charter schools.
AR Code § 6-23-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 3 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools|§ 6-23-310. Status report

 The authorizer shall report to the General Assembly each biennium and to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education during the interim between regular sessions of the General Assembly:   (1) The status of the open-enrollment public charter school programs; and  (2) A summary of the authorizing activities in the preceding year, including without limitation the number and type of charters approved, denied, and amended.
AR Code § 6-23-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 4 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Operation|§ 6-23-401. Authority under a charter for open-enrollment public charter schools

 (a) An open-enrollment public charter school:  (1) Shall be governed by an eligible entity that is fiscally accountable and under the governing structure as described by the charter;  (2) Shall provide instruction to students at one (1) or more elementary or secondary grade levels as provided by the charter;  (3) Shall retain authority to operate under the charter contingent on satisfactory student performance as provided by the charter and in accordance with this chapter;  (4) Shall have no authority to impose taxes;  (5) Shall not incur any debts without the prior review and approval of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education;  (6) Shall not charge students tuition or fees that would not be allowable charges in the public school districts; and  (7) Shall not be religious in its operations or programmatic offerings.    (b) An open-enrollment public charter school is subject to any prohibition, restriction, or requirement imposed by this title and any rule promulgated by the State Board of Education under this title relating to:  (1) Monitoring compliance with this chapter, as determined by the commissioner;  (2) Public school accountability under this title;  (3) High school graduation requirements as established by the state board;  (4) Special education programs as provided by this title;  (5) Conducting criminal background checks for employees as provided in this title;  (6) Health and safety codes as established by the state board and local governmental entities; and  (7) Reporting through the Arkansas Public School Computer Network applications as provided under this title.
AR Code § 6-23-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 4 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Operation|§ 6-23-402. Enrollment numbers and deadline

 (a) An open-enrollment public charter school may enroll a number of students not to exceed the number of students specified in its charter.  (b)  (1) Any student enrolling in an open-enrollment public charter school shall enroll in that school by July 30 for the upcoming school year during which the student will be attending the open-enrollment public charter school.  (2) However, if a student enrolled by July 15 should no longer choose to attend the open-enrollment public charter school or if the open-enrollment public charter school has not yet met its enrollment cap, the open-enrollment public charter school may enroll a number of replacement or additional students not to exceed the enrollment cap of the open-enrollment public charter school.    (c) Open-enrollment public charter schools shall keep records of attendance in accordance with the law and submit quarterly attendance reports to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
AR Code § 6-23-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 4 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Operation|§ 6-23-403. Annual audit of open-enrollment public charter school required

 Any other provisions of the Arkansas Code notwithstanding, an open-enrollment public charter school shall be subject to the same auditing and accounting requirements as any other public school district in the state.
AR Code § 6-23-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 4 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Operation|§ 6-23-404. Evaluation of open-enrollment public charter schools

 (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall cause to be conducted an annual evaluation of open-enrollment public charter schools.  (b) An annual evaluation shall include without limitation consideration of:  (1) Student scores under the statewide assessment program described in § 6-15-433 [repealed];  (2) Student attendance;  (3) Student grades;  (4) Incidents involving student discipline;  (5) Socioeconomic data on students' families;  (6) Parental satisfaction with the schools;  (7) Student satisfaction with the schools; and  (8) The open-enrollment public charter school's compliance with § 6-23-107.    (c) The authorizer may require the charter holder to appear before the authorizer to discuss the results of the evaluation and to present further information to the authorizer as the authorizer deems necessary.
AR Code § 6-23-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 4 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Operation|§ 6-23-405. Monthly reports

 An open-enrollment public charter school in its initial school year of operation shall provide monthly reports on its enrollment status and compliance with its approved budget for the current school year to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
AR Code § 6-23-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 4 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Operation|§ 6-23-406. Division of Elementary and Secondary Education review

 The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall:   (1) Conduct an end-of-semester review of each open-enrollment public charter school that is in its initial school year of operation at the end of the first semester and at the end of the school year; and  (2) Report to the State Board of Education and the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education on the open-enrollment public charter school's:  (A) Overall financial condition; and  (B) Overall condition of student enrollment.
AR Code § 6-23-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 5 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Funding|§ 6-23-502. Source of funding

 (a) Open-enrollment public charter schools shall be funded each year through funds set aside from funds appropriated to state foundation funding aid in the Public School Fund.  (b) The amount set aside shall be determined by the State Board of Education.
AR Code § 6-23-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 5 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Funding|§ 6-23-503. Use of funding

 (a) An open-enrollment public charter school may not use the moneys that it receives from the state for any sectarian program or activity or as collateral for debt.  (b)  (1) No indebtedness of any kind incurred or created by the open-enrollment public charter school shall constitute an indebtedness of the state or its political subdivisions, and no indebtedness of the open-enrollment public charter school shall involve or be secured by the faith, credit, or taxing power of the state or its political subdivisions.  (2) Every contract or lease into which an open-enrollment public charter school enters shall include the wording of subdivision (b)(1) of this section.
AR Code § 6-23-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 5 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Funding|§ 6-23-504. Employee benefits

 Employees of an open-enrollment public charter school shall be eligible to participate in all benefits programs available to public school employees.
AR Code § 6-23-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 5 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Funding|§ 6-23-505. Annual audit

 An open-enrollment public charter school shall prepare an annual certified audit of the financial condition and transactions of the open-enrollment public charter school as of June 30 of each year in accordance with generally accepted auditing procedures and containing any other data as determined by the State Board of Education for all public schools.
AR Code § 6-23-506 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 5 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Funding|§ 6-23-506. Assets of school as property of state

 (a) Upon dissolution of the open-enrollment public charter school or upon nonrenewal or revocation of the charter, all net assets of the open-enrollment public charter school, including any interest in real property, purchased with public funds shall be deemed the property of the state, unless otherwise specified in the charter of the open-enrollment public charter school.  (b)  (1) If the open-enrollment public charter school used state funds to purchase or finance personal property, real property, or fixtures for use by the open-enrollment public charter school, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may require that the property be sold.  (2) The state has a perfected priority security interest in the net proceeds from the sale or liquidation of the property to the extent of the public funds used in the purchase.
AR Code § 6-23-507 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 5 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Funding|§ 6-23-507. Rules

 The State Board of Education shall have the authority to promulgate rules in accordance with other state and federal statutes and regulations to implement this subchapter and § 6-23-402.
AR Code § 6-23-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 7 - Public Charter School Authorizer|§ 6-23-701. Designated public charter authorizer

 (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is the designated public charter authorizer with jurisdiction and authority over all public charters issued in this state to take the following action on a proposed or established public charter:  (1) Approve;  (2) Reject;  (3) Renew;  (4) Nonrenew;  (5) Place on probation;  (6) Modify;  (7) Revoke;  (8) Deny;  (9) Transfer; or  (10) Assign.    (b)  (1) The division shall exercise authority over public charter schools under this chapter through a public charter authorizing panel established within the division.  (2)  (A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall appoint a public charter authorizing panel that may consist of individuals from outside the division as well as professional staff employed at the division to serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.  (B) The commissioner may elect to serve as a member on the charter authorizing panel as the chair.    (3) The public charter authorizing panel is composed of an odd number of members and consists of no less than five (5) members and no more than eleven (11) members.    (c) The division may waive provisions of this title or State Board of Education rules as allowed by law for public charters.  (d)  (1) The division shall conduct all hearings on public charter school matters as required by law, rule, and process and make final determinations as allowed by law.  (2)  (A) A hearing under this chapter conducted by the division shall be an open meeting under § 25-19-106.  (B) For the purposes of § 25-19-106, the members of the public charter authorizing panel shall be considered a governing body only in regard to actions specifically authorized by this subchapter.    (3)  (A) All decisions of the panel shall be made by majority vote of the quorum.  (B) A decision of the division is final except as provided under § 6-23-703.    (4) The Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., shall not apply to a hearing concerning a public charter school.    (e) The division shall be the primary authorizer of public charters except as provided under § 6-23-703.
AR Code § 6-23-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 7 - Public Charter School Authorizer|§ 6-23-702. Public charter authorizing procedures — Notification

 (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter, including without limitation the procedure for:  (1) Hearings; and  (2) Administration of the public charter authorizing panel.    (b)  (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall notify in writing the state board, charter applicant, public charter school, and affected school districts, if any, of final decisions made by the division no less than fourteen (14) calendar days before the next regularly scheduled state board meeting after the final decision is made by the division.  (2)  (A) A charter applicant, public charter school, and affected school district, if any, may submit in writing a request that the state board review the final decision of the division under § 6-23-703.  (B) The written request submitted under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section shall state the specific reasons supporting a review by the state board.    (3) The decision of whether to review a final decision of the division is discretionary by the state board and the provisions of this section and § 6-23-703 do not grant any right of appeal to a charter applicant, public charter school, or affected school district.
AR Code § 6-23-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 7 - Public Charter School Authorizer|§ 6-23-703. State Board of Education optional review

 (a) On a motion approved by a majority vote, the State Board of Education may exercise a right of review of a charter determination made by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education at the next regularly scheduled state board meeting after receiving notice provided under § 6-23-702(b).  (b) If the state board votes to review a final decision made by the division, the state board shall:  (1) State the specific additional information the state board requires from the division, public charter school, public charter school applicant, or affected school district;  (2) Conduct a full hearing regarding a final decision by the division under § 6-23-701(a); and  (3) Hold the hearing at the earlier of:  (A) The next regularly scheduled state board meeting following the state board meeting during which the state board voted to authorize a review; or  (B) A special board meeting called by the state board.      (c)  (1) At the conclusion of the hearing, the state board may issue a final decision by state board vote.  (2) The state board may decide by majority vote of the quorum to:  (A) Affirm the decision of the division;  (B) Take other lawful action on the public charter; or  (C)  (i) Request additional information from the division, public charter school, public charter school applicant, or affected school district, if needed.  (ii) If the state board requests additional information under subdivision (c)(2)(C)(i) of this section, the state board shall hold a subsequent hearing at the earlier of:  (a) The next regularly scheduled state board meeting; or  (b) A special board meeting called by the state board.        (3) A decision made by the state board is final with no right of appeal.    (d) The state board may promulgate rules as necessary to implement this section.
AR Code § 6-23-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 8 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program|§ 6-23-801. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Academic facility” means a building or space, including related areas such as the physical plant and grounds, that is part of an institution in which students receive instruction;  (2) “Maintenance, repair, and renovation” means an activity or improvement to an academic facility and, if necessary, related areas such as the physical plant and grounds that maintains, conserves, or protects the state of condition or efficiency of the academic facility;  (3) “National school lunch students” has the same meaning as in § 6-20-2303; and  (4) “New construction” means an improvement to an academic facility and, if necessary, related areas such as the physical plant and grounds, that improves the state of condition or efficiency of the academic facility.