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SC Code § 59-40-75 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-75. Removal of sponsor or member of district or governing board; prosecution.

 (A) A member of the South Carolina Public Charter School District or of the governing board or sponsor of the charter school who is indicted in any court for any crime, or has waived the indictment if permitted by law, may be suspended by the Governor, who shall appoint another in his stead until he is acquitted. In case of conviction, the office must be declared vacant by the Governor and the vacancy filled as provided by law.  (B) Notwithstanding another provision of law to the contrary, members of a charter school board of directors who wilfully commit or engage in an act of malfeasance, misfeasance, absenteeism, conflicts of interest, misconduct, or persistent neglect of duty in office, or are deemed incompetent or incapacitated, may be removed from office by the Governor upon any of the forgoing causes being made to the satisfaction of the Governor. Before removing the officer, the Governor shall inform him in writing of the specific charges brought against him and give him an opportunity on reasonable notice to be heard. Vacancies occurring in the membership of any board of directors as a result of removal pursuant to this subsection must be filled in the manner provided in the charter school's bylaws.  (C) Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor that probable cause exists to charge a member of the South Carolina Public Charter School District or of the governing board of the charter school who has the custody of public or trust funds with embezzlement or the appropriation of public or trust funds to private use, then the Governor shall direct his immediate prosecution by the proper officer.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006; 2021 Act No. 32 (S.607), Section 1, eff May 6, 2021.  Effect of Amendment  2021 Act No. 32, Section 1, rewrote (B).
SC Code § 59-40-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-80. Conditional authorization of charter school.

 A sponsor may conditionally authorize a charter school before the applicant has secured its space, equipment, facilities, and personnel if the applicant indicates such authority is necessary for it to meet the requirements of this chapter. Conditional authorization does not give rise to any equitable or other claims based on reliance, notwithstanding any promise, parole, written, or otherwise, contained in the authorization or acceptance of it, whether preceding or following the conditional authorization.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 447, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment substituted "sponsor" for "local school board" in the first sentence.
SC Code § 59-40-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-90. Appeal to Administrative Law Court.

 A final decision of the school district or a public or independent institution of higher learning sponsor may be appealed by any party to the Administrative Law Court as provided in Sections 1-23-380(B) and 1-23-600(D).  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 447, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006; 2006 Act No. 387, Section 45, eff July 1, 2006; 2008 Act No. 239, Section 6, eff May 21, 2008; 2014 Act No. 288 (H.3853), Section 5, eff June 12, 2014.  Editor's Note  2006 Act No. 387, Section 53, provides as follows:  "This act is intended to provide a uniform procedure for contested cases and appeals from administrative agencies and to the extent that a provision of this act conflicts with an existing statute or regulation, the provisions of this act are controlling."  2006 Act No. 387, Section 57, provides as follows:  "This act takes effect on July 1, 2006, and applies to any actions pending on or after the effective date of the act. No pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, or appeal of a final administrative decision exists under the former law as of the effective date of this act, except for appeals of Department of Health and Environmental Control Ocean and Coastal Resource Management and Environmental Quality Control permits that are before the Administrative Law Court on the effective date of this act and petitions for judicial review that are pending before the circuit court. For those actions only, the department shall hear appeals from the administrative law judges and the circuit court shall hear pending petitions for judicial review in accordance with the former law. Thereafter, any appeal of those actions shall proceed as provided in this act for review. For all other actions pending on the effective date of this act, the action proceeds as provided in this act for review."  Effect of Amendment  The first 2006 amendment deleted "local" throughout preceding "school board"; in subsection (C), substituted "thirty days" for "forty-five days" in the second sentence; and, in subsection (D), added the second sentence relating to attorney's fees and other expenses.  The second 2006 amendment, in subsection (D), substituted "Administrative Law Court as provided in Sections 1-23-380(B) and 1-23-600(D)" for "circuit court for the county in which the proposed charter school is or was to have located".  The 2008 amendment rewrote the section, deleting prior subsections (A) to (C), relating to appeals to the State Board of Education, deleting subsection designator (D), and substituting "school district" for "state board".  2014 Act No. 288, Section 5, inserted "or a public or independent institution of higher learning sponsor".
SC Code § 59-40-115 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-115. Termination of contract with sponsor.

 A charter school may terminate its contract with a sponsor before the ten-year term of contract if all parties under contract with the charter school agree to the dissolution. A charter school that terminates its contract with a sponsor directly may seek application for the length of time remaining on its original contract from another sponsor.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006; 2008 Act No. 239, Section 2, eff May 21, 2008; 2014 Act No. 288 (H.3853), Section 7, eff June 12, 2014.  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment substituted "ten-year" for "five-year" in the first sentence.  2014 Act No. 288, Section 7, deleted "without review from the Charter School Advisory Committee" from the end of the section.
SC Code § 59-40-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-120. Dissolution of charter school.

 Upon dissolution of a charter school, its assets may not inure to the benefit of any private person. Any assets obtained through restricted agreements with a donor through awards, grants, or gifts must be returned to that entity. All other assets become property of the sponsor.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 447, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.
SC Code § 59-40-125 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-125. Eligibility for retirement coverage.

 (A) All charter schools, other than converted charter schools whose employees remain employees of the local school district or the South Carolina Public Charter School District pursuant to Section 59-40-100(D), are eligible covered employers in the South Carolina Retirement Systems and may elect to participate in the system by filing the appropriate application with the South Carolina Retirement Systems. If the charter school chooses not to become a covered employer, employees of that charter school are not allowed to participate in the South Carolina Retirement Systems except as provided in Section 59-40-130.  (B) The South Carolina Public Charter School District shall be a covered employer in the South Carolina Retirement Systems.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006.
SC Code § 59-40-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-130. Leave for employment at charter school; continuation of benefits; exceptions.

 (A)(1) If an employee of a local school district makes a written request for leave to be employed at a charter school before July 1, 2006, the school district shall grant the leave for up to five years as requested by the employee. The school district may require that the request for leave or extension of leave be made by the date provided for by state law for the return of teachers' contracts. Employees may return to employment with the local school district at its option with the same teaching or administrative contract status as when they left but without assurance as to the school or supplemental position to which they may be assigned.  (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of item (1) and subject to the provisions of subsection (B), a charter school employing after June 30, 2006, an individual on leave from a local school district shall participate in the South Carolina Retirement Systems as a covered employer with respect to that employee on leave through the earlier of the date the employee on leave returns to employment by the district or June 30, 2011, and only if the charter school and the employee have made required employer and employee contributions to the South Carolina Retirement Systems from the employee's date of employment with the charter school.  (B) A charter school employing an individual on leave from a local school district shall participate in the South Carolina Retirement Systems as a covered employer with respect to the employee on leave it hires. The employee on leave from a local school district employed by a charter school shall accrue benefits and credits in the South Carolina Retirement Systems. The charter school shall remit to the Retirement Systems the employer contributions required by law for participating employers. The employee shall make the employee contributions to the Retirement Systems required by law and the contributions must be picked up in accordance with Section 9-1-1020. The South Carolina Retirement Systems may impose reasonable requirements to administer this section.  (C) The provisions of this section do not apply to teachers and other employees of a converted school whose employment relation is governed by Section 59-40-100.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 447, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006; 2012 Act No. 164, Section 14, eff May 14, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment, in subsection (A), added "before July 1, 2006" in the first sentence; and rewrote subsection (B).  The 2012 amendment rewrote subsection (A).
SC Code § 59-40-145 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-145. Students attending charter schools outside district of residence.

 A child who resides in a school district other than the one where a charter school is located may attend a charter school outside his district of residence; however, the receiving charter school shall have authority to grant or deny permission for the student to attend pursuant to Sections 59-40-40(2)(b) and 59-40-50(B)(7) and (8) according to the terms of the charter after in-district children have been given priority in enrollment. However, the out-of-district enrollment shall not exceed twenty percent of the total enrollment of the charter school without the approval of the sponsoring district board of trustees. The district sending children to the charter school under the terms of this section must be notified immediately of the transferring students. Out-of-district students must be considered based on the order in which their applications are received. If the twenty percent out-of-district enrollment is from one school district, then the sending district must concur with any additional students transferring from that district to attend the charter school. The charter school to which the child is transferring shall be eligible for state and federal funding according to the formula defined in Section 59-40-140(A), (B), and (C), as applicable. However, this section does not apply to a charter school sponsored by the South Carolina Public Charter School District Board of Trustees.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment added the last (seventh) sentence excepting certain schools from application of the section.
SC Code § 59-40-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-150. Duties of Department of Education.

 (A) The Department of Education shall disseminate information to the public, directly and through sponsors, on how to form and operate a charter school and how to utilize the offerings of a charter school.  (B) At least annually, the department shall provide upon request a directory of all charter schools authorized under this chapter with information concerning the educational goals of each charter school, the success of each charter school in meeting its educational goals, and procedures to apply for admission to each charter school.  (C) The department shall bear the cost of complying with this section.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 447, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.
SC Code § 59-40-155 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-155. Orientation programs for board members and administrators.

 (A) Within one year of taking office, all persons elected or appointed as members of a charter school board of trustees after July 1, 2006, shall complete successfully an orientation program in the powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board member including, but not limited to, topics on policy development, personnel, instructional programs, school finance, school law, ethics, and community relations. The orientation must be provided at no charge by the State Department of Education or an association approved by the department.  (B) Within ninety days of employment, an administrator employed by the charter school, who is not certified, shall complete successfully an orientation program in the powers, duties, and responsibilities of a school administrator including, but not limited to, topics on personnel, instructional programs, school finance, school law, ethics, and community relations. The orientation must be provided at no charge by the State Department of Education or an association approved by the department.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006.
SC Code § 59-40-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-160. Compilation of evaluations; impact study.

 (A) The State Board of Education shall compile evaluations to include, but not be limited to, school report cards of charter schools received from sponsors. They shall review information regarding the regulations and policies from which charter schools were released to determine if the releases assisted or impeded the charter schools in meeting their stated goals and objectives.  (B) An impact study must be conducted by the State Board of Education two years after the implementation of the Charter School Advisory Committee review process to determine the effectiveness of the application process.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 447, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment, in subsection (A), in the first sentence added ", to include, but not be limited to, school report cards," and substituted "sponsors" for "local school boards of trustees"; deleted subsections (B) and (C); and redesignated subsection (D) as subsection (B).
SC Code § 59-40-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-170. Annual listing of buildings suitable for charter school use.

 The Department of Education shall make available, upon request, a list of vacant and unused buildings and vacant and unused portions of buildings that are owned by school districts in this State and that may be suitable for the operation of a charter school. The department shall make the list available to applicants for charter schools and to existing charter schools. The list must include the address of each building, a short description of the building, and the name of the owner of the building. Nothing in this section requires the owner of a building on the list to sell or lease the building or a portion of the building to a charter school or to any other school or to any other prospective buyer or tenant. However, if a school district declares a building surplus and chooses to sell or lease the building, a charter school's board of directors or a charter committee operating or applying within the district must be given the first refusal to purchase or lease the building under the same or better terms and conditions as it would be offered to the public.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 447, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.
SC Code § 59-40-175 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-175. Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Program.

 There is created in the state treasury the Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Program. This loan program is comprised of federal funds obtained by the state for charter school facilities, other funds appropriated or transferred to the fund by the state, and privately donated funds. Funds deposited to the Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Program must remain available for the purposes of the program until appropriated or reverted by the General Assembly. The State Treasurer may approve loans from monies in the Charter School Revolving Loan Program to a charter school, upon application by the charter school. Money loaned to a charter school pursuant to this section must be used for construction, purchase, renovation, and maintenance of public charter school facilities. The State Treasurer shall establish guidelines and procedures for application, approval, allocation, and repayment regarding loans from these monies. The Office of State Treasurer may be reimbursed from the program for costs associated with the administration of these loans.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 164, Section 2, eff May 14, 2012.
SC Code § 59-40-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-180. Regulations and guidelines.

 The State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations and develop guidelines necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, including standards to determine compliance with this chapter and an application process to include a timeline for submission of applications that will allow for final decisions, including Administrative Law Court appeal, by December first of the year preceding the charter school's opening.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 447, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006; 2008 Act No. 239, Section 8, eff May 21, 2008; 2014 Act No. 288 (H.3853), Section 8, eff June 12, 2014.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.  The 2008 amendment substituted "Administrative Law Court" for "state board".  2014 Act No. 288, Section 8, deleted "which the Charter School Advisory Committee shall use" following "including standards".
SC Code § 59-40-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-190. Liability of governing body, sponsor, board and employees; employment of governing body member.

 (A) The governing body of a charter school may sue and be sued. The governing body may not levy taxes or issue bonds.  (B) A sponsor is not liable for any of the debts of the charter school.  (C) A local school district, sponsor, members of the board or area commission of a sponsor, and employees of a sponsor acting in their official capacity are immune from civil or criminal liability with respect to all activities related to a charter school they sponsor. The governing body of a charter school shall obtain at least the amount of and types of insurance required for this purpose.  (D) A member of a school governing body may not receive pay as an employee in the same school.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 447, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006; 2012 Act No. 164, Section 12, eff May 14, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment added subsection (D) relating to employment of a member of the governing body.  The 2012 amendment inserted "local school district," and "or area commission" in subsection (C).
SC Code § 59-40-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-200. Effect of establishment of South Carolina Public Charter School District on pending and future applications.

 An application already on file with the charter school advisory committee before the effective date of Section 59-40-220 is subject to the time line in effect at the time the application was filed. An application filed after the effective date of Section 59-40-220 is subject to the new time lines established pursuant to this chapter.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment rewrote this section.
SC Code § 59-40-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 40 - Charter Schools|Section 59-40-210. Conversion of private school to charter school.

 A school established as a private school, on the effective date of this section, which desires to convert to a charter school shall dissolve and must not be allowed to open as a charter school for a period of twelve months; provided, however, that if the enrollment of the converted private school for the most recently completed school term before the date of the proposed conversion to a charter school reflects the racial composition of the local school district in which the converted private school is located, the provisions of this section prohibiting the private school from opening as a charter school for a period of twelve months do not apply. However, the provisions of Section 59-40-70(D) continue to apply to a private school which was not required to close for a period of twelve months after its conversion to a charter school.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006; 2013 Act No. 59, Section 1, eff June 12, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment added the above text and redesignated the severability provision as Section 59-40-240.  The 2013 amendment added the text following "must not be allowed to open as a charter school for a period of twelve months;".