Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0225 Compare Versions

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10	10		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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15	15		An act relating to charter school charters; amending 2
16	16		s. 1002.33, F.S.; requiring a request for a 3
17	17		consolidation of multiple charters to be approved or 4
18	18		denied within a specified timeframe; requiring a 5
19	19		charter school sponsor to provide specified 6
20	20		information relating to a denial of a request for a 7
21	21		consolidation to the charter school within a specified 8
22	22		timeframe; revising the time period for notification 9
23	23		of specified actions relating to a charter school 10
24	24		charter; providing for the automatic renewal of a 11
25	25		charter under certain circumstances; providing an 12
26	26		effective date. 13
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28	28		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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30	30		Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subs ection (7) and paragraph 17
31	31		(b) of subsection (8) of section 1002.33, Florida Statutes, are 18
32	32		amended to read: 19
33	33		1002.33 Charter schools. — 20
34	34		(7) CHARTER.—The terms and conditions for the operation of 21
35	35		a charter school shall be set forth by the sponsor and the 22
36	36		applicant in a written contractual agreement, called a charter. 23
37	37		The sponsor and the governing board of the charter school shall 24
38	38		use the standard charter contract pursuant to subsection (21), 25
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51	51		which shall incorporate the approved application and any addenda 26
52	52		approved with the application. Any term or condition of a 27
53	53		proposed charter contract that differs from the standard charter 28
54	54		contract adopted by rule of the State Board of Education shall 29
55	55		be presumed a limitation on charter school flexibility. The 30
56	56		sponsor may not impose unreasonable rules or regulations that 31
57	57		violate the intent of giving charter schools greater flexibility 32
58	58		to meet educational goals. The charter shall be signed by the 33
59	59		governing board of the charter school and the sponsor, following 34
60	60		a public hearing to ensure community input. 35
61	61		(d) A charter may be modified during its initial term or 36
62	62		any renewal term upon the recommendation of the sponsor or the 37
63	63		charter school's governing board and the approval of both 38
64	64		parties to the agreement. Changes to curriculu m which are 39
65	65		consistent with state standards shall be deemed approved unless 40
66	66		the sponsor and the Department of Education determine in writing 41
67	67		that the curriculum is inconsistent with state standards. 42
68	68		Modification during any term may include, but is not limi ted to, 43
69	69		consolidation of multiple charters into a single charter if the 44
70	70		charters are operated under the same governing board, regardless 45
71	71		of the renewal cycle. A charter school that is not subject to a 46
72	72		school improvement plan and that closes as part of a 47
73	73		consolidation shall be reported by the sponsor as a 48
74	74		consolidation. A request for consolidation of multiple charters 49
75	75		must be approved or denied within 60 days after the submission 50
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88	88		of the request. If the request is denied, the sponsor shall 51
89	89		notify the charter school's governing board of the denial and 52
90	90		provide the specific reasons, in reasonable detail, for the 53
91	91		denial of the request for consolidation within 10 days. 54
92	92		(8) CAUSES FOR NONRENEWAL OR TERMINATION OF CHARTER. — 55
93	93		(b) Before a vote on any proposed acti on to renew, 56
94	94		terminate, other than an immediate termination under paragraph 57
95	95		(c), or not renew the charter and at least 90 days before the 58
96	96		end of the school year renewing, nonrenewing, or terminating a 59
97	97		charter, the sponsor shall notify the governing board o f the 60
98	98		school in writing of the proposed action to renew, terminate, or 61
99	99		not renew the charter. A charter automatically renews with the 62
100	100		same terms and conditions if notification does not occur at 63
101	101		least 90 days before the end of the school year in writing. The 64
102	102		notice shall state in reasonable detail the grounds for the 65
103	103		proposed action and stipulate that the school's governing board 66
104	104		may, within 14 calendar days after receiving the notice, request 67
105	105		a hearing. The hearing shall be conducted by an administrative 68
106	106		law judge assigned by the Division of Administrative Hearings. 69
107	107		The hearing shall be conducted within 90 days after receipt of 70
108	108		the request for a hearing and in accordance with chapter 120. 71
109	109		The administrative law judge's final order shall be submitted to 72
110	110		the sponsor. The administrative law judge shall award the 73
111	111		prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred 74
112	112		during the administrative proceeding and any appeals. The 75
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125	125		charter school's governing board may, within 30 calendar days 76
126	126		after receiving the fi nal order, appeal the decision pursuant to 77
127	127		s. 120.68. 78
128	128		Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 79