Amended in Assembly April 15, 2013

Amended in Assembly March 21, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 622

Introduced by Assembly Member Campos

February 20, 2013

An act to add Section 47605.4 to the Education Code, relating to school districts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 622, as amended, Campos. School districts: charter school petitions: Internet posting.

Existing law authorizes one or more persons to circulate a petition for the establishment of a charter school within a school district, and authorizes the petitioners to submit the petition to the governing board of the school district for review and approval, as provided.

This bill would require the petitioners to post on the proposed begin insert or existing end insert charter school’s Internet Web site, if one is maintained, a copy of begin insert a summary of end insert the petition begin insert , a copy of the initial petition, renewal petition, or appeal petition, and any substantive revisions to the petition end insert , as provided. begin insert The bill would require all charter schools to post on their Internet Web sites a copy of the summary of the charter school’s petition and the petition. end insert The bill would also require a begin delete school district end delete begin insert charter school authorizer, as defined, to include among other things, the governing board of a school district, end insert to post on its Internet Web site begin delete a copy of end delete the begin insert summary of the petition and a copy of the initial end insert petition begin delete and would provide that the cost to the school district, to post on its Internet Web site the petition, is to be borne by the petitioners end delete begin insert , renewal petition, or appeal petition, among other things end insert begin insert . The bill would require an initial petition, a renewal petition, or an appeal petition submitted to a charter school authorizer to simultaneously include an electronic copy of the summary of the charter school petition and the petition. The bill would require any substantive changes to the initial petition or renewal petition to be submitted in electronic form end insert . By requiring begin delete a new duty end delete begin insert new duties end insert on begin delete a end delete begin insert governing boards of end insert school begin delete district end delete begin insert districts, county boards of education, and charter schools end insert , this bill would impose a state-mandated begin insert local end insert program.

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The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

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This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

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This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 47605.4 is added to the Education Code,
to read:

47605.4.  

(a)  begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert If the petitioners of a proposed charter school
maintain an Internet Web site for the proposed begin insert or an existing end insert
charter school, the petitioners shall post on the proposed begin insert or existing end insert
charter school’s Internet Web site a copy of begin delete the end delete begin insert a summary of the end insert
petition begin insert and a copy of the initial petition, renewal petition, or
appeal petition, and any substantive revisions to the petition end insert
submitted to the begin delete school district end delete begin insert charter school authorizer end insert pursuant
to begin delete Section 47605 end delete begin insert this chapter end insert that contains all the information
required begin delete in Section 47605 end delete begin insert to be part of the petition for the
establishment of a charter school end insert , within five days from the date
of submission.

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(2) A charter school that maintains an Internet Web site shall
post a copy of the summary of the charter school’s petition and a
copy of the charter school’s petition on the school’s Internet Web
site.

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(b)  begin delete (1) end delete begin delete   end delete begin delete A school district end delete begin insert A charter school authorizer end insert shall post
on its Internet Web site begin delete a end delete begin insert all of the following: end insert

begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert A summary of the petition and a copy of the initial petition,
renewal petition, or appeal petition submitted end insert for the establishment
of a charter school that is submitted to the begin delete school district end delete begin insert charter
school authorizer end insert for approval begin insert , renewal, or appeal end insert pursuant to
begin delete Section 47605 end delete begin insert this chapter, within five days from the date of
submission end insert .

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(2) The cost to the school district to comply with paragraph (1)
shall be borne by the petitioners of the proposed charter school.

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(2) Any substantive revisions of the petition submitted for initial
approval or renewal, within five days from the date of submission.

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(3) A summary of the charter school petition and the charter
school petition for each charter school it has authorized.

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(c) (1) An initial petition, a renewal petition, or an appeal
petition submitted to a charter school authorizer for purposes of
establishing a charter school shall simultaneously include an
electronic copy of the summary of the charter school petition and
the charter school petition.

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(2) Any substantive revisions to the initial petition or renewal
petition submitted to the charter school authorizer shall be
submitted in electronic form.

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(d) For purposes of this section, “charter school authorizer”
means the governing board of a school district, the county board
of education, or the state board, as the case may be.

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SEC. 2.  

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service
charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or
level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section
17556 of the Government Code.

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If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

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