AB 2225, as introduced, Allen. Charter schools: accountability: charter revocation.
Existing law establishes the public school system in this state, and, among other things, provides for the establishment of charter schools throughout the state. Existing law requires a chartering authority to consider for revocation a charter school that has not met specified public school accountability standards, in accordance with specified procedures, and requires a chartering authority to comply with the hearing process for revoking a charter. Existing law specifies that a charter school may not appeal a revocation of a charter pursuant to those provisions.
This bill would delete the provision prohibiting a charter school from appealing a revocation of a charter pursuant to those provisions. To the extent the bill imposes additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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.
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.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 47607.3 of the Education Code is
2amended to read:
(a) If a charter school fails to improve outcomes for
4three or more pupil subgroups identified pursuant to Section 52052,
5or, if the charter school has less than three pupil subgroups, all of
6the charter school’s pupil subgroups, in regard to one or more state
7or school priority identified in the charter pursuant to subparagraph
8(A) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 47605 or
9subparagraph (A) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section
1047605.6, in three out of four consecutive school years, all of the
11following shall apply:
12(1) Using an evaluation rubric adopted by the state board
13pursuant to Section 52064.5, the chartering authority shall provide
14technical assistance to the charter school.
15(2) The Superintendent may assign, at the request of the
16chartering authority and with the approval of
the state board, the
17California Collaborative for Educational Excellence to provide
18advice and assistance to the charter school pursuant to Section
1952074.
20(b) A chartering authority shall consider for revocation any
21charter school to which the California Collaborative for Educational
22Excellence has provided advice and assistance pursuant to
23subdivision (a) and about which it has made either of the following
24findings, which shall be submitted to the chartering authority:
25(1) That the charter school has failed, or is unable, to implement
26the recommendations of the California Collaborative for
27Educational Excellence.
28(2) That the inadequate performance of the charter school, based
29upon an evaluation rubric adopted pursuant to Section 52064.5, is
30either so persistent or so acute as to require revocation of the
31charter.
32(c) The chartering authority shall consider increases in pupil
33academic achievement
for all pupil subgroups served by the charter
34school as the most important factor in determining whether to
35revoke the charter.
P3 1(d) A chartering authority shall comply with the hearing process
2described in subdivision (e) of Section 47607 in revoking a charter.
3begin delete A charter school may not appeal a revocation of a charter made
4pursuant to this section.end delete
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
6this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
7local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
8pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
94 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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