2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 17:3992 — Charter revision and renewal

§3992.  Charter revision and renewal

A.(1)  Unless revoked as provided for in Subsection C of this Section, an approved school charter shall be valid for an initial period of five years, contingent upon the results of the reporting requirements at the end of the third year as provided in R.S. 17:3998(A)(2), and may be renewed for additional ten-year periods after thorough review by the approving chartering authority of the charter school's operations and compliance with charter requirements.  The process for renewing a school charter shall be the same as for initial charter approval, with a written report being provided annually to the chartering authority regarding the school's academic progress that year. Pursuant to Subsection C of this Section and using such annual review process, a charter may be revoked for failure to meet agreed upon academic results as specified in the charter.

(2)  No charter shall be renewed unless the charter renewal applicant can demonstrate, using standardized test scores, improvement in the academic performance of pupils over the term of the charter school's existence.

(3)  A Type 2 charter school that has been renewed for an additional ten-year period as provided in this Subsection shall be funded by the state as provided in R.S. 17:3995(A)(6).

B.  Subsequent to approval, a school charter may be amended by the approving chartering authority by an affirmative vote of at least a majority of the membership of the chartering authority when such amendment is proposed by the charter school's governing authority and the amendment will better permit the charter school to achieve its stated objectives.  No amendment shall be the basis of extending the duration of the original charter.

C.  A school charter may be revoked by the authority that approved its charter upon a determination by an affirmative vote of at least a majority of the local board membership or upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, whichever approved the charter, that the charter school or its officers or employees did any of the following:

(1)  Committed a material violation of any of the conditions, standards, or procedures provided for in the approved charter.

(2)  Failed to meet or pursue within the agreed timelines any of the academic and other educational results specified in the approved charter.

(3)  Failed to meet generally accepted accounting standards of fiscal management.

(4)  Violated any provision of law applicable to a charter school, its officers, or employees.

Acts 1997, No. 477, §1, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 757, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 735, §1.