2005 Idaho Code - 33-5202A — DEFINITIONS

                                  TITLE  33
                                  EDUCATION
                                  CHAPTER 52
                            PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
    33-5202A.  DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter, unless the context
requires otherwise:
    (1)  "Authorized chartering entity" means either the local board of
trustees of a school district in this state, or the public charter school
commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
    (2)  "Charter" means the grant of authority approved by the authorized
chartering entity to the board of directors of the public charter school.
    (3)  "Founder" means a person, including employees or staff of a public
charter school, who makes a material contribution toward the establishment of
a public charter school in accordance with criteria determined by the board of
directors of the public charter school, and who is designated as such at the
time the board of directors acknowledges and accepts such contribution. The
criteria for determining when a person is a founder shall not discriminate
against any person on any basis prohibited by the federal or state
constitutions  or any federal, state or local law. The designation of a person
as a founder, and the admission preferences available to the children of a
founder, shall not constitute pecuniary benefits.
    (4)  "Petition" means the document submitted by a person or persons to the
authorized chartering entity to request the creation of a public charter
school.
    (5)  "Public charter school" means a school that is authorized under this
chapter to deliver public education in Idaho.
    (6)  "Public virtual school" means a public charter school that may serve
students in more than one (1) school district and through which the primary
method for the delivery of instruction to all of its pupils is through virtual
distance learning or online technologies.
    (7)  "Traditional public school" means any school existing or to be built
that is operated and controlled by a school district in this state.