2005 Idaho Code - 33-5210 — APPLICATION OF SCHOOL LAW -- ACCOUNTABILITY -- EXEMPTION FROM STATE RULES

                                  TITLE  33
                                  EDUCATION
                                  CHAPTER 52
                            PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
    33-5210.  APPLICATION OF SCHOOL LAW -- ACCOUNTABILITY -- EXEMPTION FROM
STATE RULES. (1) All public charter schools are under the general supervision
of the state board of education.
    (2)  Every authorized chartering entity that approves a charter shall be
responsible for ensuring that each public charter school program approved by
that authorized chartering entity meets the terms of the charter, complies
with the general education laws of the state unless specifically directed
otherwise in this chapter 52, title 33, Idaho Code, and operates in accordance
with the state educational standards of thoroughness as defined in section
33-1612, Idaho Code.
    (3)  Each charter school shall comply with the financial reporting
requirements of section 33-701, subsections 5. through 10., Idaho Code, in the
same manner as those requirements are imposed upon school districts.
    (4)  Each public charter school is otherwise exempt from rules governing
school districts which have been promulgated by the state board of education,
with the exception of state rules relating to:
    (a)  Waiver of teacher certification as necessitated by the provisions of
    section 33-5205(3)(g), Idaho Code;
    (b)  Accreditation of the school as necessitated by the provisions of
    section 33-5205(3)(e), Idaho Code;
    (c)  Qualifications of a student for attendance at an alternative school
    as necessitated by the provisions of section 33-5208(3), Idaho Code;
    (d)  The requirement that all employees of the school undergo a criminal
    history check as required by section 33-130, Idaho Code; and
    (e)  All rules which specifically pertain to public charter schools
    promulgated by the state board of education.