2006 Code of Virginia § 22.1-212.9 - Review of public charter school applications

22.1-212.9. Review of public charter school applications.

A. Public charter school applications shall be received and reviewed by localschool boards or, in the case of a regional public charter school, by all ofthe relevant school boards.

Each local school board shall establish procedures for receiving, reviewing,and ruling upon applications and shall make a copy of any such proceduresavailable to all interested parties upon request. If any such board finds thepublic charter school application is incomplete, the board shall request thenecessary information from the charter applicant.

B. To provide appropriate opportunity for input from parents, teachers, andother interested parties and to obtain information to assist local schoolboards in their decisions to grant a public charter school application, localschool boards may establish a procedure for public notice, comment, orhearings on public charter school applications.

C. (Effective until July 1, 2009) The public charter school applicant maysubmit its proposed charter application to the Board of Education for reviewand comment. The Board's review shall examine such applications forfeasibility, curriculum, financial soundness, and other objective criteria asthe Board may establish, consistent with existing state law. The Board'sreview and comment shall be for the purpose of ensuring that the applicationconforms with such criteria, but shall not include consideration as towhether the application shall be approved by the local school board.

(1998, cc. 748, 890; 2000, cc. 631, 1028; 2001, cc. 438, 469; 2002, c. 851;2004, c. 530.)