SB 2070

1STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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22nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 2070  By: Pugh
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6AS INTRODUCED
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7An Act relating to charter schools; amending 70 O.S.
72021, Sections 3-134, as last amended by Section 6,
8Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023, and 3-137, as amended by
8Section 8, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp.
92025, Sections 3-134 and 3-137), which relate to the
9Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; adding requirements to
10charter school application; requiring certain review
10to be provided to certain governing board and posted
11on certain sponsor’s website; providing contents of
11annual oversight and performance review; requiring a
12sponsor’s performance report to include certain
12information; allowing the Statewide Charter School
13Board to suspend certain sponsor authority if a
13sponsor fails to take certain actions; requiring
14certain determination to identify certain
14deficiencies; updating statutory language; providing
15an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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19     SECTION 1.       AMENDATORY     70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-134, as
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20 last amended by Section 6, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp.
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21 2025, Section 3-134), is amended to read as follows:
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22     Section 3-134.    A.   For written applications filed after July 1,
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23 2024, prior to submission of the application to a proposed sponsor
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24 seeking to establish a charter school or to the Statewide Charter
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1 School Board to establish a virtual charter school, the applicant
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2 shall be required to complete training which shall not exceed ten
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3 (10) hours provided by the Statewide Charter School Board on the
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4 process and requirements for establishing a charter school or
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5 virtual charter school.   The sponsor of a charter school that enters
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6 into a new or renewed sponsorship contract on or after July 1, 2024,
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7 shall be required to complete training provided by the Statewide
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8 Charter School Board or an organization approved by the Statewide
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9 Charter School Board on the oversight duties of the sponsor.     The
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10 Board shall develop and implement the training and publish a list of
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11 organizations approved to provide training by July 1, 2024.      The
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12 Board and organizations approved by the Board may provide the
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13 training in any format and manner determined to be efficient and
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14 effective including, but not limited to, web-based training.
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15     B.   Except as otherwise provided for in Section 3-137 of this
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16 title, an applicant seeking to establish a virtual charter school
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17 shall submit a written application to the Statewide Charter School
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18 Board, and an applicant seeking to establish a charter school shall
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19 submit a written application to the proposed sponsor as provided for
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20 in subsection E of this section.   The application shall include:
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21     1.   A mission statement for the charter school or virtual
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22 charter school;
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1     2.    A description including, but not limited to, background
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2 information of the organizational structure and the governing board
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3 of the charter school or virtual charter school;
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4     3.    A financial plan for the first five (5) years of operation
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5 of the charter school or virtual charter school and a description of
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6 the treasurer or other officers or persons who shall have primary
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7 responsibility for the finances of the charter school or virtual
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8 charter school.    Such person shall have demonstrated experience in
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9 school finance or the equivalent thereof;
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10     4.    A description of the hiring policy of the charter school or
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11 virtual charter school;
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12     5.    The name of the applicant or applicants and requested
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13 sponsor;
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14     6.    A description of the facility and location of the charter
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15 school;
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16     7.    A description of the grades being served;
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17     8.    An outline of criteria designed to measure the effectiveness
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18 of the charter school or virtual charter school;
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19     9.    Documentation that the applicants completed training as set
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20 forth in subsection A of this section;
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21     10.    A description of the minimum and maximum enrollment planned
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22 per year for each term of the charter contract;
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23     11.    The proposed calendar for the charter school or virtual
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24 charter school and sample daily schedule;
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1     12.   Unless otherwise authorized by law or regulation, a
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2 description of the academic program aligned with state standards;
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3     13.   A description of the instructional design of the charter
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4 school or virtual charter school including the type of learning
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5 environment, class size and structure, curriculum overview, and
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6 teaching methods;
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7     14.   The plan for using internal and external assessments to
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8 measure and report student progress on the performance framework
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9 developed by the applicant in accordance with Section 3-136 of this
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10 title;
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11     15.   The plans for identifying and successfully serving students
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12 with disabilities, students who are English language learners, and
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13 students who are academically behind;
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14     16.   A description of cocurricular or extracurricular programs
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15 and how they will be funded and delivered;
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16     17.   Plans and time lines timelines for student recruitment and
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17 enrollment including lottery procedures;
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18     18.   The student discipline policies for the charter school or
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19 virtual charter school including those for special education
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20 students with disabilities;
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21     19.   An organizational chart that clearly presents the
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22 organizational structure of the charter school or virtual charter
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23 school, including lines of authority and reporting between the
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24 governing board, staff, any related bodies such as advisory bodies
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1 or parent and teacher councils, and any external organizations that
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2 will play a role in managing the school;
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3     20.   A clear description of the roles and responsibilities for
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4 the governing board, the leadership and management team for the
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5 charter school or virtual charter school, and any other entities
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6 shown in the organizational chart;
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7     21.   The leadership and teacher employment policies for the
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8 charter school or virtual charter school;
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9     22.   Proposed governing bylaws;
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10     23.   Explanations of any partnerships or contractual
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11 partnerships central to the operations or mission of the charter
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12 school or virtual charter school;
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13     24.   The plans for providing transportation, food service, and
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14 all other significant operational or ancillary services;
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15     25.   Opportunities and expectations for parental involvement;
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16     26.   A detailed school start-up plan that identifies tasks, time
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17 lines timelines, and responsible individuals;
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18     27.   A description of the financial plan and policies for the
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19 charter school or virtual charter school including financial
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20 controls and audit requirements;
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21     28.   A description of the insurance coverage the charter school
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22 or virtual charter school will obtain;
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23     29.   Start-up and five-year budgets with clearly stated
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24 assumptions;
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1    30.   Start-up and first-year cash-flow projections with clearly
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2 stated assumptions;
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3    31.   Evidence of anticipated fundraising contributions, if
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4 claimed in the application;
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5    32.   A sound facilities plan including backup or contingency
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6 plans if appropriate;
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7    33.   A requirement that the charter school or virtual charter
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8 school governing board meet no fewer than ten (10) months of the
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9 year in the state and that for those charter schools outside of
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10 counties with a population of five hundred thousand (500,000) or
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11 more, that a minimum of two (2) members are residents within the
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12 geographic boundary of the charter school;
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13    34.   A requirement that the charter school or virtual charter
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14 school follow the requirements of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and
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15 Oklahoma Open Records Act.    Additionally, a charter school or
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16 virtual charter school shall:
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17a.     include a designated public comment period during
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18every regular meeting of the charter school or virtual
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19charter school governing board,
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20b.     post on its website procedures for how the charter
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21school or virtual charter school responds to requests
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22under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, and
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23c.     submit an annual report to its sponsor regarding
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24compliance with the provisions of this paragraph; and
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1    35.    A copy of any proposed contract between the governing board
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2 of a charter school or virtual charter school and an educational
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3 management organization, as defined by Section 5-200 of this title,
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4 which meets the requirements of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act.
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5    C.    A board of education of a public school district, public
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6 body, public or private college or university, private person, or
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7 private organization may contract with a sponsor to establish a
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8 charter school or virtual charter school.    A private school shall
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9 not be eligible to contract for a charter school or virtual charter
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10 school under the provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act.
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11    D.    The sponsor of a charter school is the board of education of
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12 a school district, a higher education institution, a private
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13 institution of higher learning accredited pursuant to Section 4103
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14 of this title, a federally recognized Indian tribe which meets the
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15 criteria established in Section 3-132 of this title, or beginning
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16 July 1, 2024, the Statewide Charter School Board.    Any sponsor
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17 authorized pursuant to subsection A of Section 3-132 of this title
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18 may sponsor one or more charter schools.    The physical location of a
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19 charter school sponsored by a board of education of a school
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20 district shall be within the boundaries of the sponsoring school
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21 district.   The physical location of a charter school sponsored by
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22 the Statewide Charter School Board pursuant to paragraph 6 of
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23 subsection A of Section 3-132 of this title shall be in the school
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24 district in which the application originated.
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1     E.   1.    Beginning July 1, 2024, any application seeking to
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2 establish a charter school in this state shall be submitted first to
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3 the school district in which the proposed charter school is to be
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4 located.      The school district board of education shall approve or
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5 deny the application within sixty (60) days of receipt of the
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6 application.      If the charter school application is denied, nothing
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7 shall prohibit an applicant from submitting a revised application to
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8 the school district board of education, which shall approve or deny
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9 the revised application within sixty (60) days of receipt of the
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10 application.
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11     2.   An applicant for a charter school that has been denied
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12 pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection may submit an application
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13 to a proposed sponsor listed in paragraphs 2 through 6 of subsection
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14 A of Section 3-132 of this title, which shall either accept or
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15 reject sponsorship of the charter school within ninety (90) days of
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16 receipt of the application.      If the proposed sponsor rejects the
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17 application, it shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons
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18 for the rejection.     The applicant may submit a revised application
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19 for reconsideration to the proposed sponsor within thirty (30) days
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20 after receiving notification of the rejection.      The proposed sponsor
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21 shall accept or reject the revised application within thirty (30)
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22 days of its receipt.
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23     3.   Beginning July 1, 2024, an applicant for a virtual charter
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24 school shall submit an application to the Statewide Charter School
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1 Board, which shall either accept or reject sponsorship of the
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2 virtual charter school within ninety (90) days of receipt of the
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3 application.     If the application is rejected, the Statewide Charter
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4 School Board shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons
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5 for the rejection.     The applicant may submit a revised application
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6 for reconsideration to the Statewide Charter school School Board
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7 within thirty (30) days after receiving notification of the
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8 rejection.     The Statewide Charter School Board shall accept or
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9 reject the revised application within thirty (30) days of its
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10 receipt.
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11    F.   A board of education of a school district, a higher
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12 education institution, a private institution of higher learning
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13 accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this title, or a federally
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14 recognized Indian tribe shall notify the State Board of Education
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15 and the Statewide Charter School Board when it accepts sponsorship
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16 of a charter school.     The notification shall include a copy of the
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17 charter of the charter school.
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18    G.   Applicants for charter schools and virtual charter schools
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19 proposed to be sponsored by the Statewide Charter School Board may,
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20 upon rejection of a revised application, proceed to binding
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21 arbitration under the commercial rules of the American Arbitration
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22 Association with costs of the arbitration to be borne by the
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23 applicant.
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1     H.   If a board of education of a school district, a higher
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2 education institution, a private institution of higher learning
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3 accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this title, or a federally
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4 recognized Indian tribe accepts sponsorship of a charter school, the
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5 administrative, fiscal, and oversight responsibilities of the school
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6 district, the higher education institution, the private institution
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7 of higher learning accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this
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8 title, or the federally recognized Indian tribe shall be listed in
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9 the contract.   No administrative, fiscal, or oversight
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10 responsibilities of a charter school shall be delegated to a school
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11 district unless the school district agrees to enter into a contract
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12 to assume the responsibilities.
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13     I.   A sponsor of a public charter school shall have the
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14 following powers and duties over charter schools it sponsors, and
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15 the Statewide Charter School Board shall have the following powers
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16 and duties over the charter schools and virtual charter schools it
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17 sponsors:
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18     1.   Provide services and oversight of the operations of charter
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19 schools or virtual charter schools in the state through annual
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20 oversight and performance reviews and reauthorization.    The results
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21 of the annual oversight and performance review of a charter school
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22 or virtual charter school shall be provided to its governing board
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23 and posted on the sponsor’s website.   The annual oversight and
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24 performance review shall include:
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1a.     an evaluation of the charter school’s or virtual
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2charter school’s academic, operational, and financial
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3performance,
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4b.     an annual performance evaluation of the charter school
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5or virtual charter school superintendent or
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6administrator, and
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7c.     administration of an anonymous annual climate and
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8satisfaction survey of parents and legal guardians of
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9students enrolled in the charter school or virtual
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10charter school;
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11     2.   Solicit and evaluate charter applications;
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12     3.   Approve quality charter applications that meet identified
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13 educational needs and promote a diversity of educational choices;
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14     4.   Decline to approve weak or inadequate charter applications;
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15     5.   Negotiate and execute sound charter contracts with each
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16 approved public charter school or virtual charter school;
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17     6.   Approve or deny proposed contracts between the governing
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18 board of a charter school or virtual charter school and an
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19 educational management organization, as defined by section Section
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20 5-200 of this title;
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21     7.   Monitor, in accordance with charter contract terms, the
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22 performance and legal compliance of charter schools and virtual
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23 charter schools; and
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1     8.   Determine whether each charter contract merits renewal,
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2 nonrenewal, or revocation.
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3     J.   Sponsors shall establish a procedure for accepting,
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4 approving, and disapproving charter school applications in
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5 accordance with subsection E of this section.    The Statewide Charter
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6 School Board shall post its application, application process, and
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7 application time frames on the Board’s website.
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8     K.   Sponsors including the Statewide Charter School Board shall
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9 develop and maintain chartering policies and practices consistent
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10 with recognized principles and standards for quality charter
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11 sponsoring in all major areas of sponsoring responsibility including
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12 organizational capacity and infrastructure, soliciting and
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13 evaluating charter school and virtual charter school applications,
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14 performance contracting, ongoing charter school and virtual charter
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15 school oversight and evaluation, and charter contract renewal
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16 decision-making.
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17     L.   Sponsors acting in their official capacity shall be immune
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18 from civil and criminal liability with respect to all activities
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19 related to a charter school with which they contract.
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20     SECTION 2.       AMENDATORY     70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-137, as
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21 amended by Section 8, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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22 Section 3-137), is amended to read as follows:
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23     Section 3-137.   A.   An initial contract between a charter school
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24 or virtual charter school and its sponsor approved on or after July
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1 1, 2024, shall be effective for five (5) years from the first day of
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2 operation.   After completing an initial five-year term, a charter
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3 contract may be renewed for up to ten-year terms of duration,
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4 although the sponsor may vary the term based on the performance,
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5 demonstrated capacities, and particular circumstances of each
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6 charter school or virtual charter school.   A sponsor may grant
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7 renewal with specific conditions for necessary improvements to a
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8 charter school or virtual charter school.
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9     B.   Prior to the beginning of the final year of the contract
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10 term of a charter school or virtual charter school, the sponsor
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11 shall issue a performance report and charter renewal application
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12 guidance to the charter school and its governing board or the
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13 virtual charter school and its governing board.   The performance
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14 report shall summarize the performance record to date of the charter
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15 school or virtual charter school based on the data required by the
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16 Oklahoma Charter Schools Act, the annual performance framework
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17 evaluation, the annual oversight and performance review conducted
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18 pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection I of Section 3-134 of this
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19 title, a review of the contract with an educational management
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20 organization if the charter school or virtual charter school
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21 contracts with an educational management organization, and a review
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22 of the charter contract including the charter school’s or virtual
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23 charter school’s compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the
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24 Oklahoma Open Records Act, and other requirements of paragraph 34 of
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1 subsection B of Section 3-134 of this title.     The performance review
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2 shall take into consideration the percentage of at-risk students
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3 enrolled in the charter school or virtual charter school.    The
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4 performance report shall provide notice of any weaknesses, concerns,
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5 violations, or deficiencies perceived by the sponsor concerning the
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6 charter school or virtual charter school that may jeopardize its
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7 position in seeking renewal if not timely rectified.    If there are
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8 weaknesses, concerns, violations, or deficiencies the sponsor may
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9 require a charter school or virtual charter school to develop a
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10 corrective action plan and corresponding timeline to remedy any
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11 weaknesses, concerns, violations, or deficiencies.     If the sponsor
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12 requires a corrective action plan, the charter school or virtual
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13 charter school shall have forty-five (45) days to respond to the
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14 performance report and submit any corrections or clarifications for
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15 the report.     If the charter school or virtual charter school does
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16 not substantially complete the corrective action plan, the sponsor
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17 may choose to revoke or not renew the charter contract pursuant to
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18 the requirements of this section.
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19     C.   1.   Prior to the beginning of the final year of a charter
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20 contract term, the charter school or virtual charter school may
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21 apply for renewal of the contract with the sponsor including the
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22 Statewide Charter School Board.     The renewal application guidance
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23 shall, at a minimum, provide an opportunity for the charter school
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24 or virtual charter school to:
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1a.      present additional evidence, beyond the data contained
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2in the performance report, supporting its case for
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3charter renewal,
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4b.      describe improvements undertaken or planned for the
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5school, and
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6c.      detail the plan for the next charter term for the
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7school.
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8    2.   The renewal application guidance shall include or refer
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9 explicitly to the criteria that will guide the renewal decisions of
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10 the sponsor, which shall be based on the performance framework set
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11 forth in the charter contract and consistent with the Oklahoma
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12 Charter Schools Act.
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13    D.   The sponsor may deny the request for renewal if it
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14 determines the charter school or virtual charter school has failed
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15 to complete the obligations of the contract or comply with the
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16 provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act.    A sponsor shall
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17 give written notice of its intent to deny the request for renewal at
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18 least eight (8) months prior to expiration of the contract.     In
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19 making charter renewal decisions, a sponsor shall:
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20    1.   Ground decisions on evidence of the performance of the
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21 charter school or virtual charter school over the term of the
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22 charter contract in accordance with the performance framework set
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23 forth in the charter contract and shall take into consideration the
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24 percentage of at-risk students enrolled in the school;
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1    2.     Grant renewal to charter schools or virtual charter schools
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2 that have achieved the standards, targets, and performance
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3 expectations as stated in the charter contract and are
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4 organizationally and fiscally viable and have been faithful to the
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5 terms of the contract and applicable law;
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6    3.     Ensure that data used in making renewal decisions are
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7 available to the school and the public; and
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8    4.     Provide a public report summarizing the evidence used as the
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9 basis for each decision.
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10    E.     If the Statewide Charter School Board denies a request for
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11 renewal, the Board may, if requested by the charter school or
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12 virtual charter school, proceed to binding arbitration as provided
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13 for in subsection G of Section 3-134 of this title.
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14    F.     A sponsor may terminate a contract during the term of the
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15 contract for failure to meet the requirements for student
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16 performance contained in the contract and performance framework,
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17 failure to meet the standards of fiscal management, violations of
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18 the law, or other good cause.     The sponsor shall give at least
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19 ninety (90) days’ written notice to the governing board of the
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20 charter school or virtual charter school prior to terminating the
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21 contract.     The governing board may request, in writing, an informal
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22 hearing before the sponsor within fourteen (14) days of receiving
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23 notice.     The sponsor shall conduct an informal hearing before taking
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24 action.
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1     G.   Beginning July 1, 2024, and subject to the provisions of
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2 this section, a charter school sponsor authorized by subsection A of
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3 Section 3-132 of this title with a charter contract that includes
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4 more than one charter school site may terminate or not renew a
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5 charter school contract for a specific charter school site.
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6     H.   1.   Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, the State Board
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7 of Education shall identify charter schools and virtual charter
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8 schools in the state that are ranked in the bottom five percent (5%)
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9 of all public schools as determined pursuant to Section 1210.545 of
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10 this title.
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11     2.   At the time of its charter renewal, based on an average of
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12 the current year and the two (2) prior operating years, a sponsor
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13 may close a charter school site or virtual charter school identified
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14 as being among the bottom five percent (5%) of public schools in the
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15 state.   The average of the current year and two (2) prior operating
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16 years shall be calculated by using the percentage ranking for each
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17 year divided by three, as determined by this subsection.
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18     3.   If there is a change to the calculation described in Section
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19 1210.545 of this title that results in a charter school site or
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20 virtual charter school that was not ranked in the bottom five
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21 percent (5%) being ranked in the bottom five percent (5%), then the
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22 sponsor shall use the higher of the two rankings to calculate the
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23 ranking of the charter school site or virtual charter school.
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1    4.   A charter school or virtual charter school that is closed by
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2 its sponsor pursuant to this subsection shall not be granted a
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3 subsequent charter contract.
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4    5.   The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to a
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5 charter school or virtual charter school that has been designated by
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6 the State Department of Education as implementing an alternative
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7 education program.
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8    6.   In making a charter school site or virtual charter school
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9 closure decision, the sponsor shall consider the following:
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10a.      enrollment of students with special challenges such as
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11drug or alcohol addiction, prior withdrawal from
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12school, prior incarceration, or other special
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13circumstances,
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14b.      high mobility of the student population resulting from
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15the specific purpose of the charter school or virtual
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16charter school,
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17c.      annual improvement in the performance of students
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18enrolled in the charter school or virtual charter
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19school compared with the performance of students
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20enrolled in the charter school or virtual charter
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21school in the immediately preceding school year, and
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22d.      whether a majority of students attending the charter
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23school or virtual charter school under consideration
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24for closure would likely revert to attending public
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1schools with lower academic achievement, as
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2demonstrated pursuant to Section 1210.545 of this
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3title.
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4     7.   If at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the charter schools
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5 chartered by one sponsor are closed within a five-year period
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6 pursuant to this subsection, the authority of the sponsor to sponsor
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7 new charter schools may be suspended by the Statewide Charter School
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8 Board until the Board approves the sponsor to sponsor new charter
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9 schools.   A determination made pursuant to this paragraph shall
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10 identify the deficiencies that, if corrected, will result in the
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11 approval of the sponsor to sponsor new charter schools.
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12     I.   If a sponsor fails to conduct the annual oversight and
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13 performance review pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection I of
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14 Section 3-134 of this title or fails to review a charter school’s
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15 compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Oklahoma Open
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16 Records Act, and other requirements of paragraph 34 of subsection B
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17 of Section 3-134 of this title, the authority of the sponsor to
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18 sponsor new charter schools may be suspended by the Statewide
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19 Charter School Board until the Board approves the sponsor to sponsor
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20 new charter schools.     A determination made pursuant to this
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21 subsection shall identify the deficiencies that, if corrected, will
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22 result in the approval of the sponsor to sponsor new charter
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23 schools.
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1     J.   If a sponsor terminates a contract or the charter school or
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2 virtual charter school is closed, the closure shall be conducted in
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3 accordance with the following protocol:
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4     1.   Within two (2) calendar weeks of a final closure
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5 determination, the sponsor shall meet with the governing board and
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6 leadership of the charter school or virtual charter school to
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7 establish a transition team composed of school staff, applicant
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8 staff, and others designated by the applicant that will attend to
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9 the closure including the transfer of students, student records, and
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10 school funds;
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11     2.   The sponsor and transition team shall communicate regularly
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12 and effectively with families of students enrolled in the charter
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13 school or virtual charter school, as well as with school staff and
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14 other stakeholders, to keep them apprised of key information
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15 regarding the closure of the school and their options and risks;
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16     3.   The sponsor and transition team shall ensure that current
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17 instruction of students enrolled in the charter school or virtual
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18 charter school continues per the charter contract for the remainder
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1     5.   The governing board of the charter school or virtual charter
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2 school shall continue to meet as necessary to take actions needed to
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3 wind down school operations, manage school finances, allocate
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4 resources, and facilitate all aspects of closure.
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5     J. K.   A sponsor including the Statewide Charter School Board
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6 shall develop revocation and nonrenewal processes that are
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7 consistent with the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act and that:
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8     1.   Provide the charter school or virtual charter school with a
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9 timely notification of the prospect of revocation or nonrenewal and
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10 of the reasons for possible closure;
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11     2.   Allow the charter school or virtual charter school a
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12 reasonable amount of time in which to prepare a response;
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13     3.   Provide the charter school or virtual charter school with an
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14 opportunity to submit documents and give testimony in a public
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15 hearing challenging the rationale for closure and in support of the
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16 continuation of the school at an orderly proceeding held for that
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17 purpose and prior to taking any final nonrenewal or revocation
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18 decision related to the school;
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19     4.   Allow the charter school or virtual charter school access to
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20 representation by counsel to call witnesses on its behalf;
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21     5.   Permit the recording of the proceedings; and
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22     6.   After a reasonable period for deliberation, require a final
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1    K. L.   If a sponsor revokes or does not renew a charter
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2 contract, the sponsor shall clearly state in a resolution the
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3 reasons for the revocation or nonrenewal.    If a charter is revoked
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4 or nonrenewed, the charter school or virtual charter school shall
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5 disclose the revocation or nonrenewal in any subsequent application.
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6    L. M.   If a charter contract is not renewed, the governing board
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7 of the charter school may submit an application to a proposed new
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8 sponsor as provided for in Section 3-134 of this title.
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9    M. N.   If a charter contract is not renewed or is terminated
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10 according to this section, a student who attended the charter school
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11 or virtual charter school may enroll in the resident school district
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12 of the student or may apply for a transfer in accordance with the
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13 Education Open Transfer Act.
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14    SECTION 3.   This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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15    SECTION 4.   It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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16 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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17 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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