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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1411 By: Prieto
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to charter schools; amending 70 O.S.
7 2021, Sections 3-134, as last amended by Section 6,
8 Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023, and 3-137, as amended by
8 Section 8, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp.
9 2025, Sections 3-134 and 3-137), which relate to the
9 Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; adding requirements to
10 charter school application; requiring certain review
10 to be provided to certain governing board and posted
11 on certain sponsor's website; providing contents of
11 annual oversight and performance review; requiring a
12 sponsor's performance report to include certain
12 information; allowing the Statewide Charter School
13 Board to suspend certain sponsor authority if a
13 sponsor fails to take certain actions; requiring
14 certain determination to identify certain
14 deficiencies; updating statutory language; providing
15 an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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18 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-134, as
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19 last amended by Section 6, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp.
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20 2025, Section 3-134), is amended to read as follows:
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21 Section 3-134. A. For written applications filed after July 1,
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22 2024, prior to submission of the application to a proposed sponsor
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23 seeking to establish a charter school or to the Statewide Charter
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24 School Board to establish a virtual charter school, the applicant
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1 shall be required to complete training which shall not exceed ten
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2 (10) hours provided by the Statewide Charter School Board on the
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3 process and requirements for establishing a charter school or
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4 virtual charter school. The sponsor of a charter school that enters
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5 into a new or renewed sponsorship contract on or after July 1, 2024,
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6 shall be required to complete training provided by the Statewide
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7 Charter School Board or an organization approved by the Statewide
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8 Charter School Board on the oversight duties of the sponsor. The
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9 Board shall develop and implement the training and publish a list of
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10 organizations approved to provide training by July 1, 2024. The
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11 Board and organizations approved by the Board may provide the
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12 training in any format and manner determined to be efficient and
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13 effective including, but not limited to, web-based training.
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14 B. Except as otherwise provided for in Section 3-137 of this
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15 title, an applicant seeking to establish a virtual charter school
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16 shall submit a written application to the Statewide Charter School
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17 Board, and an applicant seeking to establish a charter school shall
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18 submit a written application to the proposed sponsor as provided for
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19 in subsection E of this section. The application shall include:
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20 1. A mission statement for the charter school or virtual
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21 charter school;
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22 2. A description including, but not limited to, background
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23 information of the organizational structure and the governing board
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24 of the charter school or virtual charter school;
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1 3. A financial plan for the first five (5) years of operation
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2 of the charter school or virtual charter school and a description of
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3 the treasurer or other officers or persons who shall have primary
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4 responsibility for the finances of the charter school or virtual
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5 charter school. Such person shall have demonstrated experience in
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6 school finance or the equivalent thereof;
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7 4. A description of the hiring policy of the charter school or
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8 virtual charter school;
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9 5. The name of the applicant or applicants and requested
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10 sponsor;
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11 6. A description of the facility and location of the charter
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12 school;
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13 7. A description of the grades being served;
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14 8. An outline of criteria designed to measure the effectiveness
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15 of the charter school or virtual charter school;
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16 9. Documentation that the applicants completed training as set
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17 forth in subsection A of this section;
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18 10. A description of the minimum and maximum enrollment planned
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19 per year for each term of the charter contract;
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20 11. The proposed calendar for the charter school or virtual
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21 charter school and sample daily schedule;
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22 12. Unless otherwise authorized by law or regulation, a
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23 description of the academic program aligned with state standards;
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1 13. A description of the instructional design of the charter
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2 school or virtual charter school including the type of learning
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3 environment, class size and structure, curriculum overview, and
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4 teaching methods;
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5 14. The plan for using internal and external assessments to
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6 measure and report student progress on the performance framework
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7 developed by the applicant in accordance with Section 3-136 of this
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8 title;
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9 15. The plans for identifying and successfully serving students
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10 with disabilities, students who are English language learners, and
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11 students who are academically behind;
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12 16. A description of cocurricular or extracurricular programs
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13 and how they will be funded and delivered;
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14 17. Plans and time lines timelines for student recruitment and
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15 enrollment including lottery procedures;
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16 18. The student discipline policies for the charter school or
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17 virtual charter school including those for special education
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18 students with disabilities;
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19 19. An organizational chart that clearly presents the
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20 organizational structure of the charter school or virtual charter
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21 school, including lines of authority and reporting between the
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22 governing board, staff, any related bodies such as advisory bodies
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23 or parent and teacher councils, and any external organizations that
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24 will play a role in managing the school;
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1 20. A clear description of the roles and responsibilities for
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2 the governing board, the leadership and management team for the
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3 charter school or virtual charter school, and any other entities
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4 shown in the organizational chart;
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5 21. The leadership and teacher employment policies for the
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6 charter school or virtual charter school;
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7 22. Proposed governing bylaws;
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8 23. Explanations of any partnerships or contractual
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9 partnerships central to the operations or mission of the charter
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10 school or virtual charter school;
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11 24. The plans for providing transportation, food service, and
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12 all other significant operational or ancillary services;
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13 25. Opportunities and expectations for parental involvement;
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14 26. A detailed school start-up plan that identifies tasks, time
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15 lines timelines, and responsible individuals;
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16 27. A description of the financial plan and policies for the
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17 charter school or virtual charter school including financial
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18 controls and audit requirements;
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19 28. A description of the insurance coverage the charter school
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20 or virtual charter school will obtain;
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21 29. Start-up and five-year budgets with clearly stated
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22 assumptions;
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23 30. Start-up and first-year cash-flow projections with clearly
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24 stated assumptions;
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1 31. Evidence of anticipated fundraising contributions, if
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2 claimed in the application;
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3 32. A sound facilities plan including backup or contingency
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4 plans if appropriate;
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5 33. A requirement that the charter school or virtual charter
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6 school governing board meet no fewer than ten (10) months of the
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7 year in the state and that for those charter schools outside of
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8 counties with a population of five hundred thousand (500,000) or
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9 more, that a minimum of two (2) members are residents within the
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10 geographic boundary of the charter school;
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11 34. A requirement that the charter school or virtual charter
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12 school follow the requirements of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and
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13 Oklahoma Open Records Act. Additionally, a charter school or
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14 virtual charter school shall:
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15 a. include a designated public comment period during
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16 every regular meeting of the charter school or virtual
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17 charter school governing board,
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18 b. post on its website procedures for how the charter
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19 school or virtual charter school responds to requests
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20 under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, and
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21 c. submit an annual report to its sponsor regarding
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22 compliance with the provisions of this paragraph; and
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23 35. A copy of any proposed contract between the governing board
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24 of a charter school or virtual charter school and an educational
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1 management organization, as defined by Section 5-200 of this title,
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2 which meets the requirements of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act.
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3 C. A board of education of a public school district, public
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4 body, public or private college or university, private person, or
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5 private organization may contract with a sponsor to establish a
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6 charter school or virtual charter school. A private school shall
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7 not be eligible to contract for a charter school or virtual charter
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8 school under the provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act.
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9 D. The sponsor of a charter school is the board of education of
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10 a school district, a higher education institution, a private
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11 institution of higher learning accredited pursuant to Section 4103
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12 of this title, a federally recognized Indian tribe which meets the
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13 criteria established in Section 3-132 of this title, or beginning
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14 July 1, 2024, the Statewide Charter School Board. Any sponsor
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15 authorized pursuant to subsection A of Section 3-132 of this title
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16 may sponsor one or more charter schools. The physical location of a
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17 charter school sponsored by a board of education of a school
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18 district shall be within the boundaries of the sponsoring school
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19 district. The physical location of a charter school sponsored by
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20 the Statewide Charter School Board pursuant to paragraph 6 of
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21 subsection A of Section 3-132 of this title shall be in the school
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22 district in which the application originated.
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23 E. 1. Beginning July 1, 2024, any application seeking to
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24 establish a charter school in this state shall be submitted first to
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1 the school district in which the proposed charter school is to be
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2 located. The school district board of education shall approve or
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3 deny the application within sixty (60) days of receipt of the
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4 application. If the charter school application is denied, nothing
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5 shall prohibit an applicant from submitting a revised application to
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6 the school district board of education, which shall approve or deny
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7 the revised application within sixty (60) days of receipt of the
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8 application.
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9 2. An applicant for a charter school that has been denied
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10 pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection may submit an application
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11 to a proposed sponsor listed in paragraphs 2 through 6 of subsection
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12 A of Section 3-132 of this title, which shall either accept or
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13 reject sponsorship of the charter school within ninety (90) days of
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14 receipt of the application. If the proposed sponsor rejects the
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15 application, it shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons
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16 for the rejection. The applicant may submit a revised application
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17 for reconsideration to the proposed sponsor within thirty (30) days
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18 after receiving notification of the rejection. The proposed sponsor
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19 shall accept or reject the revised application within thirty (30)
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20 days of its receipt.
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21 3. Beginning July 1, 2024, an applicant for a virtual charter
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22 school shall submit an application to the Statewide Charter School
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23 Board, which shall either accept or reject sponsorship of the
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24 virtual charter school within ninety (90) days of receipt of the
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1 application. If the application is rejected, the Statewide Charter
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2 School Board shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons
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3 for the rejection. The applicant may submit a revised application
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4 for reconsideration to the Statewide Charter school School Board
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5 within thirty (30) days after receiving notification of the
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6 rejection. The Statewide Charter School Board shall accept or
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7 reject the revised application within thirty (30) days of its
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8 receipt.
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9 F. A board of education of a school district, a higher
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10 education institution, a private institution of higher learning
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11 accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this title, or a federally
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12 recognized Indian tribe shall notify the State Board of Education
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13 and the Statewide Charter School Board when it accepts sponsorship
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14 of a charter school. The notification shall include a copy of the
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15 charter of the charter school.
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16 G. Applicants for charter schools and virtual charter schools
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17 proposed to be sponsored by the Statewide Charter School Board may,
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18 upon rejection of a revised application, proceed to binding
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19 arbitration under the commercial rules of the American Arbitration
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20 Association with costs of the arbitration to be borne by the
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21 applicant.
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22 H. If a board of education of a school district, a higher
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23 education institution, a private institution of higher learning
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24 accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this title, or a federally
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1 recognized Indian tribe accepts sponsorship of a charter school, the
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2 administrative, fiscal, and oversight responsibilities of the school
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3 district, the higher education institution, the private institution
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4 of higher learning accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this
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5 title, or the federally recognized Indian tribe shall be listed in
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6 the contract. No administrative, fiscal, or oversight
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7 responsibilities of a charter school shall be delegated to a school
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8 district unless the school district agrees to enter into a contract
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9 to assume the responsibilities.
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10 I. A sponsor of a public charter school shall have the
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11 following powers and duties over charter schools it sponsors, and
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12 the Statewide Charter School Board shall have the following powers
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13 and duties over the charter schools and virtual charter schools it
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14 sponsors:
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15 1. Provide services and oversight of the operations of charter
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16 schools or virtual charter schools in the state through annual
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17 oversight and performance reviews and reauthorization. The results
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18 of the annual oversight and performance review of a charter school
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19 or virtual charter school shall be provided to its governing board
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20 and posted on the sponsor's website. The annual oversight and
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21 performance review shall include:
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22 a. an evaluation of the charter school's or virtual
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23 charter school's academic, operational, and financial
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24 performance,
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1 b. an annual performance evaluation of the charter school
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2 or virtual charter school superintendent or
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3 administrator, and
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4 c. administration of an anonymous annual climate and
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5 satisfaction survey of parents and legal guardians of
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6 students enrolled in the charter school or virtual
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7 charter school;
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8 2. Solicit and evaluate charter applications;
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9 3. Approve quality charter applications that meet identified
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10 educational needs and promote a diversity of educational choices;
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11 4. Decline to approve weak or inadequate charter applications;
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12 5. Negotiate and execute sound charter contracts with each
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13 approved public charter school or virtual charter school;
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14 6. Approve or deny proposed contracts between the governing
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15 board of a charter school or virtual charter school and an
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16 educational management organization, as defined by section Section
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17 5-200 of this title;
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18 7. Monitor, in accordance with charter contract terms, the
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19 performance and legal compliance of charter schools and virtual
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20 charter schools; and
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21 8. Determine whether each charter contract merits renewal,
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22 nonrenewal, or revocation.
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23 J. Sponsors shall establish a procedure for accepting,
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24 approving, and disapproving charter school applications in
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1 accordance with subsection E of this section. The Statewide Charter
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2 School Board shall post its application, application process, and
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3 application time frames on the Board's website.
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4 K. Sponsors including the Statewide Charter School Board shall
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5 develop and maintain chartering policies and practices consistent
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6 with recognized principles and standards for quality charter
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7 sponsoring in all major areas of sponsoring responsibility including
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8 organizational capacity and infrastructure, soliciting and
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9 evaluating charter school and virtual charter school applications,
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10 performance contracting, ongoing charter school and virtual charter
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11 school oversight and evaluation, and charter contract renewal
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12 decision-making.
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13 L. Sponsors acting in their official capacity shall be immune
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14 from civil and criminal liability with respect to all activities
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15 related to a charter school with which they contract.
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16 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-137, as
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17 amended by Section 8, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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18 Section 3-137), is amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 3-137. A. An initial contract between a charter school
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20 or virtual charter school and its sponsor approved on or after July
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21 1, 2024, shall be effective for five (5) years from the first day of
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22 operation. After completing an initial five-year term, a charter
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23 contract may be renewed for up to ten-year terms of duration,
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24 although the sponsor may vary the term based on the performance,
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1 demonstrated capacities, and particular circumstances of each
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2 charter school or virtual charter school. A sponsor may grant
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3 renewal with specific conditions for necessary improvements to a
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4 charter school or virtual charter school.
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5 B. Prior to the beginning of the final year of the contract
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6 term of a charter school or virtual charter school, the sponsor
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7 shall issue a performance report and charter renewal application
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8 guidance to the charter school and its governing board or the
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9 virtual charter school and its governing board. The performance
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10 report shall summarize the performance record to date of the charter
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11 school or virtual charter school based on the data required by the
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12 Oklahoma Charter Schools Act, the annual performance framework
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13 evaluation, the annual oversight and performance review conducted
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14 pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection I of Section 3-134 of this
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15 title, a review of the contract with an educational management
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16 organization if the charter school or virtual charter school
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17 contracts with an educational management organization, and a review
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18 of the charter contract including the charter school's or virtual
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19 charter school's compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the
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20 Oklahoma Open Records Act, and other requirements of paragraph 34 of
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21 subsection B of Section 3-134 of this title. The performance review
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22 shall take into consideration the percentage of at-risk students
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23 enrolled in the charter school or virtual charter school. The
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24 performance report shall provide notice of any weaknesses, concerns,
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1 violations, or deficiencies perceived by the sponsor concerning the
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2 charter school or virtual charter school that may jeopardize its
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3 position in seeking renewal if not timely rectified. If there are
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4 weaknesses, concerns, violations, or deficiencies the sponsor may
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5 require a charter school or virtual charter school to develop a
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6 corrective action plan and corresponding timeline to remedy any
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7 weaknesses, concerns, violations, or deficiencies. If the sponsor
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8 requires a corrective action plan, the charter school or virtual
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9 charter school shall have forty-five (45) days to respond to the
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10 performance report and submit any corrections or clarifications for
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11 the report. If the charter school or virtual charter school does
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12 not substantially complete the corrective action plan, the sponsor
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13 may choose to revoke or not renew the charter contract pursuant to
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14 the requirements of this section.
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15 C. 1. Prior to the beginning of the final year of a charter
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16 contract term, the charter school or virtual charter school may
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17 apply for renewal of the contract with the sponsor including the
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18 Statewide Charter School Board. The renewal application guidance
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19 shall, at a minimum, provide an opportunity for the charter school
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20 or virtual charter school to:
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21 a. present additional evidence, beyond the data contained
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22 in the performance report, supporting its case for
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23 charter renewal,
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1 b. describe improvements undertaken or planned for the
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2 school, and
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3 c. detail the plan for the next charter term for the
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4 school.
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5 2. The renewal application guidance shall include or refer
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6 explicitly to the criteria that will guide the renewal decisions of
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7 the sponsor, which shall be based on the performance framework set
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8 forth in the charter contract and consistent with the Oklahoma
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9 Charter Schools Act.
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10 D. The sponsor may deny the request for renewal if it
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11 determines the charter school or virtual charter school has failed
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12 to complete the obligations of the contract or comply with the
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13 provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act. A sponsor shall
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14 give written notice of its intent to deny the request for renewal at
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15 least eight (8) months prior to expiration of the contract. In
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16 making charter renewal decisions, a sponsor shall:
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17 1. Ground decisions on evidence of the performance of the
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18 charter school or virtual charter school over the term of the
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19 charter contract in accordance with the performance framework set
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20 forth in the charter contract and shall take into consideration the
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21 percentage of at-risk students enrolled in the school;
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22 2. Grant renewal to charter schools or virtual charter schools
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23 that have achieved the standards, targets, and performance
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24 expectations as stated in the charter contract and are
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1 organizationally and fiscally viable and have been faithful to the
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2 terms of the contract and applicable law;
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3 3. Ensure that data used in making renewal decisions are
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4 available to the school and the public; and
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5 4. Provide a public report summarizing the evidence used as the
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6 basis for each decision.
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7 E. If the Statewide Charter School Board denies a request for
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8 renewal, the Board may, if requested by the charter school or
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9 virtual charter school, proceed to binding arbitration as provided
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10 for in subsection G of Section 3-134 of this title.
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11 F. A sponsor may terminate a contract during the term of the
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12 contract for failure to meet the requirements for student
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13 performance contained in the contract and performance framework,
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14 failure to meet the standards of fiscal management, violations of
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15 the law, or other good cause. The sponsor shall give at least
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16 ninety (90) days' written notice to the governing board of the
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17 charter school or virtual charter school prior to terminating the
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18 contract. The governing board may request, in writing, an informal
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19 hearing before the sponsor within fourteen (14) days of receiving
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20 notice. The sponsor shall conduct an informal hearing before taking
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21 action.
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22 G. Beginning July 1, 2024, and subject to the provisions of
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23 this section, a charter school sponsor authorized by subsection A of
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24 Section 3-132 of this title with a charter contract that includes
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1 more than one charter school site may terminate or not renew a
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2 charter school contract for a specific charter school site.
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3 H. 1. Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, the State Board
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4 of Education shall identify charter schools and virtual charter
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5 schools in the state that are ranked in the bottom five percent (5%)
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6 of all public schools as determined pursuant to Section 1210.545 of
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7 this title.
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8 2. At the time of its charter renewal, based on an average of
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9 the current year and the two (2) prior operating years, a sponsor
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10 may close a charter school site or virtual charter school identified
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11 as being among the bottom five percent (5%) of public schools in the
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12 state. The average of the current year and two (2) prior operating
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13 years shall be calculated by using the percentage ranking for each
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14 year divided by three, as determined by this subsection.
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15 3. If there is a change to the calculation described in Section
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16 1210.545 of this title that results in a charter school site or
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17 virtual charter school that was not ranked in the bottom five
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18 percent (5%) being ranked in the bottom five percent (5%), then the
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19 sponsor shall use the higher of the two rankings to calculate the
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20 ranking of the charter school site or virtual charter school.
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21 4. A charter school or virtual charter school that is closed by
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22 its sponsor pursuant to this subsection shall not be granted a
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23 subsequent charter contract.
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1 5. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to a
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2 charter school or virtual charter school that has been designated by
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3 the State Department of Education as implementing an alternative
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4 education program.
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5 6. In making a charter school site or virtual charter school
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6 closure decision, the sponsor shall consider the following:
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7 a. enrollment of students with special challenges such as
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8 drug or alcohol addiction, prior withdrawal from
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9 school, prior incarceration, or other special
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10 circumstances,
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11 b. high mobility of the student population resulting from
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12 the specific purpose of the charter school or virtual
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13 charter school,
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14 c. annual improvement in the performance of students
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15 enrolled in the charter school or virtual charter
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16 school compared with the performance of students
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17 enrolled in the charter school or virtual charter
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18 school in the immediately preceding school year, and
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19 d. whether a majority of students attending the charter
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20 school or virtual charter school under consideration
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21 for closure would likely revert to attending public
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22 schools with lower academic achievement, as
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23 demonstrated pursuant to Section 1210.545 of this
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24 title.
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1 7. If at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the charter schools
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2 chartered by one sponsor are closed within a five-year period
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3 pursuant to this subsection, the authority of the sponsor to sponsor
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4 new charter schools may be suspended by the Statewide Charter School
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5 Board until the Board approves the sponsor to sponsor new charter
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6 schools. A determination made pursuant to this paragraph shall
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7 identify the deficiencies that, if corrected, will result in the
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8 approval of the sponsor to sponsor new charter schools.
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9 I. If a sponsor fails to conduct the annual oversight and
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10 performance review pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection I of
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11 Section 3-134 of this title or fails to review a charter school's
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12 compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Oklahoma Open
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13 Records Act, and other requirements of paragraph 34 of subsection B
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14 of Section 3-134 of this title, the authority of the sponsor to
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15 sponsor new charter schools may be suspended by the Statewide
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16 Charter School Board until the Board approves the sponsor to sponsor
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17 new charter schools. A determination made pursuant to this
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18 subsection shall identify the deficiencies that, if corrected, will
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19 result in the approval of the sponsor to sponsor new charter
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20 schools.
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21 J. If a sponsor terminates a contract or the charter school or
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22 virtual charter school is closed, the closure shall be conducted in
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23 accordance with the following protocol:
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1 1. Within two (2) calendar weeks of a final closure
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2 determination, the sponsor shall meet with the governing board and
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3 leadership of the charter school or virtual charter school to
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4 establish a transition team composed of school staff, applicant
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5 staff, and others designated by the applicant that will attend to
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6 the closure including the transfer of students, student records, and
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7 school funds;
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8 2. The sponsor and transition team shall communicate regularly
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9 and effectively with families of students enrolled in the charter
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10 school or virtual charter school, as well as with school staff and
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11 other stakeholders, to keep them apprised of key information
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12 regarding the closure of the school and their options and risks;
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13 3. The sponsor and transition team shall ensure that current
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14 instruction of students enrolled in the charter school or virtual
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15 charter school continues per the charter contract for the remainder
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16 of the school year;
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17 4. The sponsor and transition team shall ensure that all
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18 necessary and prudent notifications are issued to agencies,
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19 employees, insurers, contractors, creditors, debtors, and management
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20 organizations; and
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21 5. The governing board of the charter school or virtual charter
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22 school shall continue to meet as necessary to take actions needed to
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23 wind down school operations, manage school finances, allocate
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24 resources, and facilitate all aspects of closure.
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1 J. K. A sponsor including the Statewide Charter School Board
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2 shall develop revocation and nonrenewal processes that are
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4 1. Provide the charter school or virtual charter school with a
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5 timely notification of the prospect of revocation or nonrenewal and
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6 of the reasons for possible closure;
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7 2. Allow the charter school or virtual charter school a
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8 reasonable amount of time in which to prepare a response;
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9 3. Provide the charter school or virtual charter school with an
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10 opportunity to submit documents and give testimony in a public
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11 hearing challenging the rationale for closure and in support of the
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12 continuation of the school at an orderly proceeding held for that
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13 purpose and prior to taking any final nonrenewal or revocation
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14 decision related to the school;
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15 4. Allow the charter school or virtual charter school access to
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17 5. Permit the recording of the proceedings; and
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18 6. After a reasonable period for deliberation, require a final
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21 K. L. If a sponsor revokes or does not renew a charter
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22 contract, the sponsor shall clearly state in a resolution the
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3 L. M. If a charter contract is not renewed, the governing board
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4 of the charter school may submit an application to a proposed new
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5 sponsor as provided for in Section 3-134 of this title.
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6 M. N. If a charter contract is not renewed or is terminated
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7 according to this section, a student who attended the charter school
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9 of the student or may apply for a transfer in accordance with the
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11 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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12 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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