Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013

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Section
37-28-1

Short title

Section
37-28-3

Legislative findings and declarations

Section
37-28-5

Definitions

Section
37-28-7

Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board created; jurisdiction; mission; composition

Section
37-28-9

Powers and duties of Authorizer Board; immunity from civil liability

Section
37-28-11

Funding for the Authorizer Board

Section
37-28-13

Technical information and assistance from Department of Education; publication of laws and regulations applicable to charter schools

Section
37-28-15

Authorizer to publicize request for proposals for charter school applications; request for proposals to prescribe mandatory elements of charter applications

Section
37-28-17

Purposes of charter application; approved charter application not to serve as charter contract

Section
37-28-19

Standards for authorizing charter school; review process

Section
37-28-21

Initial charter term; charter contract

Section
37-28-23

Charter school enrollment; lottery for selection of students if capacity is insufficient to enroll all students

Section
37-28-25

Charter school credits to be accepted by another public school upon transfer of student from charter school to public school

Section
37-28-27

School districts required to provide information about charter schools as enrollment option

Section
37-28-29

Charter contract to include performance framework; performance standards used to guide authorizer's charter school evaluations; annual performance targets

Section
37-28-31

Annual review of charter school performance and legal compliance; performance report; charter schools to be given opportunity to remedy problems

Section
37-28-33

Renewal, nonrenewal or revocation of charter

Section
37-28-35

Closure of charter; charter school closure protocol; disposition of unspent funds and assets

Section
37-28-37

Annual report on status of charter schools to governor and legislature

Section
37-28-39

Charter school and certain service providers to be nonprofit education organization; charter school to function as local educational agency

Section
37-28-41

Charter school powers

Section
37-28-43

Prohibition against discrimination; prohibition against charging tuition; transportation plan; virtual courses

Section
37-28-45

Applicability of statutes, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, etc. that noncharter public schools are subject to; relation to other laws

Section
37-28-47

Qualifications of charter school employees; applicability of Education Employment Procedures Law

Section
37-28-49

Criminal history record checks and fingerprinting requirements; termination of charter school employee for certain acts

Section
37-28-51

Charter schools eligible to participate in state- or district-sponsored athletic and academic interscholastic activities

Section
37-28-53

Charter schools required to certify enrollment, average daily attendance and certain additional information on annual basis

Section
37-28-55

Charter school funding; adequate education program payments; local funding; federal and state categorical aid program monies; state transportation funding

Section
37-28-57

Annual financial audit

Section
37-28-59

Monies remaining in charter school's accounts at end of budget year to be used during subsequent budget years; authorization to accept gifts, grants, etc.; disclosure of funds from private and foreign sources

Section
37-28-61

Right of first refusal to purchase vacant public school facilities; public entities authorized to provide space to charters in their facilities under preexisting zoning and land use designations

Section
37-28-63

Repealed