Under existing law, the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act provides for the creation of public charter schools in the state. This bill would change the appointment process for the Alabama Public Charter School Commission, would authorize the commission to hire staff, and would require commissioners to receive annual training. This bill would provide additional guidelines for the authorizing and application review process. This bill would provide further for the operational and categorical funding of public charter schools in their first year of operation. This bill would also clarify that conversion public charter schools receive the full per pupil federal, state, and local revenue intended to support the conversion public charter school and its educational responsibilities to students.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 16-6F-5, 16-6F-6, 16-6F-10