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6-23-703. State Board of Education optional review.
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6-23-703. State Board of Education optional review.
(a) On a motion approved by a majority vote, the State Board of Education may exercise a right of review of a charter determination made by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education at the next regularly scheduled state board meeting after receiving notice provided under § 6-23-702(b).
(b) If the state board votes to review a final decision made by the division, the state board shall:
(1) State the specific additional information the state board requires from the division, public charter school, public charter school applicant, or affected school district;
(2) Conduct a full hearing regarding a final decision by the division under § 6-23-701(a); and
(3) Hold the hearing at the earlier of:
(A) The next regularly scheduled state board meeting following the state board meeting during which the state board voted to authorize a review; or
(B) A special board meeting called by the state board.
(c)(1) At the conclusion of the hearing, the state board may issue a final decision by state board vote.
(2) The state board may decide by majority vote of the quorum to:
(A) Affirm the decision of the division;
(B) Take other lawful action on the public charter; or
(C)(i) Request additional information from the division, public charter school, public charter school applicant, or affected school district, if needed.
(ii) If the state board requests additional information under subdivision (c)(2)(C)(i) of this section, the state board shall hold a subsequent hearing at the earlier of:
(a) The next regularly scheduled state board meeting; or
(b) A special board meeting called by the state board.
(3) A decision made by the state board is final with no right of appeal.
(d) The state board may prom
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-23-703
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6-23-703. State Board of Education optional review.
(a) On a motion approved by a majority vote, the State Board of Education may exercise a right of review of a charter determination made by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education at the next regularly scheduled state board meeting after receiving notice provided under § 6-23-702(b).
(b) If the state board votes to review a final decision made by the division, the state board shall:
(1) State the specific additional information the state board requires from the division, public charter school, public charter school applicant, or affected school district;
(2) Conduct a full hearing regarding a final decision by the division under § 6-23-701(a); and
(3) Hold the hearing at the earlier of:
(A) The next regularly scheduled state board meeting following the state board meeting during which the state board voted to authorize a review; or
(B) A special board meeting called by the state board.
(c)(1) At the conclusion of the hearing, the state board may issue a final decision by state board vote.
(2) The state board may decide by majority vote of the quorum to:
(A) Affirm the decision of the division;
(B) Take other lawful action on the public charter; or
(C)(i) Request additional information from the division, public charter school, public charter school applicant, or affected school district, if needed.
(ii) If the state board requests additional information under subdivision (c)(2)(C)(i) of this section, the state board shall hold a subsequent hearing at the earlier of:
(a) The next regularly scheduled state board meeting; or
(b) A special board meeting called by the state board.
(3) A decision made by the state board is final with no right of appeal.
(d) The state board may promulgate rules as necessary to implement this section.
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6-23-701. Designated public charter authorizer.
(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is the designated public charter authorizer with jurisdiction and authority over all public charters issued in this state to take the following action on a proposed or established public charter:
(1) Approve;
(2) Reject;
(3) Renew;
(4) Nonrenew;
(5) Place on probation;
(6) Modify;
(7) Revoke;
(8) Deny;
(9) Transfer; or
(10) Assign.
(b)(1) The division shall exercise authority over public charter schools under this chapter through a public charter authorizing panel established within the division.
(2)(A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall appoint a public charter authorizing panel that may consist of individuals from outside the division as well as professional staff employed at the division to serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
(B) The commissioner may elect to serve as a member on the charter authorizing panel as the chair.
(3) The public charter authorizing panel is composed of an odd number of members and consists of no less than five (5) members and no more than eleven (11) members.
(c) The division may waive provisions of this title or State Board of Education rules as allowed by law for public charters.
(d)(1) The division shall conduct all hearings on public charter school matters as required by law, rule, and process and make final determinations as allowed by law.
(2)(A) A hearing under this chapter conducted by the division shall be an open meeting under § 25-19-106.
(B) For the purposes of § 25-19-106, the members of the public charter authorizing panel shall be considered a governing body only in regard to actions specifically authorized by this subchapter.
(3)(A) All decisions of the
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-23-701
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-23-701. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-23-702. Public charter authorizing procedures — Notification.
(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter, including without limitation the procedure for:
(1) Hearings; and
(2) Administration of the public charter authorizing panel.
(b)(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall notify in writing the state board, charter applicant, public charter school, and affected school districts, if any, of final decisions made by the division no less than fourteen (14) calendar days before the next regularly scheduled state board meeting after the final decision is made by the division.
(2)(A) A charter applicant, public charter school, and affected school district, if any, may submit in writing a request that the state board review the final decision of the division under § 6-23-703.
(B) The written request submitted under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section shall state the specific reasons supporting a review by the state board.
(3) The decision of whether to review a final decision of the division is discretionary by the state board and the provisions of this section and § 6-23-703 do not grant any right of appeal to a charter applicant, public charter school, or affected school district.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-23-702
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-23-702. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.