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Committee agrees to require initial charter applications to receive Department of Education completeness review before authorizer consideration
Summary
The Joint Education Committee directed staff to draft a change requiring charter applicants to submit an initial completeness and quality check to the State Department of Education before the State Authorizing Board’s full review.
The committee discussed state-authorized charter-school application timelines and review responsibilities after hearing concerns that the State Authorizing Board lacks time to do a deep technical review of initial applications.
Several members said applicants would benefit from an initial, timely completeness and quality check by the State Department of Education before the application is forwarded to the…
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