Sec. 4. (a) An organizer may submit to the authorizer a proposal to establish a charter school.

(b) A proposal must contain at least the following information:

(1) Identification of the organizer.

(2) A description of the organizer's organizational structure and governance plan.

(3) The following information for the proposed charter school:

(A) Name.

(B) Purposes.

(C) Governance structure.

(D) Management structure.

(E) Educational mission goals.

(F) Curriculum and instructional methods.

(G) Methods of pupil assessment.

(H) Admission policy and criteria, subject to IC 20-24-5.

(I) School calendar.

(J) Age or grade range of students to be enrolled.

(K) A description of staff responsibilities.

(L) A description of the physical plant.

(M) Budget and financial plans.

(N) Personnel plan, including methods for selection, retention, and compensation of employees.

(O) Transportation plan.

(P) Discipline program, subject to IC 20-24-5.5.

(Q) Plan for compliance with any applicable desegregation order.

(R) The date when the charter school is expected to:

(i) begin school operations; and

(ii) have students attending the charter school.

(S) The arrangement for providing teachers and other staff with health insurance, retirement benefits, liability insurance, and other benefits.

(T) Any other applications submitted to an authorizer in the previous five (5) years.

(4) The manner in which the authorizer must conduct an annual audit of the program operations of the charter school.

(c) Beginning July 1, 2017, at the time an organizer submits a proposal under subsection (a), the organizer shall submit to the authorizer and department a statement of economic interest that contains the same information specified under IC 3-8-9-8 for each board member of the proposed charter school.

(d) In the case of a charter school proposal from an applicant that currently operates one (1) or more charter schools in any state or nation, the request for proposals shall additionally require the applicant to provide evidence of past performance and current capacity for growth.

(e) If the proposal described in subsection (a) concerns an existing charter school overseen by a different authorizer than the authorizer to which the organizer is submitting the proposal, the proposal must include written acknowledgement of the proposal from the current authorizer. Additionally, the authorizer receiving the proposal shall consult with the current authorizer before granting approval of the proposal.

(f) This section does not waive, limit, or modify the provisions of:

(1) IC 20-29 in a charter school where the teachers have chosen to organize under IC 20-29; or

(2) an existing collective bargaining agreement for noncertificated

employees (as defined in IC 20-29-2-11).

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-3.2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.9; P.L.280-2013, SEC.24; P.L.221-2015, SEC.6; P.L.179-2016, SEC.2; P.L.250-2017, SEC.11.