CaliforniaCharter schools: establishment prohibition and renewal procedures.
What it does
(1) Existing law, the Charter Schools Act of 1992, authorizes the establishment, operation, and governance of charter schools. Existing law authorizes a charter school that has an approved charter to receive funding for nonclassroom-based instruction only if a determination for funding is made by the State Board of Education, as specified. The act prohibits, from January 1, 2020, to January 1, 2026, inclusive, the approval of a petition for the establishment of a new charter school offering nonclassroom-based instruction, as specified.
More detail
This bill would extend that prohibition to continue through January 1, 2027.
(2) Existing law, until January 1, 2026, sets out performance standards and procedures for the renewal of the charter of an existing charter school, including, among other things, the use of verified data, as provided. Existing law sets out revised standards and procedures that are operative on and after January 1, 2026, that, among other things, no longer requires a chartering authority to use verified data and instead requires a chartering authority to use only the data reported on the California School Dashboard in making a renewal decision, as provided.
This bill would extend, until January 1, 2027, the operation of the performance standards and procedures for the renewal of charter schools that would otherwise be inoperative on January 1, 2026, and would delay the operation of the revised standards and procedures until January 1, 2027. To the extent the bill imposes new duties on local educational agencies acting as chartering authorities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Sep 13Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.Latest
- Sep 9Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 9Read third time and amended.Major
- Sep 9Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 60. Noes 20. Page 3128.)
- Sep 8Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 8From inactive file.
- Sep 8Assembly Rule 78 suspended.
- Sep 2Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
- Sep 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 29).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 20August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Jul 10Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 9From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (July 8).Major
- Jul 8
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Higher Education]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 9Referred to Coms. on P. E. & R. and HIGHER ED.Minor
- Jun 3In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Jun 2Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 1394.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1202.) (May 23).Minor
- May 16Set for hearing May 23.
- May 5May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 25Set for hearing May 5.
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 865.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 10From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.Major
- Apr 4Set for hearing April 23.
- Mar 26From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 568.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 18Set for hearing March 26.
- Feb 26Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and ED.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- Feb 19Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced