The purpose and effect is to revise the process for appealing a high-performing charter school application denial, to revise the format in which written arguments must be submitted to the Agency Clerk, and to reduce the number of hard copies of the ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-6.0781Procedures for Appealing a District School Board Decision Denying Application for Charter School or High-Performing Charter School

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect is to revise the process for appealing a high-performing charter school application denial, to revise the format in which written arguments must be submitted to the Agency Clerk, and to reduce the number of hard copies of the written appeal and arguments that must be submitted to the Agency Clerk. The rule conforms to House Bill 7069 which passed in June 2017 and made changes to certain provisions within Section 1002.33, Florida Statutes.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Appealing a high-performing charter school application denial.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1002.33(28), F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1002.33(6), F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Adam Emerson, Charter Schools Director, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1044, Tallahassee, Fl, 32399, [phone], [e-mail]. To request a rule development workshop, please contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, [phone] or e-mail [e-mail] or go to https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Available at https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx.