In the 2016 legislative session, section 1013.62, F.S., was amended to change the eligibility criteria for capital outlay from three years of school operation to two and clarified that evidence of a financial emergency condition would render an ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-2.0020Charter School Capital Outlay.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: In the 2016 legislative session, section 1013.62, F.S., was amended to change the eligibility criteria for capital outlay from three years of school operation to two and clarified that evidence of a financial emergency condition would render an applicant ineligible. In addition to the changes above, the proposed rule also: Specifies thresholds for feeder patterns; establishes deadlines for providing evidence of SACS accreditation; and determines what constitutes failure to meet satisfactory student achievement for purposes of receiving capital outlay. The rule will also incorporate IEPC-CO1, the official application necessary to request capital outlay.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Charter School Capital Outlay.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02, 1013.62, FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1013.62. FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: July 29, 2016, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. The call will be extended beyond 11:00 if there is still participation at that time.

PLACE: Via conference call 1(888)670-3525. Participant code: 9945174167.

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 comment on this rule development, please 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.