160.15911 Kentucky Public Charter School Pilot Project -- Authorizers -- Approval
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of charter application -- Collective may act as substitute authorizer -- Annual
report -- Performance review -- Contract renewal.
(1)The Kentucky Public Charter School Pilot Project is hereby established to study the
impact of public charter schools within the common school system.
(2)Authorizers for the pilot project shall include:
(a)A school board of a county school district located in a county with a
consolidated local government, which shall have authorizing jurisdiction
within the territory of the district's boundaries; and
(b)Notwithstanding KRS 160.1590, the board of regents of Northern Kentucky
University, which shall have authorizing jurisdiction within any county
containing four
(4)or more local school districts. The board of regents shall
only become a pilot project authorizer if the board adopts a resolution
confirming the status by January 1, 2023. The board of regents shall send
notice of the resolution to each local board within the jurisdiction, the
Kentucky Board of Education, and the Legislative Research Commission. The
board of regents may decline to be an authorizer by July 1, 2023, in the same
manner.
(3)By July 1, 2023, each pilot project authorizer shall solicit, review, and approve at
least one
(1)charter application for a public charter school within the authorizer's
jurisdiction that serves as an urban academy. The charter contract shall be for a five
(5)year term, but otherwise subject to KRS 160.1590 to 160.1599. The pilot
authorizers shall submit a copy of the approved charter contracts to the Legislative
Research Commission.
(a)If on July 1, 2023, the Northern Kentucky University board of regents is not a
pilot project authorizer, then notwithstanding KRS 160.1590, a collective of
metropolitan local school boards that is composed of two
(2)members from
each local board of a district located in a county that contains four
(4)or more
local school districts shall become a substitute pilot project authorizer. Each
local board shall select its members to serve on the collective.
(b)The collective shall have authorizing authority within the collective districts'
boundaries. The collective shall adopt authorizer policies as if it were a single
local board and may allocate authorizer fees as necessary to support authorizer
functions. The collective may contract with other governmental or nonprofit
organizations to assist with public charter school oversight.
(c)By July 1, 2024, the collective shall solicit, review, and approve at least one
(1)charter application for a public charter school within the authorizer's
jurisdiction that serves as an urban academy. The charter contract shall be for
a five
(5)year term, but otherwise subject to KRS 160.1590 to 160.1599. The
pilot authorizers shall submit a copy of the approved charter contracts to the