§ 6-23-301 - Application forms and procedures for open-enrollment public charter schools. - Arkansas Statutes

6-23-301. Application forms and procedures for open-enrollment public charter schools.

(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt:

(1) An application form, a schedule, and a procedure that must be used to apply for a charter for an open-enrollment public charter school; and

(2) Criteria to use in selecting a program for which a charter may be granted.

(b) The application form must provide space for including all information required under this chapter to be contained in the charter.

(c) As part of the application procedure, the state board may require a petition supporting a charter for an open-enrollment public charter school signed by a specified number of parents or guardians of school-age children residing in the area in which an open-enrollment public charter school is proposed, or it may hold a public hearing to determine parental support for the school.