14988554, 6A-6.0786 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 14988554

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

SPECIAL PROGRAMS I

Overview

RULE:

6A-6.0786

Forms for Charter School Applicants and Sponsors

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this amendment is to revise the timeline relating to the negotiation of a charter school contract and to implement and incorporate the standard charter school contract, as required by law.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule requires that a sponsor provide the first draft of a charter school contract within 30 days of the date the charter application is approved and provides the parties an additional 40 days thereafter to negotiate the final terms of the charter contract. The proposed rule also requires that a sponsor use the standard contract, Form IEPC-SC, as the basis for the initial draft and must display proposed revisions to the standard contract using strikethrough and underline text.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1002.33(28), Florida Statutes.

LAW:

1002.33, Florida Statutes.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/27/2014 Vol. 40/167

COMMENTS:

From 8/27/2014 To 9/17/2014 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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