Based on staff recommendations subsection (1) and paragraphs (1)(d) and (2)(c) are amended to read:
(1) A written resolution adopted by the district school board and indicating intent to retain exclusive authority to authorize charter schools within the geographic boundaries of the district must be submitted by the district school board on or before March 1 of the fiscal year prior to the year exclusive authority is to be in effect. The written resolution shall be submitted to the Agency Clerk for the Department of Education, Room 1514, by the effective date of this rule.
(d) The Department will confirm in writing receipt of the application and will inform the school district if the application fails to meet the procedural requirements of this subsection. The Department will accept a district’s revised application if it is received before the deadline as established in subsection (1) of this rule.
(2)(e) The Department will confirm in writing receipt of the written input and will inform the charter school if its submission fails to meet the procedural requirements of this subsection.