Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. After
the Board decides to grant a new charter but before the charter is signed, the
applicant shall submit to the Board the following:
1. A completed I.R.S. Form W-9, Request for
Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification, obtained from the Department
or online at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf;
2. The following information for each charter
school approved for educational use:
a.
Certificate of occupancy ; and
b.
Fire marshal report ; or
c. If
either the certificate of occupancy or fire marshal report is not available, a
completed Occupancy Compliance Assurance and Understanding form obtained from
the Board;
3. A
completed General Statement of Assurances form obtained from the
Department;
4. A statement
indicating where all public notices of meetings will be posted as required
under A.R.S. §
38-431.02;
and
5. A copy of the lease
agreement or other documentation of a secured charter school facility for each
charter school.
B. The
Board President or designee and authorized representative of the applicant
shall sign the charter within 12 months after the Board's decision to grant the
charter.
1. If the charter is not timely
signed, the Board's decision to grant the new charter expires unless the
applicant applies for and is granted a good-cause extension to execute the
charter under
R7-5-206.
2. If an applicant that is granted a new
charter but does not timely sign the charter and does not obtain a good-cause
extension wants to obtain a new charter, the applicant shall apply again under
R7-5-201 in a later annual application cycle.
C. A charter holder shall begin providing
educational instruction no later than the second fiscal year after the Board's
decision to grant the charter unless the charter holder is granted a good-cause
extension to execute a charter under
R7-5-206
or good-cause suspension of a charter under
R7-5-207.
1. A charter holder that is granted a
good-cause extension to execute a charter under
R7-5-206
or good-cause suspension of a charter under
R7-5-207
shall begin providing educational instruction no later than the third fiscal
year after the Board's decision to grant the charter.
2. If a charter holder does not begin
providing educational instruction as required under subsection (C) or (C)(1),
the Board shall issue the charter holder a notice of intent to revoke the
charter in accordance with A.R.S. §
15-183(I).
D. At least 10 days before
beginning to provide educational instruction, a charter holder shall submit to
the Board the following written proof that the charter school is in compliance
with federal, state, and local laws relating to health, safety, civil rights,
and insurance :
1. Charter school contact
information;
2. Insurance policy
binder issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in
Arizona;
3. County health
certificate for each charter school at which students will be taught;
4. Evidence of a public meeting, required by
A.R.S. §
15-183(C)(7),
at least 30 days before the charter holder opens a charter school;
5. Certificate of attendance of the charter
representative or principal at the special education training for new charters
offered by the Department; and
6.
Any other documents required to demonstrate compliance with federal, state, and
local laws relating to health, safety, civil rights, and insurance.
E. If a charter holder submitted
an Occupancy Compliance Assurance and Understanding form under subsection
(A)(2), the Board shall not advise the Department to initiate state aid funding
until Board staff determines the required certificate of occupancy and fire
marshal report submissions are complete and sufficient.
F. A new charter is effective upon signing by
both parties for 15 years beginning on the date stated in the charter, unless
revoked under A.R.S. §
15-183(I).
