If an applicant that has received funding pursuant to
Section 1859.164.2(b) and
has not met the timelines established in Section
1859.166 on a Preliminary Charter
School Apportionment, or is no longer occupying the Facility constructed with
funds derived through a Final Charter School Apportionment, and the review
process outlined in Education Code Section
17078.62(b)(1)
has been completed (if applicable), then the following events shall
occur:
(a) Any qualifying successor
Charter School shall be permitted to occupy the Facility pursuant to Education
Code Section
17078.62(b)(2).
A qualifying successor Charter School will be selected in the following manner:
(1) The School District in which the project
is physically located that serves the same grade level as the pupils housed in
the project shall publicly notify all eligible Charter Schools authorized to
operate in the School District's boundaries. An eligible Charter School is at
minimum a Charter School with an approved petition that provides
classroom-based instruction as defined by Education Code Section
47612.5(e)(1).
A qualifying successor Charter School must be able to assume payment of any
funds owed pursuant to Section
1859.168, enter into the Charter
School Agreements, and be found Financially Sound by CSFA, in addition to any
School District requirements approved by both OPSC and CSFA. Examples of
possible School District requirements may include:
(A) Requirements to avoid a health and/or
safety concern, such as grade levels of Charter Schools that are co-located on
other school sites, and
(B) If
local funds were provided to construct the Facility, requirements or
restrictions related to local fund sources that do not conflict with CSFP
requirements.
(2) If more
than one eligible Charter School responds to the School District's
notification, the School District must use a fair and competitive process, such
as a request for proposal, to identify and rank eligible Charter Schools. When
ranking eligible Charter Schools, preference shall be provided to Charter
Schools that serve Low-Income students, as well as Charter Schools that meet
the definition of a Non-Profit Entity. School Districts may add additional
preference point categories approved by OPSC and CSFA. The combined total
eligible points and/or weighing provided by the additional School District
categories shall not exceed the combined total eligible points and/or weighing
for Low-Income and Non-Profit Entity categories. Examples of possible School
District preference points categories include:
(A) Charter Schools that will relocate from a
School District property that is not a school,
(B) Charter Schools serving students in the
same grade level as the constructed classrooms in the Facility,
(C) Charter Schools whose use of the Facility
will resolve a current health and/or safety issue at its current location on
School District property, and
(D)
Charter Schools that serve a certain threshold of in-district students or will
serve School District unhoused students.
(3) The School District, with approval from
the OPSC and CSFA, must identify, in ranking order if applicable, a successor
Charter School.
(4) If multiple
Charter Schools apply jointly to be a successor Charter School, they will be
treated as one applicant for purposes of assigning preference points and
ranking. Preference points will be assigned based on the school with the
enrollment majority as documented in the approved charter petition(s) for the
grade levels that will use the Facility.
(b) If after the steps in subsection (a) are
complete, no qualifying successor Charter School is identified or chooses to
occupy the Facility, the School District in which the project is physically
located that serves that same grade level as the pupils housed in the project,
may elect to take possession of the Facility and pay the balance of the local
matching share. The School District may qualify for a waiver of repayment if it
can meet all the following:
(1) Demonstrate
that at the time the Form SAB 50-04 was submitted for Final Charter School
Apportionment, the School District would have qualified for financial hardship,
pursuant to Section
1859.81; and,
(2) Certify to the Board that it will comply
with the requirements of Education Code Section
17078.62(b)(4)(B).
(c) If the School District chooses not to
take possession of the Facility, it shall dispose of the Facilities in the
manner applicable to the disposal of surplus school sites pursuant to Education
Code Sections
17455
through
17484. The
proceeds from the sale shall be used to pay off the remaining loan balance, if
any.
(d) Pursuant to Education Code
Section
17078.62(b)(5)(B),
if the School District declines to dispose of the Facility it shall provide
written notice of its rejection to the Board in the form of written action
taken by the governing board of the School District and the Board shall dispose
of the property.
Notes
Cal.
Code Regs. Tit. 2, §
1859.171
1. New
section filed 2-13-2003 as an emergency pursuant to Education Code section
17078.64(b);
operative 2-13-2003 (Register 2003, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 6-13-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by
operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled
6-13-2003 as an emergency; operative 6-13-2003 (Register 2003, No. 24). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-13-2003 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
3. New section refiled 10-9-2003 as an emergency; operative
10-9-2003 (Register 2003, No. 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 2-6-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by
operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance
as to 10-9-2003 order transmitted to OAL 2-6-2004 and filed 3-23-2004 (Register
2004, No. 13).
5. Amendment of first paragraph filed 6-1-2004 as an
emergency; operative 6-1-2004 (Register 2004, No. 23). A Certificate of
Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-2004 or emergency language will
be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate
of Compliance as to 6-1-2004 order transmitted to OAL 9-29-2004 and filed
11-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 46).
7. Amendment filed 10-5-2010;
operative 10-5-2010 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2010, No. 41).
8. Amendment of first paragraph and
subsections (a) and (b) filed 12-18-2014; operative 1-1-2015 pursuant to
Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2014, No. 51).
9. Amendment filed 11-22-2021; operative
1-1-2022 (Register 2021, No. 48).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
17070.35
and
17078.64,
Education Code. Reference: Section
17078.62,
Education Code.
1.
New section filed 2-13-2003 as an emergency pursuant to Education Code section
17078.64(b);
operative 2-13-2003 (Register 2003, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 6-13-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by
operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled
6-13-2003 as an emergency; operative 6-13-2003 (Register 2003, No. 24). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-13-2003 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
3. New section refiled 10-9-2003 as an emergency; operative
10-9-2003 (Register 2003, No. 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 2-6-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by
operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance
as to 10-9-2003 order transmitted to OAL 2-6-2004 and filed 3-23-2004 (Register
2004, No. 13).
5. Amendment of first paragraph filed 6-1-2004 as an
emergency; operative 6-1-2004 (Register 2004, No. 23). A Certificate of
Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-2004 or emergency language will
be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate
of Compliance as to 6-1-2004 order transmitted to OAL 9-29-2004 and filed
11-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 46).
7. Amendment filed 10-5-2010;
operative 10-5-2010 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2010, No. 41).
8. Amendment of first paragraph and
subsections (a) and (b) filed 12-18-2014; operative
1/1/2015 pursuant to
Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register
2014, No. 51).
9. Amendment filed 11-22-2021;
operative 1/1/2022 (Register
2021, No. 48).