GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1151

Short Title:  Charter School Testing Requirements.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Carter and Garrou.

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Referred to:  Education/Higher Education.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 115C-238.29F(d)(3) reads as rewritten:
"(3)	A charter school shall administer the tests adopted by the State Board of Education under G.S. 115C-174.11 that are used to implement the School-Based Management and Accountability Program in other public schools."
Section 2.  G.S. 115C-238.29G(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The State Board of Education, or a chartering entity subject to the approval of the State Board of Education, may terminate or not renew a charter upon any of the following grounds:
(1)	Failure to meet the requirements for student performance contained in the charter or to meet the requirements for student testing contained in G.S. 115C-238.29F(d)(3).
(2)	Failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management;
(3)	Violations of law;
(4)	Material violation of any of the conditions, standards, or procedures set forth in the charter;
(5)	Two-thirds of the faculty and instructional support personnel at the school request that the charter be terminated or not renewed; or
(6)	Other good cause identified."
Section 3.  This section becomes effective July 1, 1999, and applies to school years beginning with the 1999-2000 school year.