Code of Alabama - Title 16: Education - Chapter 6F - Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act

• Section 16-6F-1 Short title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act.
• Section 16-6F-2 Legislative intent
  (a) Public charter schools may be established in Alabama in accordance with this chapter. All public charter schools in the state established under this chapter...
• Section 16-6F-3 Legislative findings
  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) It is in the best interests of the people of Alabama to provide all children...
• Section 16-6F-4 Definitions
  For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. Any group with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or that has...
• Section 16-6F-5 Enrollment; credits; student capacity; records
  (a) Open enrollment. (1) A public charter school shall be open to any student residing in the state. (2) A school system shall not require...
• Section 16-6F-6 Authorization of establishment; Alabama Public Charter School Commission; registration requirements; powers and duties of authorizers
  (a) Eligible authorizing entities. (1) A public charter school shall not be established in this state unless its establishment is authorized by this section. No...
• Section 16-6F-7 Applicant proposals; conversion to public charter school; terms of charters; contracts
  (a) Request for proposals. (1) To solicit, encourage, and guide the development of quality public charter school applications, every local school board, in its role...
• Section 16-6F-8 Performance framework; oversight; renewal; revocation; school closure and dissolution; reporting
  (a) Performance framework. (1) The performance provisions within the charter contract shall be based on a performance framework that clearly sets forth the academic and...
• Section 16-6F-9 Legal status and powers of public charter schools; employees
  (a) Legal status of a public charter school. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to the extent that any provision of this...
• Section 16-6F-10 Reporting of enrollment, attendance, etc.; funding
  (a) Enrollment. Students enrolled in and attending public charter schools shall be included in all enrollment and attendance counts of students of the local school...
• Section 16-6F-11 Public School and College Authority funding; local school system facilities and land
  (a) Access to Alabama Public School and College Authority (PSCA) funds. (1) Public charter schools shall have the same rights and access to PSCA funding...

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