Colorado § 22-30.5-307 - Independent charter schools - expiration - renewal - conversion.
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§ 22-30.5-307. Independent charter schools - expiration - renewal - conversion.
(1) If an independent charter school is required pursuant to section 22-11-210 to implement a turnaround plan during the third year of the school's independent charter, the state board shall issue a new request for proposals pursuant to section 22-30.5-303 (2), and a new independent charter school application process shall commence.
(2) If an independent charter school is required to implement a priority improvement plan, improvement plan, or performance plan pursuant to section 22-11-405, 22-11-404, or 22-11-403, respectively, during the third year of the school's independent charter, the parents and legal guardians of the students enrolled at the independent charter school shall decide by majority vote whether, at the expiration of the independent charter school's charter, the school shall apply for a renewal of the independent charter or shall seek to become a regular school of the school district in which the independent charter school is located.
(3) The independent charter school shall arrange for an election to decide which of the options specified in subsection (2) of this section the school shall pursue. The election shall be conducted during the month of September of the fourth school year of the independent charter. All parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in the independent charter school on the date of the election and for at least thirty days prior to the election shall be eligible to vote in the election conducted pursuant to this subsection (3).
(4) If a majority of the parents and legal guardians vote in favor of renewing the independent charter application, the renewal process shall be governed by section 22-30.5-110. If a majority of the parents and legal guardians vote in favor of becoming a regular school of the school district, the independent charter school's charter shall not be renewed, and the operation of the school shall return to the local board of education.
Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 356, § 8, effective April 10. L. 2001: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1500, § 26, effective June 8. L. 2009: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1538, § 33, effective May 21.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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