North Carolina § 115C-218 - 2. Opportunity to correct applications; opportunity to address Advisory Board.

§ 115C-218. 2. Opportunity to correct applications; opportunity to address Advisory Board.

The State Board of Education and the Advisory Board shall provide timely notification to an applicant of any format issues or incomplete information in the initial application and provide the applicant at least five business days to correct those issues in the initial application. If the applicant submits the corrections within the five business days, equal consideration shall be given to that application. Before taking action regarding a charter school or charter school applicant, including recommendations on preliminary or final approval of charter applications, renewals of charters, nonrenewals of charters, and revocations of charters, the Advisory Board or a committee of the Advisory Board shall provide an opportunity for the applicant or charter board member to address the Advisory Board or its committee, if present, at a meeting. History (2015-248, s. 4(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-248, s. 11, made this section effective September 23, 2015, and applicable beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. Session Laws 2014-101, s. 6.5, as amended by 2016-79, s. 2, and as amended by 2017-173, s. 2(a), was codified as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. The last sentence of Session Laws 2014-101, s. 6.5, as amended by 2016-79, s. 2, provides: "The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and procedures required by this section within 90 days of the effective date of this act, and report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee within 120 days of the effective date of this act." Session Laws 2017-173, s. 2(b), provides: "This section is effective the date this act becomes law and applies beginning with applications submitted for fast-track replication of schools opening in the 2018-2019 school year."