Charter school contracts

AN ACT Relating to reassigning and authorizing surrendered, 1
revoked, or nonrenewed charter school contracts; amending RCW 2
28A.710.150; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.710 RCW.3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28A.710 5
RCW to read as follows: 6
(1) A charter contract that has been surrendered, revoked, or not 7
renewed may be reassigned and authorized by the commission to an 8
applicant that meets the procedural and application requirements 9
under RCW 28A.710.130 and 28A.710.140. 10
(2) When determining whether to reassign and authorize a charter 11
contract in accordance with this section, the commission must, in 12
accordance with RCW 28A.710.140, give preference to applications for 13
charter schools that are designed to enroll and serve at-risk student 14
populations. 15
(3) The reassignment and authorization of a charter contract 16
under this section is not subject to RCW 28A.710.150(1)(a).17
Sec. 2. RCW 28A.710.150 and 2016 c 241 s 115 are each amended to 18
read as follows: 19
H-0691.3
HOUSE BILL 1676
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Rude and Springer
Read first time 01/28/25. Referred to Committee on Education.
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(1)(a) A maximum of ((forty)) 40 charter public schools may be 1
established under this chapter over the five-year period commencing 2
with April 3, 2016. No more than eight charter schools may be 3
established in any year during the five-year period, except that if 4
in any year fewer than eight charter schools are established, 5
additional charter schools, equal in number to the difference between 6
the number established in that year and eight, may be established in 7
subsequent years during the five-year period. 8
(b) No more than 24 charter schools established under this 9
chapter may operate at any one time.10
(2)(a) To ensure compliance with the limits for establishing new 11
charter schools, certification from the state board of education must 12
be obtained before final authorization of a charter school.13
(b) Within ((ten)) 10 days of taking action to approve or deny an 14
application under RCW 28A.710.140, an authorizer must submit a report 15
of the action to the applicant and the state board of education. The 16
report must include a copy of the authorizer's resolution setting 17
forth the action taken, the reasons for the decision, and assurances 18
of compliance with the procedural requirements and application 19
elements under RCW 28A.710.130 and 28A.710.140. The authorizer must 20
also indicate whether the charter school is designed to enroll and 21
serve at-risk student populations. The state board of education must 22
establish, for each year in which charter schools may be authorized 23
as part of the timeline to be established pursuant to RCW 24
28A.710.140, the latest annual date by which the authorizer may 25
submit the report. The state board of education must send to each 26
authorizer notice of the date by which a report must be submitted at 27
least six months before the date established by the board.28
(3) Upon the receipt of notice from an authorizer that a charter 29
school has been approved, the state board of education shall certify 30
whether the approval is in compliance with the limits on the maximum 31
number of charters allowed under subsection (1) of this section. If 32
the board receives simultaneous notification of approved charters 33
that exceed the annual allowable limits in subsection (1) of this 34
section, the board must select approved charters for implementation 35
through a lottery process, and must assign implementation dates 36
accordingly. 37
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(4) The state board of education must notify authorizers when the 1
maximum allowable number of charter schools has been reached.2
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