Section 11965 - DefinitionsFor the purposes of Articles 1, 2 and 2.5, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Chartering authority" means the entity that grants a school's charter and includes the following:(1) "County chartering authority" means a county board of education that has granted a school's charter. In making specific the provisions of Education Code section 47607(i)(1), these regulations use the term "county chartering authority" where Education Code section 47607(i)(1) uses the term "county board of education."(2) "District chartering authority" means the governing board of a school district that has granted a school's charter. In making specific the provisions of Education Code section 47607(i)(1), these regulations use the term "district chartering authority" where Education Code section 47607(i)(1) uses the term "school district."(3) "State chartering authority" is the State Board of Education (SBE) when the SBE has granted a school's charter. The SBE acts as a state chartering authority when it approves the operation of a charter school that has been denied by a local educational agency (LEA) and when it approves the operation of a state charter school pursuant to Education Code section 47605.8.(b) "Final Decision" means the final written decision of the chartering authority to either revoke or decline to revoke a school's charter.(c) "Notice of Appeal" means a written document notifying the county board of education or the SBE, as appropriate, that the charter school's governing body as described in the school's charter, or the district chartering authority is appealing the decision to revoke or reverse the revocation of a school's charter.(d) "Notice of Intent to Revoke" means the written notice of a chartering authority's decision to pursue revocation of a school's charter due to the charter school's failure to remedy one or more violations identified in the Notice(s) of Violation. This notice shall identify all of the following:(1) All evidence relied upon by the chartering authority in determining that the charter school failed to remedy a violation pursuant to this section;(2) The date and time at which the chartering authority will hold a public hearing concerning revocation, which shall be held no more than 30 calendar days after the chartering authority issues this notice.(e) "Notice of Revocation by Determination of a Severe and Imminent Threat to Pupil Health or Safety" means the written notice of a chartering authority's decision to revoke a school's charter due to a severe and imminent threat to the health or safety of the pupils. This notice shall identify all of the following: (1) The location of the facility;(2) The provisions of Education Code section 47607(f) that the charter school has violated and a description of the emergency or urgent conditions that have resulted from this violation;(3) A description of how the condition(s) identified in subdivision (2) severely and imminently threatens the health or safety of pupils.(4) For purposes of this article, "a severe and imminent threat to pupil health or safety" occurs when a charter school's structures, systems or practices are in a condition that poses a severe and imminent threat to the health or safety of pupils while at school, and where the charter school has made no reasonable attempt to remedy the condition or no remedy exists to cure the condition.(5) For purposes of this article, "a severe and imminent threat to pupil health or safety" does not include any cosmetic or nonessential repairs or severe threats for which the school has initiated corrective action and has removed the pupils from any immediate danger.(f) "Notice of Violation" means the written notice of a chartering authority's identification of one or more specific alleged violations by the charter school based on the grounds for revocation specified in Education Code section 47607(f). This notice shall identify all of the following: (1) The charter school's alleged specific material violation of a condition, standard, or procedure set out in the school's charter pursuant to Education Code section 47607(f)(1); the specific pupil outcome(s) identified in the school's charter that the charter school allegedly failed to meet or pursue pursuant to Education Code section 47607(f)(2); the charter school's alleged fiscal mismanagement or specific failure to follow generally accepted accounting principles pursuant to Education Code section 47607(f)(3); or the specific provision(s) of law that the charter school allegedly failed to follow pursuant to Education Code section 47607(f)(4), as appropriate.(2) All evidence relied upon by the chartering authority in determining the charter school engaged in any of the acts or omissions identified in subdivision (f)(1) including the date and duration of the alleged violation(s), showing the violation(s) is/are both material and uncured, and that the alleged violation(s) occurred within a reasonable period of time before a notice of violation is issued; and(3) The period of time that the chartering authority has concluded is a reasonable period of time for the charter school to remedy or refute the identified violation(s). In identifying the time period that will serve as the charter school's reasonable opportunity to remedy the identified violation(s), the chartering authority shall consider the amount of time reasonably necessary to remedy each identified violation, which may include the charter school's estimation as to the anticipated remediation time.(g) "Private school" as that term is used in Education Code section 47602(b) means a school that meets the requirements set forth in Education Code sections 48222 and 48223.(h) For each charter school, "satisfactory progress," as that term is used in Education Code section 47612, means uninterrupted progress (1) towards completion, with passing grades, of the substance of the course of study that is required for graduation from a non-charter comprehensive high school of the school district that authorized the charter school's charter, that the pupil has not yet completed, (2) at a rate that is at least adequate to allow the pupil to successfully complete, through full-time attendance, all of that uncompleted coursework within the aggregate amount of time assigned by the chartering agency for the study of that particular quantity of coursework within its standard academic schedule. If the chartering authority is not a school district having at least one non-charter comprehensive high school, the applicable high school graduation requirements and associated time assignments shall be those for the comprehensive high school(s) of the largest unified school district, as measured by average daily attendance, in the county or counties in which the charter school operates. For individuals with exceptional needs, as defined in Education Code section 56026, "satisfactory progress," as that term is used in Education Code section 47612, means uninterrupted maintenance of progress towards meeting the goals and benchmarks or short-term objectives specified in his or her individualized education program made pursuant to 20 U.S.C. Section 1414(d) until high school graduation requirements have been met, or until the pupil reaches an age at which special education services are no longer required by law.
(i) "School's charter" is the document approved by the chartering authority, including any material revisions that have been approved by the chartering authority.(j) "Statewide benefit charter" is a charter school authorized by the SBE to operate at multiple sites throughout the state pursuant to Education Code section 47605.8. In making specific the provisions of Education Code section 47605.8, these regulations use the term "statewide benefit charter" where Education Code section 47605.8 uses the term "state charter school."Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 11965
1. New article 2 (sections 11965-11968) and section filed 2-8-99 as an emergency; operative 2-8-99 (Register 99, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-8-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Repealer of article 2 (sections 11965-11968) and section by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 99, No. 31).
3. New article 2 (sections 11965-11968) and section filed 7-28-99; operative 7-28-99 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 31).
4. New subsection (a) designator and new subsection (b) and amendment of NOTE filed 11-18-99 as an emergency; operative 11-18-99 (Register 99, No. 47). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-17-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-18-99 order, including amendment of subsection (b) and NOTE, transmitted to OAL 2-2-2000 and filed 2-22-2000 (Register 2000, No. 8).
6. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 11-16-2011; operative 12-16-2011 (Register 2011, No. 46).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(1)-(2), (e)(2) and (f)(1) filed 9-28-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 40). Note: Authority cited: Sections 33031, 47602 and 47612, Education Code. Reference: Sections 47602, 47604.5, 47605.8, 47607 and 47612, Education Code; and 20 U.S.C. Section 1414(d).
1. New article 2 (sections 11965-11968) and section filed 2-8-99 as an emergency; operative 2-8-99 (Register 99, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-8-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Repealer of article 2 (sections 11965-11968) and section by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 99, No. 31).
3. New article 2 (sections 11965-11968) and section filed 7-28-99; operative 7-28-99 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 31).
4. New subsection (a) designator and new subsection (b) and amendment of Note filed 11-18-99 as an emergency; operative 11-18-99 (Register 99, No. 47). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-17-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-18-99 order, including amendment of subsection (b) and Note, transmitted to OAL 2-2-2000 and filed 2-22-2000 (Register 2000, No. 8).
6. Amendment of section and Note filed 11-16-2011; operative 12-16-2011 (Register 2011, No. 46).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(1)-(2), (e)(2) and (f)(1) filed 9-28-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 40.