Report 2016-141 Recommendation Responses
Report 2016-141: Charter Schools: Some School Districts Improperly Authorized and Inadequately Monitored Out‑of‑District Charter Schools (Release Date: October 2017)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that districts are aware of significant issues that may impact the out of district charter schools they authorize, the Legislature should amend state law to require each district to place a district representative as a nonvoting member on each out of district charter school's governing board and allow such a representative to attend all meetings of the charter school's governing board.
Description of Legislative Action
No longer necessary. AB 1507 (Chapter 487, Statutes of 2019) deleted the authority of a charter school to locate outside the jurisdiction or geographic boundaries of the chartering school district and authorizes a charter school that established one site outside the boundaries of the school district, but within the county in which that school district is located before January 1, 2020, to continue to operate that site until the charter school submits a request for the renewal of its charter petition. This statute authorizes a charter school to continue operating that site if, before submitting the request for the renewal of the charter petition, the charter school first obtains written approval from the school district where the site is operating.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Legislation Enacted
Description of Legislative Action
No longer necessary. AB 1507 (Chapter 487, Statutes of 2019) deletes the authority of a charter school to locate outside the jurisdiction or geographic boundaries of the chartering school district and authorizes a charter school that established one site outside the boundaries of the school district, but within the county in which that school district is located before January 1, 2020, to continue to operate that site until the charter school submits a request for the renewal of its charter petition. This statute authorizes a charter school to continue operating that site if, before submitting the request for the renewal of the charter petition, the charter school first obtains written approval from the school district where the site is operating.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Longer Necessary
Description of Legislative Action
No longer necessary. AB 1507 (Chapter 487, Statutes of 2019) Deletes the authority of a charter school to locate outside the jurisdiction or geographic boundaries of the chartering school district and authorizes a charter school that established one site outside the boundaries of the school district, but within the county in which that school district is located before January 1, 2020, to continue to operate that site until the charter school submits a request for the renewal of its charter petition. This statute authorizes a charter school to continue operating that site if, before submitting the request for the renewal of the charter petition, the charter school first obtains written approval from the school district where the site is operating. .
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Longer Necessary
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
Legislation has not been introduced to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2018