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However, no charter school application that is initiated by one or more local school boards shall be subject to the provisions of subsection C.\n\t\t\tThe Board of Education and each local school board shall establish procedures for receiving, reviewing, and, in the case of local school boards, ruling upon applications. The Board of Education and local school boards shall post their procedures on their websites and make a copy of the procedures available to all interested parties upon request. If any such board finds the public charter school application is incomplete, the board shall request the necessary information from the charter applicant.B\n\nTo provide appropriate opportunity for input from parents, teachers, citizens, and other interested parties and to obtain information to assist local school boards in their decisions to grant or deny a public charter school application, local school boards shall establish a procedure for public notice and to receive comment on public charter school applications. A local school board shall give at least 14 days’ notice of its intent to receive public comment on an application.C\n\nPrior to submission of an application to a local school board for review, the public charter school applicant shall submit its proposed charter application to the Board of Education for its review, comment, and a determination as to whether the application meets the approval criteria developed by the Board. The Board’s review shall examine such applications for feasibility, curriculum, financial soundness, and other objective criteria as the Board may establish, consistent with existing state law. The Board’s review and comment shall be for the purpose of ensuring that the application conforms with such criteria, and the Board shall make a determination as to whether the application meets the approval criteria developed by the Board. Nothing in this section shall prevent a local school division from working with a charter school applicant before the application is submitted to the Board of Education for review and recommendation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":284167,"text":"Public charter school applications shall be received and reviewed by the Board of Education and local school boards or, in the case of a regional public charter school, by all of the relevant school boards, as provided in subsection C. However, no charter school application that is initiated by one or more local school boards shall be subject to the provisions of subsection C.\n\t\t\tThe Board of Education and each local school board shall establish procedures for receiving, reviewing, and, in the case of local school boards, ruling upon applications. The Board of Education and local school boards shall post their procedures on their websites and make a copy of the procedures available to all interested parties upon request. 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The Board’s review and comment shall be for the purpose of ensuring that the application conforms with such criteria, and the Board shall make a determination as to whether the application meets the approval criteria developed by the Board. 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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 748<\/a> and 890<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2000, chapters 631<\/a> and 1028<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 438<\/a> and 469<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 851<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 530<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 393<\/a> and 650<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 52<\/a> and 225<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64934,"section_number":"22.1-212.10","catch_line":"Reconsideration and technical assistance; review by Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-212.10\/"},{"id":61735,"section_number":"22.1-212.8","catch_line":"Charter application","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-212.8\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":181773,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79379,"identifier":"22.1-212.9","token":"22.1\/13\/1.2\/22.1-212.9","url":"\/22.1-212.9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-212.9\/","token":"22.1\/13\/1.2\/22.1-212.9","dublin_core":{"Title":"Review of public charter school applications","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-212.9","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Public charter school applications shall be received and reviewed by the Board of Education and local school boards<\/span> or, in the case of a regional public charter school, by all of the relevant school boards<\/span>, as provided in subsection C. However, no charter school application that is initiated by one or more local school boards<\/span> shall be subject to the provisions of subsection C.\n\t\t\tThe Board of Education and each local school board<\/span> shall establish procedures for receiving, reviewing, and, in the case of local school boards<\/span>, ruling upon applications. The Board of Education and local school boards<\/span> shall post their procedures on their websites and make a copy of the procedures available to all interested parties upon request. If any such board finds the public charter school application is incomplete, the board shall request the necessary information from the charter applicant. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> To provide appropriate opportunity for input from parents<\/span><\/span>, teachers, citizens, and other interested parties and to obtain information to assist local school boards<\/span> in their decisions to grant or deny a public charter school application, local school boards<\/span> shall establish a procedure for public notice and to receive comment on public charter school applications. A local school board<\/span> shall give at least 14 days’ notice of its intent<\/span> to receive public comment on an application. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Prior to submission of an application to a local school board<\/span> for review, the public charter school applicant shall submit its proposed charter application to the Board of Education for its review, comment, and a determination as to whether the application meets the approval criteria developed by the Board. The Board’s review shall examine such applications for feasibility, curriculum, financial soundness, and other objective criteria as the Board may establish, consistent with existing state law<\/span>. The Board’s review and comment shall be for the purpose of ensuring that the application conforms with such criteria, and the Board shall make a determination as to whether the application meets the approval criteria developed by the Board. Nothing in this section shall prevent a local school division from working with a charter school applicant before the application is submitted to the Board of Education for review and recommendation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVIEW OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS (\u00a7 22.1-212.9)\n\nA. Public charter school applications shall be received and reviewed by the\nBoard of Education and local school boards or, in the case of a regional public\ncharter school, by all of the relevant school boards, as provided in subsection\nC. However, no charter school application that is initiated by one or more local\nschool boards shall be subject to the provisions of subsection C.\n\t\t\tThe Board of Education and each local school board shall establish procedures\nfor receiving, reviewing, and, in the case of local school boards, ruling upon\napplications. The Board of Education and local school boards shall post their\nprocedures on their websites and make a copy of the procedures available to all\ninterested parties upon request. If any such board finds the public charter\nschool application is incomplete, the board shall request the necessary\ninformation from the charter applicant.\n\nB. To provide appropriate opportunity for input from parents, teachers,\ncitizens, and other interested parties and to obtain information to assist local\nschool boards in their decisions to grant or deny a public charter school\napplication, local school boards shall establish a procedure for public notice\nand to receive comment on public charter school applications. A local school\nboard shall give at least 14 days’ notice of its intent to receive public\ncomment on an application.\n\nC. Prior to submission of an application to a local school board for review, the\npublic charter school applicant shall submit its proposed charter application to\nthe Board of Education for its review, comment, and a determination as to\nwhether the application meets the approval criteria developed by the Board. The\nBoard’s review shall examine such applications for feasibility,\ncurriculum, financial soundness, and other objective criteria as the Board may\nestablish, consistent with existing state law. The Board’s review and\ncomment shall be for the purpose of ensuring that the application conforms with\nsuch criteria, and the Board shall make a determination as to whether the\napplication meets the approval criteria developed by the Board. Nothing in this\nsection shall prevent a local school division from working with a charter school\napplicant before the application is submitted to the Board of Education for\nreview and recommendation.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, cc. 748, 890; 2000, cc. 631, 1028; 2001, cc. 438, 469; 2002, c.\n851; 2004, c. 530; 2010, cc. 393, 650; 2013, cc. 52, 225.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}