Administrative Rule Review Report  #AR10-015

Legislative Service Office

9-Mar-10

 

AGENCY:                                    Department of Education.

 

DATE SUBMITTED:                     February 4, 2010.

 

SUBJECT:                                   Chapter 32, Charter Schools.

 

NATURE OF RULES:                        Legislative, procedural

 

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:            W.S. 21-2-304(a)(i), 21-2-202(a)(i) and 21-3-307(d).

 

DETERMINATION OF PROCEDURAL COMPLIANCE BASED UPON INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY THE AGENCY TO LSO:  Apparently complete to date.  Notice of the proposed adoption of new rules was provided by the LSO as required by W.S. 28-9-103(d).  No comments have been received to date.

 

SUMMARY OF RULES:  The rules being amended are the rules dealing with charter schools.  Section 4 of the rules is amended by deleting and adding certain definitions including adding definitions for "complete", "partially complete" and "incomplete with the option of resubmission".  The rules are amended throughout to include the use of those newly defined terms.

 

The rules in section 8 are amended to reduced the initial evaluation of an application from forty to thirty days.  The rules are also amended throughout to specify that certain time periods are measured by calendar days.

 

FINDINGS:  The rules appear to be within the scope of statutory authority and legislative intent.

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:  That the rules be placed on the Consent List and be approved by the Council as submitted by the agency.

 

 

 

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                                                            Joshua Anderson

                                                            Staff Attorney

 

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                                                            Lynda G. Cook

                                                            Staff Attorney

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