Bill > SB0980

This bill amends various provisions related to charter schools in Tennessee. The key changes include: 1. Requiring authorizers to consider the performance of any charter schools operated by the sponsoring organization when reviewing charter applications. 2. Requiring local school boards to notify charter schools at least 120 days before changing grade bands, to allow the charter schools to seek amendments to their charter agreements. 3. Clarifying enrollment policies for out-of-district students at charter schools, including allowing up to 25% of a charter school's enrollment to be out-of-district students if the authorizer has a policy allowing it. 4. Allowing charter schools to give enrollment preferences to economically disadvantaged students and to children of employees or governing board members (up to 10% of enrollment or 25 students). 5. Establishing a progressive intervention policy that authorizers must adopt to address issues with charter schools before seeking revocation, and clarifying the revocation process. 6. Expanding the student information that charter schools can publish to include email addresses and telephone listings.