Bill > HB2178

This bill makes several changes to provisions governing charter schools in Missouri. Key provisions include: - Expanding the geographic areas where charter schools can operate, including allowing charter schools in any municipality with more than 30,000 inhabitants and in school districts located within a county with a charter form of government. - Requiring charter school sponsors to develop specific policies and procedures related to charter school application, approval, performance evaluation, and renewal/revocation decisions. - Establishing the Missouri Charter Public School Commission as an independent state-level authorizer with the authority to sponsor high-quality charter schools across the state. - Modifying funding and payment provisions for charter schools, including requiring school districts to pay charter schools an annual amount based on the charter school's attendance and the district's funding, and providing additional state aid to charter schools. - Prohibiting certain cities not within a county from restricting the use of city-owned property for educational purposes by charter schools.