Modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements

This bill relates to charter schools, including by modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements and charter school student participation in the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. Current law requires each member of the governing board of a charter school established pursuant to Code chapter 256E who is not a resident of the geographic area served by the charter school to be a resident of this state. The bill strikes this provision. The bill requires each member of the governing board of a charter school to be a citizen of the United States. The bill provides that not more than one member of the governing board of a charter school may be a resident of another state. The bill allows students from charter schools established pursuant to Code chapter 256E and students from charter schools or innovation zone schools established pursuant to Code chapter 256F to access the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program through the school district in which the charter school or innovation zone school is located. The bill also allows students from online charter schools or innovation zone schools to access the program through the students’ school district of residence.