CHAPTER 11. CONVERSION OF EXISTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTO CHARTER SCHOOLS

IC 20-24-11
     Chapter 11. Conversion of Existing Public Schools Into Charter Schools

IC 20-24-11-1
Conditions required for conversion
    
Sec. 1. An existing public elementary or secondary school may be converted into a charter school if the following conditions apply:
        (1) At least sixty percent (60%) of the teachers at the school have signed a petition requesting the conversion.
        (2) At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the parents of students at the school have signed a petition requesting the conversion.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.

IC 20-24-11-2
Committee to act as organizer
    
Sec. 2. If the conditions of section 1 of this chapter are met, the teachers and parents may appoint a committee to act as organizers for the charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.

IC 20-24-11-3
Submission of proposal to governing body
    
Sec. 3. The organizers shall submit a proposal under IC 20-24-3 to the governing body of the school corporation in which the existing elementary or secondary school is located to convert the existing school into a charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.

IC 20-24-11-4
Governing body to act as sponsor
    
Sec. 4. Only the governing body of the school corporation in which an existing public elementary or secondary school that seeks conversion to a charter school is located may act as the sponsor of the conversion charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.