HB 423

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the Florida Schools of Excellence
3	Commission; repealing s. 1002.335, F.S., which establishes
4	the Florida Schools of Excellence Commission; amending s.
5	1002.33, F.S.; conforming provisions; providing an
6	effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1.  Section 1002.335, Florida Statutes, is
11	repealed.
12	Section 2.  Paragraphs (e) through (i) of subsection (6) of
13	section 1002.33, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
14	paragraphs (d) through (h), respectively, and present paragraph
15	(d) of that subsection is amended to read:
16	1002.33  Charter schools.--
17	(6)  APPLICATION PROCESS AND REVIEW.--Charter school
18	applications are subject to the following requirements:
19	(d)  For charter school applications in school districts
20	that have not been granted exclusive authority to sponsor
21	charter schools pursuant to s. 1002.335(5), the right to appeal
22	an application denial under paragraph (c) shall be contingent on
23	the applicant having submitted the same or a substantially
24	similar application to the Florida Schools of Excellence
25	Commission or one of its cosponsors. Any such applicant whose
26	application is denied by the commission or one of its cosponsors
27	subsequent to its denial by the district school board may
28	exercise its right to appeal the district school board's denial
29	under paragraph (c) within 30 days after receipt of the
30	commission's or cosponsor's denial or failure to act on the
31	application. However, the applicant forfeits its right to appeal
32	under paragraph (c) if it fails to submit its application to the
33	commission or one of its cosponsors by August 1 of the school
34	year immediately following the district school board's denial of
35	the application.
36	Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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