(1) A career technical regional public charter school is hereby declared to be a public charter school and, as such, the provisions of chapter 52, title 33, Idaho Code, shall apply to each career technical regional public charter school in the same manner and to the same extent as the provisions of charter school law apply to other public charter schools, with the exception of certain conditions and applications as specifically provided in this section. The provisions of section 33-1002G, Idaho Code, apply to career technical regional public charter schools.
(2)  In addition to the approval provisions of this chapter, approval of a career technical regional public charter school by an authorized chartering entity shall not be final until the petition has also been reviewed by the division of career technical education.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 33-5215

  • Authorized chartering entity: means any of the following:
Idaho Code 33-5202A
  • Career technical regional public charter school: means a public charter secondary school authorized under this chapter to provide programs in career technical education that meet the standards and qualifications established by the division of career technical education. See Idaho Code 33-5202A
  • Charter: means the grant of authority approved by the authorized chartering entity to the board of directors of the public charter school. See Idaho Code 33-5202A
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Petition: means the document submitted by a person or persons to the authorized chartering entity to request the creation of a public charter school. See Idaho Code 33-5202A
  • Public charter school: means a school that is authorized under this chapter to deliver public education in Idaho with equal access and authority to participate in all state and federal programs to the same extent as a traditional public school, irrespective of the instructional delivery method. See Idaho Code 33-5202A
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
    • (3)  Funding for a career technical regional public charter school shall be the same as provided in section 33-5208, Idaho Code, except that:
    (a)  The salary-based apportionment for a career technical regional public charter school shall be the statewide average for public charter schools. Such salary-based apportionment may be used for payment of contracted services or for direct hire of staff;
    (b)  The board of directors may contract for the services of certificated and noncertificated personnel, to procure the use of facilities and equipment, and to purchase materials and equipment that in the judgment of the board of directors is necessary or desirable for the conduct of the business of the career technical regional public charter school; and
    (c)  Transportation support shall be paid to the career technical regional public charter school in accordance with the provisions of chapter 15, title 33, Idaho Code.
    (4)  A career technical regional public charter school shall provide assurances in state attendance reports that it has verified attendance reports, which generate ADA claims with its participating school districts, to make certain that the districts and the charter school do not duplicate enrollment or ADA claims.