Terms Used In South Carolina Code 59-40-200

  • charter school: means a public, nonreligious, nonhome-based, nonprofit corporation forming a school that operates by sponsorship of a public school district, the South Carolina Public Charter School District, or a public or independent institution of higher learning, but is accountable to the board of trustees, or in the case of technical colleges, the area commission, of the sponsor which grants its charter. See South Carolina Code 59-40-40
An application already on file with the charter school advisory committee before the effective date of § 59-40-220 is subject to the time line in effect at the time the application was filed. An application filed after the effective date of § 59-40-220 is subject to the new time lines established pursuant to this chapter.
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