Charter schools: at-promise charter schools.

Existing law requires charter schools to locate in accordance with geographic and site limitations, as provided. Existing law provides an exception to this jurisdictional limitation for charter schools that provide instruction exclusively in partnership with one of specified federal or state job training entities. This bill would provide an additional exception to the jurisdictional limitation on charter schools for at-promise charter schools, as defined. Existing law requires a pupil over 19 years of age, in order to be eligible for generating charter school apportionments, to be continuously enrolled in a public school and to make satisfactory progress towards a high school diploma. Existing law provides an exception to those provisions for a charter school that provides instruction exclusively in partnership with one of specified federal or state job training entities. This bill would provide an additional exception to the charter school apportionment provision for at-promise charter schools.