Requires charter schools to obtain a certificate of need issued by the State Board of Education in order to be eligible to operate

SB 177 requires charter schools in the state to obtain a "certificate of need" from the State Board of Education before they can operate. This bill directly affects charter schools seeking to open or continue operating within the state. The key provision is the new requirement for the State Board of Education to issue this certificate, though the abstract does not specify the criteria or process for obtaining it. As the bill is procedural in nature, the summary is limited to this stated requirement based solely on the provided abstract.