Schools, Charter - As enacted, establishes a process by which the governing body of an existing public charter school may replicate that public charter school in the same district by applying to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission; allows, in certain circumstances, a public charter school sponsor to apply directly to the commission to open a new public charter school; makes various changes to the state agencies responsible for performing certain functions in the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

SB 1310 streamlines charter school expansion in Tennessee by creating a formal replication process for existing charter schools to open new campuses in the same district. It also establishes a new pathway allowing charter school sponsors to apply directly to the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission for approval after a local school board has denied their application three times within three years. The bill sets a 90-day deadline for the Commission to approve or deny applications, with automatic approval if the deadline passes, and requires written denial reasons with a 30-day window for sponsors to correct deficiencies. This affects charter school sponsors, local school boards, and the Commission, shifting authority to the state Commission for certain new charter school approvals under specific conditions.