Ed. Code, § 47606.5 · Chapter 2. Establishment of Charter Schools
Ed. Code, § 47606.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) On or before July 1, 2015, and each year thereafter, the governing body of a charter school shall hold a public hearing to adopt a local control and accountability plan using a template adopted by the state board. The governing body of a charter school shall update the goals and annual actions to achieve those goals identified in the charter petition pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 47605 or subparagraph (A) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 47605.6, as applicable, using the template for the local control and accountability plan and annual update to the local control and accountability plan adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 52064 and shall include all of the following:
(1) A review of the progress toward the goals included in the charter, an assessment of the effectiveness of the specific actions described in the charter toward achieving the goals, and a description of changes to the specific actions the charter school will make as a result of the review and assessment.
(2) A listing and description of the expenditures for the fiscal year implementing the specific actions included in the charter as a result of the reviews and assessment required by paragraph (1).
(b) For purposes of the review required by subdivision (a), a governing body of a charter school may consider qualitative information, including, but not limited to, findings that result from school quality reviews conducted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 52052 or any other reviews.
(c) To the extent practicable, data reported pursuant to this section shall be reported in a manner consistent with how information is reported on the California School Dashboard maintained by the department pursuant to Section 52064.5.
(d) The charter school shall consult with teachers, principals, administrators, other school personnel, parents, and pupils in developing the local control and accountability plan and annual update to the local control and accountability plan.
(e) (1) The charter school shall present a report on the annual update to the local control and accountability plan and the local control funding formula budget overview for parents on or before February 28 of each year as part of a nonconsent item at a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing body of the charter school.
(2) The report shall include both of the following:
(A) All available midyear outcome data related to metrics identified in the current year’s local control and accountability plan.
(B) All available midyear expenditure and implementation data on all actions identified in the current year’s local control and accountability plan.
(f) The governing body of a charter school shall hold at least one public hearing to solicit the recommendations and comments of members of the public regarding the specific actions and expenditures proposed to be included in the local control and accountability plan or annual update to the local control and accountability plan. The agenda for the public hearing shall be posted at least 72 hours before the public hearing, and the local control and accountability plan or annual update to the local control and accountability plan shall be made available for public inspection at each site operated by the charter school.
(g) The governing body of a charter school may adopt revisions to a local control and accountability plan during the period the local control and accountability plan is in effect. The governing body of a charter school may only adopt a revision to a local control and accountability plan if it follows the process to adopt a local control and accountability plan pursuant to this section and the revisions are adopted in a public meeting.
(h) Pursuant to Section 47604.33, the charter school shall submit the adopted or revised local control and accountability plan pursuant to this section to its chartering authority and the county superintendent of schools, or only to the county superintendent of schools if the county board of education is the chartering authority.
(i) The charter school shall prominently post on the home page of the internet website of the charter school any local control and accountability plan adopted by the governing body of the charter school, and any updates, revisions, or addenda, including those to comply with federal law, to a local control and accountability plan approved by the governing body of the charter school.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 38, Sec. 48. (SB 153) Effective June 29, 2024.
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- Ed. Code, § 8902Printed as Section 47606.5, 52060, or 52066
- Ed. Code, § 8903Printed as Section 47606.5, 52060, or 52066
- Ed. Code, § 11502Printed as Section 47606.5, 52060, or 52066
- Ed. Code, § 33430Printed as Section 47606.5, 52060, or 52066
- Ed. Code, § 33432Printed as Section 47606.5, 52060, or 52066
- Ed. Code, § 41020Printed as Section 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 41570Printed as Section 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 41580Printed as Section 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 41590Printed as Section 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 42128Printed as Section 52060 or 47606.5 | Section 52061 or 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 44475Printed as Section 47606.5 or 52062
- Ed. Code, § 47604.32Printed as Section 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 47604.33Printed as Section 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 52064Printed as Section 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 52064.1Printed as Section 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 52064.5Printed as Section 52062, 52068, or 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 52065Printed as Section 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 52065.1Printed as Section 47606.5, 52060, or 52066
- Ed. Code, § 52075Printed as Sections 47606.5 and 47607.3
- Ed. Code, § 53013Printed as Section 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 53024Printed as Section 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 53073Printed as Section 47606.5
- Ed. Code, § 64001Printed as Section 52062 or 47606.5
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