194-B:17 State Board; Duties. –
I. The state board of education shall establish guidelines and criteria consistent with this chapter to be used by applicants in drafting a chartered public school contract and by school boards to determine whether or not an applicant's chartered public school contract proposal conforms with the intent of this chapter.
II. The state board shall publish sample chartered public school contract agreements. There shall be no requirement that any of the terms and conditions of such sample agreements be adopted by any chartered public school, other than as specified in this chapter.
III. The state board shall disseminate information to the public on ways to form, convert, and operate a chartered public school.
IV. The state board shall adopt uniform statewide annual deadlines and procedures for pupil enrollment applications and school and parental enrollment decisions for chartered public schools.
V. The state board shall develop procedures and guidelines for revocation and renewal of a school's charter.
VI. The state board shall convene one or more working committees to study and make recommendations regarding the implementation and effectiveness of chartered public schools. The recommendations shall be provided to the legislative oversight committee in RSA 194-B:21 by July 1 of each year.
VII. The state board shall ensure, through its process of granting new chartered public school charters, that, on a statewide basis, the operation of chartered public schools does not result in illegal discrimination against any category of pupils.
VIII. The state board shall annually report to the joint legislative oversight committee established in RSA 194-B:21 regarding chartered public school approvals and denials for the preceding 12 months and the reasons for such approvals or denials.