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CHARTER SCHOOLS

LOCATION FLOWCHART

Does the charter school have a facility
YES located within the geographic NO
boundaries of authorizer?

Any other facilities? Does charter school operate exclusively in partnership with
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act programs?
1
NO YES
NO YES

Likely Inside Was charter school facility lawfully Likely lawful
lawful boundaries of located before or after 1/1/2020?
authorizer?

Before 1/1/2020 On or after 1/1/2020
YES NO
Is facility lawfully located outside Is facility a satellite facility used
the boundaries of authorizer, but exclusively for educational support of
Likely lawful within the same county? pupils enrolled in non-classroom based
provided all independent study of charter school?
locations
approved YES NO
within petition NO YES

Is facility a satellite
facility located Facility Is facility located
May continue to operate through outside likely within the jurisdiction
renewal. Then, to continue to operate in jurisdiction of unlawful of school district
2
same location, charter school must district where where charter school
either: charter school is is physically located?
1) Before renewal, obtain written physically located?
approval from school district where
physically located, or
2) Submit renewal petition to school NO YES
district where physically located. YES NO

Likely lawful, if charter school
May continue to operate through renewal. Then, to provides its primary educational
continue operating in same location, charter school services in, and a majority of pupils
must, before renewal, obtain written approval from are residents of, county in which
school district where physically located. charter school is authorized.

1 Or, in exclusive partnership with another program set forth in Education Code section 47605.1(f), as amended January 1, 2020.
2 There are very limited exceptions to these rules, applicable on a fact-specific, case-by-case basis. For further guidance, contact your legal counsel.

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