Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-5-201 - Application for a New Charter

A. By March 31 of each year, the Board shall approve and make available on the Board's web-based interface an application for a new charter for a specified annual application cycle.

B. A person that wants to establish a charter school shall submit a complete application package by the submission deadline identified in the application.

C. A person may submit a complete application package by using:

1. The web-based application on the Board's website; or

2. An alternative submission process. Before using an alternative submission process, the person shall hand deliver or mail a signed, notarized waiver request to the Board, in the form and by the waiver deadline identified in the application, and shall waive the right to have the Board consider an application package submitted through the Board's web-based interface during the same annual application cycle. The Board shall not accept an application package through the alternative submission process unless a waiver request has been submitted by the waiver deadline and acknowledged as timely by the Board.

D. An applicant for a new charter shall ensure the submitted application package contains all the information, materials, documents, and attachments identified in the application and A.R.S. § 15-183(A), including the new charter application processing fee specified under R7-5-202, and is in the format specified in the application.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-5-201

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1141, effective March 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 437, effective 4/5/2014. Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 693, effective 5/6/2017. Amended by final exempt rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 3245, effective 11/20/2020.