The California Charter Schools Act is contained in Part 26.8 of the Education Code (EC), sections 47600 through 47664. To search for any California Code or to find specific language related to a topic below, go to:
California Law (Outside Source)
Below is an index of the California Charter Schools Act and some other sections of the Education Code (EC) that apply to charter schools. Pursuant to EC Section 47610 (Outside Source), charter schools must comply with the Charter Schools Act; otherwise, they are generally exempt from state laws governing school districts, except where specifically included.
The California Charter Schools Act
Part 26.8. Charter Schools
Chapter 1. General Provisions - EC sections 47600-47604.5 (Outside Source)
Chapter 2. Establishment of Charter Schools - EC sections 47605-47608 (Outside Source)
Chapter 3. Charter School Operation - EC sections 47610-47615 (Outside Source)
Chapter 4. Notice - EC sections 47616.5-47616.7 (Outside Source)
Chapter 5. University Charter Schools
Article 1. University of California at Los Angeles Elementary Charter School - EC sections 47620-47625 (Outside Source)
Article 2. Employer - EC Section 47626 (Outside Source)
Chapter 6. Funding
Article 1. General Provisions - EC sections 47630-47632.5 (Outside Source)
Article 2. Charter School Block Grant - EC sections 47633-47635 (Outside Source)
Article 3. Other Operational Funding Available to Charter Schools - EC sections 47636-47638 (Outside Source)
Article 4. Special Education Funding - EC sections 47640-47647 (Outside Source)
Article 5. Apportionment of Funds - EC sections 47650-47652 (Outside Source)
Article 6. Computations Affecting Sponsoring Local Educational
Agencies - EC sections
47660-47664 (Outside Source)
Additional Education Code sections that may be of interest to charter schools:
- Audits by County Superintendent - EC Section 1241.5 (Outside Source)
- Location near airport - EC Section 17215 (Outside Source)
- Waiver of statutes and regulations - EC Section 33054 (Outside Source)
- Charter School Revolving Loan Program - EC sections 41365 through 41367 (Outside Source)
- Teacher Credentialibg Block Grant - EC Section 41520 (Outside Source)
- Targeted Instructional Improvement Block Grant: Conversion Charters - EC Section 41540 (Outside Source)
- General Independent Study - EC sections 51745 through 51749.3 (Outside Source)
- California Assessment of Academic Achievement - EC sections 60600 through 60603 & 60604 through 60618, 60630, 60640 through 60649 (Outside Source)
- High School Exit Examination - EC sections
60850 through 60859 (Outside Source)
