Background (From Indiana Coalition of Public Education)

• Allows multiple school conversions under one charter. Allowing multiple charter schools under one authorization would allow a governing body to convert all of its schools into charters with no local accountability.

• Expands innovation network charter reach. By allowing innovation network charter schools to operate beyond their original district boundaries, they would be subject to even less local oversight.

• Imposes financial penalties on districts for reporting failures. Schools late in meeting reporting requirements would have 25% of their financial support withheld by the state.

• Enables liquidated damages if buildings aren’t transferred fast enough. If it takes a school district more than 10 days to transfer ownership of a building under the $1 law, the charter can request damages of $10,000/day beyond the 10 days.
• SGO caps should not be eliminated. This policy prioritizes pre-tax vouchers for the wealthy at the expense