§302B-7  Charter school local school boards;powers and duties.  (a)  All local school boards, with the exception ofthose of conversion charter schools that are managed and operated by anonprofit organization pursuant to section 302B‑6(e), shall be composedof, at a minimum, one representative from each of the following participantgroups:

(1)  Principals;

(2)  Instructional staff members selected by theschool instructional staff;

(3)  Support staff selected by the support staff ofthe school;

(4)  Parents of students attending the school selectedby the parents of the school;

(5)  Student body representatives selected by thestudents of the school; and

(6)  The community at large.

(b)  No chief executive officer, chiefadministrative officer, executive director, or otherwise designated head of aschool may serve as the chair of the local school board.

(c)  The local school board shall be theautonomous governing body of its charter school and shall be responsible forthe financial and academic viability of the charter school, implementation ofthe charter, and the independent authority to determine the organization andmanagement of the school, the curriculum, virtual education, and compliancewith applicable federal and state laws.  The local school board shall have thepower to negotiate supplemental collective bargaining agreements with theexclusive representatives of their employees.

(d)  Local school boards shall be exempt fromchapter 103D, but shall develop internal policies and procedures for theprocurement of goods, services, and construction, consistent with the goals ofpublic accountability and public procurement practices.  Charter schools areencouraged to use the provisions of chapter 103D wherever possible; providedthat the use of one or more provisions of chapter 103D shall not constitute awaiver of the exemption from chapter 103D and shall not subject the charterschool to any other provision of chapter 103D. 

(e)  Charter schools and their local schoolboards shall be exempt from the requirements of chapters 91 and 92.  The localschool boards shall:

(1)  Make available the notices and agendas of publicmeetings:

(A)  At a publicly accessible area in thelocal school board's office or the charter school administrative office so asto be available for review during regular business hours;

(B)  On the local school board's or charterschool's internet website not less than six calendar days prior to the publicmeeting, unless a waiver is granted by the executive director in the case of anemergency; and

(2)  Make available the minutes from public meetingson a timely basis in:

(A)  The local school board's office or thecharter school administrative office so as to be available for review duringregular business hours; and

(B)  On the local school board's or charterschool's internet website.

(f)  The State shall afford the local schoolboard of any charter school the same protections as the State affords theboard. [L 2006, c 298, pt of §2]