(a) Private, religious schools shall be eligible to apply to convert to an Academy Charter School under this Chapter.

(b) Existing public or private school. An eligible applicant seeking to convert a public or private school into an Academy Charter School:

(1) shall prepare a petition to establish an Academy Charter School that meets the requirements of § 12105 of this Chapter;

(2) shall provide a copy of the petition to:

(A) the parents and guardians of minor students attending the existing public or private school;

(B) adult students attending the existing public or private school;

(C) employees of the existing public or private school;

(D) parents and guardians of minor students who attend the school grade immediately lower than the first (1st) school grade which is served by the public or private school which is the subject of the conversion

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petition; and

(E) each Mayor which represents an area within the attendance area of the public or private school which is the subject of the conversion petition; and

(3) shall file the petition with the Council for approval after the petition:

(A) is signed by not less than sixty percent (60%)
of the sum of:

(i) the total number of parents and guardians of minor students attending the public or private school; and

(ii) the total number of adult students attending the public or private school; and

(iii) the total number of full-time teachers currently assigned to the public or employed by the private school.

(B) New School. An eligible applicant seeking to establish an Academy Charter School, but not converting an existing public or private school, shall file with the Council for approval a petition to establish an Academy Charter School that meets the requirements of
§ 12105 of this Chapter.

(C) Limitations on Multiple Petitions. An eligible applicant may not file more than one (1) petition to establish an Academy Charter School during a calendar year.

(D) A petition to establish an Academy Charter School, or to convert a public or private school, is a public document.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 29-140:1 (Jan. 30, 2009). Amended by
P.L. 37-030:2 (July 25, 2023).

CROSS REFERENCE: 17 Guam Code Ann. § 12105