PROCESS FOR FILING CHARTER PETITIONS.

SEC. 2201. PROCESS FOR FILING CHARTER PETITIONS. (a) Existing Public School.— An eligible applicant seeking to convert a District of Columbia public school into a public charter school— (1) shall prepare a petition to establish a public charter school that meets the requirements of section 2202; (2) shall provide a copy of the petition to— (A) the parents of minor students attending the existing school; (B) adult students attending the existing school; and (C) employees of the existing school; and (3) shall file the petition with an eligible chartering authority for approval after the petition— (A) is signed by two-thirds of the sum of— (i) the total number of parents of minor students attending the school; and (ii) the total number of adult students attending the school; and (B) is endorsed by at least two-thirds of full-time teachers employed in the school. (b) Private or Independent School.— An eligible applicant seeking to convert an existing private or independent school in the District of Columbia into a public charter school— (1) shall prepare a petition to establish a public charter school that is approved by the Board of Trustees or authority responsible for the school and that meets the requirements of section 2202; (2) shall provide a copy of the petition to— (A) the parents of minor students attending the existing school; (B) adult students attending the existing school; and (C) employees of the existing school; and (3) shall file the petition with an eligible chartering authority for approval after the petition— (A) is signed by two-thirds of the sum of— (i) the total number of parents of minor students attending the school; and (ii) the total number of adult students attending the school; and (B) is endorsed by at least two-thirds of full-time teachers employed in the school. (c) New school.— An eligible applicant seeking to establish in the District of Columbia a public charter school, but not seeking to convert a District of Columbia public school or a private or 110 STAT. 1321–116independent school into a public charter school, shall file with an eligible chartering authority for approval a petition to establish a public charter school that meets the requirements of section 2202.