LAC 28:CXXXIX.509. Eligibility to Apply for a Type 5 Charter School

A. To be eligible to submit a Type 5 charter school proposal, a group must: 1. be organized as a nonprofit corporation under Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, Nonprofit Corporation Law; 2. be recognized as or have applied for recognition as a nonprofit corporation under applicable federal law; 3. have a board of directors with a minimum of three members; 4. include three or more persons holding valid and current Louisiana teaching certificates in the development of the charter application; and 5. include a person, whether a natural person or artificial entity, who or which has at least five years of significant experience operating or working for or with a person who operates a public, private, or charter school; a public or private postsecondary institution; or a for-profit business or a nonprofit entity which provides academic instruction to students. B. The eligibility criteria set forth in this Section shall be the minimum criteria necessary to be approved for a type 5 charter.