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Submitted by hcsao on Thu, 2006-07-27 12:06. Hawai'i's Attorney General Opinions

The State Department of the Attorney General has commented on many aspects of the law as it relates to charter schools. You can see a comprehensive collection here.

Recently the Department of the Attorney General has commented on the following:

• Briefing by AG Mark Bennett on CS Law
  This briefing was given to the Charter School Task Force on September 16,2005.
• Clarifying the Distinction between 501(c)(3) Organizations and Charter Schools (Sept. 26, 2005)
• Charter School Students Participation in Big Island Interscholastic Federation Events (Oct.
  
  posted in: Charter Law, State AG
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Submitted by hcsao on Mon, 2006-07-24 16:05. CSAO Memo: AG Opinion on 302A-1506

Dated August 4, 2005, this memo from the CSAO executive director to all charter schools documents that the Board of Education received a legal opinion from the state attorney general saying that charter schools are subject to HRS 302A-1506.

This section of the law states that acquiring public school facilities is subject to the comptroller's approval.

CSAO Memo: AG Opinion on 302A-1506, dated Aug. 4, 2005