1.__Organization.__A charter school shall organize under one of the forms of organization available under the laws of the State for a nonprofit corporation or a financially autonomous cooperative.__The governing board of trustees is responsible for the operation of the charter school, including, but not limited to, its finances; the hiring of the principal, teachers and staff; and the academic and extracurricular programs.__A charter school may secure services from another public body, nonprofit organization, private organization or individual, but a charter school may not contract with a for- profit education management organization for whole-school management services.

2.__Nonsectarian.__A charter school may not be affiliated with a private sectarian school or religious institution.__The school must be nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices and all other operations.

3.__Homeschool; Internet.__Charter schools may not be used as a method of providing education or generating revenue for students who are being homeschooled.__Charter schools may not offer programs of study that require or permit students to take more than 25% of their studies on-line.

4.__Admission.__A charter school shall admit students as provided in section 2414.

5.__Accountability.__A charter school is accountable to its chartering authority for its performance as provided in the charter agreement pursuant to section 2416.__Charter schools must work to achieve the comprehensive statewide learning results and administer state assessments or equivalent assessments required of public schools as part of state academic standards.__These assessments must be commensurate with the charter school's mission and objectives.

6.__Tuition.__A charter school may not charge tuition or fees beyond those allowed in a regular public kindergarten to grade 12 program, except that a charter school offering a residential component may charge a fee for room and board and, if a fee is charged, shall offer assistance to families needing scholarships for room and board fees.

7.__State and local requirements.__A charter school shall meet all applicable state and local health, safety and civil rights requirements.

8.__No discrimination.__A charter school may not discriminate on the basis of color, race, national origin,