C.__Applicants may not be denied admission on the basis of any physical or mental disability, handicap or condition.

D.__A school board acting as a chartering authority may require a charter school that it approves to give admission preference to children of residents in that school administrative unit.

§2415.__Requirements for charter schools

1.__Organization.__A charter school shall operate as a public instrumentality under a charter granted by an eligible chartering authority.__The charter school must be governed by its own board of trustees and shall operate as an independent agency consistent with the provisions of this chapter.__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.__Education program.__A charter school shall establish an education program that includes one or more of the following:

A.__Prekindergarten;

B.__Any grade or grades from kindergarten to grade 12;

C.__Residential education; and

D.__Adult, community, continuing and career and technical education programs for residents up to 20 years of age in need of basic literacy or specialized education services.

3.__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.

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