(c)

1. (1)

   1. (A) For requests seeking authorizer approval for a change in the physical location of a public charter school, the public charter school applicant shall submit such request not later than thirty-five (35) days prior to the date of the authorizer meeting at which the request will be heard.
   2. (B) For open-enrollment or adult education public charter schools, each such request shall be contemporaneously sent by the applicant to the superintendent of the local school district in which the public charter school is located.
2. (2) For the purposes of this part, a change in the physical location of a public charter school means a relocation of a public charter school from its present location.

3. (3) Requests for a change in the physical location of a public charter school shall:

   1. (A) Include maps of the present and proposed future locations of the charter school; and
   2. (B) Identify the local public school district in which the proposed future location will be located.

4. (4)

   1. (A) Not later than fourteen (14) days after receipt of the request to change the physical location of a public charter school, the commissioner may, in writing, require the public charter school, the local school district, and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to submit additional information, including without limitation a desegregation analysis, concerning the proposed change in the physical location of the public charter school.
   2. (B) Should the commissioner require the submission of such additional information, he or she shall modify the deadlines contained in 6 CAR § 31-204(d) – (f) accordingly.

(d)

1. (1) For requests seeking authorizer approval for other amendments to a public school charter, the public charter school applicant shall submit such request not later than thirty-five (35) days prior to the date of the authorizer meeting at which the request will be heard.
2. (2) For open-enrollment public charter schools, each such request shall be contemporaneously sent by the applicant to the superintendent of the local school district in which the public charter school will be located.

(e)

1. (1) For requests seeking authorizer approval for licenses for an existing open-enrollment charter school, the open-enrollment charter school applicant shall submit such request for license not later than thirty-five (35) days prior to the date of the authorizer meeting at which the request will be heard.
2. (2) Each such request shall be contemporaneously sent by the applicant to the superintendent of the local school district in which the public charter school will be located.

(f)

1. (1) Under circumstances involving imminent peril to the health, welfare, or safety of students, or under circumstances that may negatively impact the continuation of educational services offered by the public charter school, and upon written request from the public charter school, the commissioner or his or her designee may waive the requirements set forth in subsections (c) – (e) of this section.

2. (2) The decision of whether to grant such a waiver is within the sole discretion of:

   1. (A) The commissioner; or
   2. (B) His or her designee.
3. (3) If the commissioner or his or her designee grants such a waiver, he or she shall also adjust the resulting deadlines for local school districts and division staff contained in 6 CAR § 31-204(e) and (f).