1. (a) A district conversion public charter school may voluntarily surrender its charter prior to the renewal cycle upon:

   1. (1) Written request to the charter school office; and
   2. (2) Approval by the authorizer.
2. (b) A written request to surrender its charter must be received by the charter school office no later than thirty-five (35) days prior to the date of the authorizer meeting at which the request will be heard.
3. (c) The authorizer shall follow the hearing procedure in 6 CAR § 31-307.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules contained the following at the end of the section: "Note: Additional requirements pertaining to hearings involving the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as authorizer may be found in 6 CAR § 31-701. Additional requirements pertaining to hearings involving the State Board of Education as authorizer may be found in 6 CAR § 31-702."