(c)

1. (1)

   1. (A) The district shall have twenty (20) minutes to present its case to the state board for approval of the proposed waivers.
   2. (B) The chair may grant additional time if necessary.
2. (2) If the district intends to use a presentation, handouts, or any other document, it must provide copies to the Office of Legal Services no later than ten (10) business days prior to the hearing.
3. (3) If the district does not provide materials as required by subdivision (c)(2) of this section, it may only use a presentation or present additional documents with the permission of the state board.

(d)

1. (1)

   1. (A) Parties opposed to the proposed waivers, if any, shall have twenty (20) minutes to present their case to the state board.
   2. (B) The chair may grant additional time if necessary.
2. (2) Any party in opposition that wishes to present or participate at the hearing must notify the office and the district requesting the waiver in writing no later than ten (10) business days prior to the hearing.
3. (3) If a party in opposition intends to use a presentation, handouts, or any other document, it must provide copies to the office and to the district requesting the waiver no later than ten (10) business days prior to the hearing.
4. (4) A party in opposition that fails to provide notice as required by subdivision (d)(2) and (3) of this subsection may only present or participate at the hearing with the permission of the state board.
5. (5) If there are multiple individuals or groups who wish to speak in opposition, it is the responsibility of those individuals or groups to divide the twenty (20) minutes between themselves.

(e)

1. (1) The district shall have five (5) minutes to respond to any arguments in opposition to the proposed waivers.
2. (2) The chair may grant additional time if necessary.

(f) The state board will follow the presentations with discussion of the proposed waivers and may ask questions to:

1. (1) Any of the parties;
2. (2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; or
3. (3) Both.

(h)

1. (1) The state board may grant, in whole or in part, or deny, in whole or in part, the proposed waivers.
2. (2) The state board may also take the matter under advisement until a future scheduled state board meeting.
3. (3) The state board must make a decision within ninety (90) days of receiving the waiver request.

(i)

1. (1) Any waiver or waivers granted to a district, in whole or in part, are valid for the duration requested by the district unless the state board votes otherwise.
2. (2) The waiver or waivers shall not exceed the duration that the waiver is valid for the open-enrollment public charter school on which the request was based.
3. (3) The waiver or waivers shall not be granted for a period of time exceeding five (5) years.
4. (4) If a district wishes to renew a waiver that is expiring, it must follow the procedure set out in 6 CAR § 230-105 of this part.