1. (a) At the time of the initial intervention or at any point during the intervention, the state board may approve a written request from a special management team to:

   1. (1) expand the grades offered at the school occupied by the special management team; and

   2. (2) operate a charter school managed by the special management team within the same facility;

      if the state board determines that academic outcomes or financial sustainability of the turnaround academy will improve through implementing the request.

2. (b) A written request under subsection (a) must include all of the following:

   1. (1) An analysis of any building modifications that would be necessary to serve various ages of students and corporation approval of the modifications.
   2. (2) Plans for ensuring safety of younger aged students when the younger students are in shared space with older students.
   3. (3) Specific year by year academic goals for the original affected students and the additional grade levels of students, disaggregated by grade.
3. (c) The state board shall hold a public hearing, located in the facility proposed to be used, before approval of any request made under this section.

As added by P.L.223-2015, SEC.15.