Section 22-30.5-107.3 - Optional charter school application timeline for rural school districts(1) A school district designated as rural or small rural by the department may either accept charter applications pursuant to section 22-30.5-107 or, upon notice to the department and the public through posting on the school district's website, the school district may accept charter applications pursuant to section 22-30.5-107 with the following modifications:(a) The time for submission of a charter application is from June 1 through August 1, or the first weekday after August 1, as long as the school district has a method to receive physical or electronic applications during that time;(b) If applicable, the school district shall notify applicants that an application is incomplete no later than August 15 or the first weekday after August 15;(c) Review by the school district accountability committee, as described in section 22-30.5-107 (1.5), is permitted but not required;(d) The local school board shall rule by resolution on the application no later than October 15 or the first weekday after October 15; and(e) The state board shall hear appeals pursuant to section 22-30.5-108 (3)(a) within thirty days after the date a notice of appeal is filed.Added by 2023 Ch. 110,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2023, app. to charter applications submitted after 12/31/2023.2023 Ch. 110, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).