Alternative high-risk population public charter schools

(a) Alternative high-risk population public charter schools may be authorized and funded pursuant to this article. To be eligible for an alternative high-risk population public charter school, the school must have an unduplicated count of at least 70 percent of their total enrollment, upon first entry to the school, comprised of high-risk students and obtain approval from the Charter School Board certifying the school meets the criteria. "High risk" students include the following: (1) Students who have been expelled; (2) Students who have been suspended more than 10 days in a school year; (3) Wards of the court or dependents of the court; (4) Recovered dropouts; (5) Students who are habitually truant; (6) Students who have been retained more than once in kindergarten through grade eight; (7) Students who are credit deficient; (8) Students who have a high-level transiency such as being enrolled in more than two schools during the past academic year or have changed secondary schools more than two times since entering high school; (9) Foster youth; (10) Homeless youth; and (11) Students who need greater flexibility in scheduling or have circumstances which would benefit from this type of schooling. (b) The state board shall promulgate a rule pursuant to the provisions of §29A-3B-1 et seq. of this code setting forth requirements for alternative high-risk population charter school funding.