Charter Oversight, Accountability, and Transparency Act

“(5) Private charter management organization oversight

“(A) In general—A contract described in paragraph (2)(O) shall require a private charter management organization to comply, while under contract, with the following:

“(i) Annual disclosures—The private charter management organization shall disclose annually to the Secretary, for the most recently completed fiscal year, the following information:

“(I) The identity of each charter school operated or managed by the private charter management organization.

“(II) The identity of each executive, including the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and general counsel, of the private charter management organization (with updates provided to the Secretary not later than one month after a change with respect to any such executive).

“(III) The salary of each such executive.

“(IV) The amount earned in excess of salary by each such executive.

“(V) The amount expended by the private charter management organization on the following:

“(aa) The operations of each charter school that is served by the private charter management organization.

“(bb) The administration of the private charter management organization, excluding amounts accounted for under item (aa).

“(VI) An audited income statement and balance sheet demonstrating revenue, costs, and profit margin (prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles).

“(VII) The amount expended by the private charter management organization, and the percentage of the annual budget of the private charter management organization that each such amount comprises, for the following:

“(aa) Administrative costs.

“(bb) Costs of advertising and marketing.

“(cc) Salary and benefits for teachers, support staff, school leaders (including the principal and vice principal), and special education instructional support staff.

“(dd) Costs of instructional supplies, including books, writing material, and curriculum material.

“(ee) Any other cost exceeding one percent of the annual budget of the private charter management organization.

“(VIII) Whether the private charter management organization is a for-profit or nonprofit organization.

“(IX) The identity of any entity that has entered into a contract with the private charter management organization and with respect to which the private charter management organization—

“(aa) owns a security;

“(bb) extends credit;

“(cc) is a parent, subsidiary, or sibling company; or

“(dd) is under common control.

“(ii) Board meetings—The private charter management organization shall—

“(I) hold board meetings that are open to the public;

“(II) one week prior to the date of a board meeting, issue a public notice of the meeting; and

“(III) ensure that board meetings are reasonably accessible to the community by holding the meetings during a time of day that is reasonably convenient for the parents of children enrolled in a charter school served by the private charter management organization.

“(B) Private charter management organization defined—For purposes of this subsection, the term private charter management organization means a private organization that operates or manages a charter school or a network of charter schools linked by centralized support, operations, and oversight, without regard to whether such organization is a for-profit or nonprofit organization.”