(1) Enabling teachers who meet the requirements for regular Department of Education (DOE) teachers and are employed at Charter Schools to receive probationary and tenure status and acquire seniority;

(2) Requiring Charter Schools to receive an allocation of state funds based on the total DOE appropriation for EDN 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 and projected per-pupil allocation for the current fiscal year;

(3) Requiring DOE to determine and provide an appropriate level of special education staff and services to Charter Schools to ensure that students' educational needs as indicated in the individualized educational plans are met;

(4) Limiting reimbursements by a Charter School to DOE for administrative services related to federal grants and subsidies to six and one-half percent of the Charter School's federal grants and subsidies;

(5) Establishing deadlines for DOE to provide a Charter School's per-pupil allocation each year; and

(6) Repealing:

(1) Deleting the provision enabling teachers, who are employed at Charter Schools and who fulfill the requirements set forth for regular DOE teachers, to receive probationary and tenure status and acquire seniority;

(2) Basing the allocation formula for funding of Charter Schools on the total DOE general fund allocation for EDN 100, 200, 300, and 400, instead of total DOE appropriations for the respective program ID's listed;

(3) Requiring the DOE to provide appropriate transitional resources to a conversion charter school for its first year of operation as a Charter School based on the DOE's allocation to the school for the year prior to conversion;

(4) Requiring the Auditor to consider DOE-imposed budget restrictions when determining allocation amounts;

(5) Requiring the Auditor to develop a methodology for allocating funds for conversion charter schools by basing the allocation for each newly converted school on the EDN 100, 200, and upon written agreement between the conversion charter school's local school board and DOE, specified sections of the EDN 300 and 400 budgets the school received in the year prior to conversion; provided that the allocation may be adjusted to account for any changes that may be made by the Legislature, Governor, DOE-imposed restrictions, or applicable collective bargaining negotiated amounts;

(6) Clarifying that if a Charter School dissolves or is denied continuation, the State of Hawaii shall have first right to all assets and facilities of the Charter School, except as otherwise provided in the detailed implementation plan; and

(7) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.