Table 1.10. States with charter school caps, automatic exemptions, required teacher certification, and identification of special education responsibilities for charter schools, by state: 2011

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Table 1.10. States with charter school caps, automatic exemptions, required teacher certification, and identification of special education responsibilities for charter schools, by state: 2011–12

State	State has a cap on the number of charter schools	State law provides automatic exemptions from many state and district laws and regulations		Teacher certification required		State law identifies special education services responsibilities for charter schools
United States¹	22	26		37		27

Alabama	†	†		†		†
Alaska	No	Yes		Yes		No
Arizona	Yes	Yes		No		Yes
Arkansas	Yes	No	²	No	²	Yes
California	Yes	Yes		Yes	³	Yes

Colorado	No	Yes		Yes	⁴	Yes
Connecticut	Yes	No	²	Yes	³	Yes
Delaware	No	Yes		Yes	³	No
District of Columbia	Yes	Yes		Yes	⁴	Yes
Florida	No	Yes		Yes		Yes

Georgia	No	No	²	No	²	Yes
Hawaii	Yes	Yes		Yes		Yes
Idaho	Yes	Yes		Yes	⁴	Yes
Illinois	Yes	Yes		Yes	³	No
Indiana	No	Yes		Yes		No

Iowa	No	No	²	Yes		Yes
Kansas	No	No	²	Yes		No
Kentucky	†	†		†		†
Louisiana	No	Yes		Yes	³	Yes
Maine	Yes	Yes		Yes	³	Yes

Maryland	No	No	²	Yes		No
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes		Yes	³	Yes
Michigan	Yes	No	²	Yes		Yes
Minnesota	No	Yes		Yes		Yes
Mississippi	Yes	No	²	Yes		No

Missouri	Yes	Yes		Yes	³	Yes
Montana	†	†		†		†
Nebraska	†	†		†		†
Nevada	No	No	⁵	Yes	³	No
New Hampshire	Yes	Yes		Yes	³	No

New Jersey	No	No	²	Yes		Yes
New Mexico	Yes	No	²	Yes		Yes
New York	Yes	Yes		Yes	³	No
North Carolina	No	Yes		Yes	³	No
North Dakota	†	†		†		†

Ohio	Yes	Yes		Yes	³	Yes
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes		No		Yes
Oregon	No	Yes		Yes	³	Yes
Pennsylvania	No	Yes		Yes	³	Yes
Rhode Island	Yes	No	²	Yes		No

South Carolina	No	Yes		Yes	³	Yes
South Dakota	†	†		†		†
Tennessee	No	No	²	Yes		No
Texas	Yes	Yes	⁶	No		Yes
Utah	Yes	No	²	Yes		Yes

Vermont	†	†		†		†
Virginia	No	No	²	Yes		No
Washington	†	†		†		†
West Virginia	†	†		†		†
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	⁷	Yes	³	No
Wyoming	No	No	²	Yes		Yes
† Not applicable. ¹The total reflects the number of "Yes" responses in the column. ²State law allows schools to apply for exemptions from this requirement. ³State law requires that some teachers, but not all, be certified. ⁴Certification is required unless a waiver is granted. ⁵Nevada state law allows a charter school to submit a written request to the state superintendent of public instruction for a waiver from providing the days of instruction required by state law. ⁶For district-authorized charters, Texas state law does not provide automatic exemptions from district laws. ⁷Wisconsin state law provides automatic exemptions from many state and district laws and regulations for some schools, but not all. SOURCE: Measuring Up to the Model, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, retrieved April 2, 2012 from http://www.publiccharters.org/data/files/Publication_docs/NAPCS_2012_StateLawRankings_Final_20120117T162953.pdf. Data Source

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