Schools, Charter - As enacted, establishes a process by which the governing body of an existing public charter school may replicate that public charter school in the same district by applying to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission; allows, in certain circumstances, a public charter school sponsor to apply directly to the commission to open a new public charter school; makes various changes to the state agencies responsible for performing certain functions in the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

HB 1322 streamlines Tennessee's charter school expansion process. It creates a "replication" pathway allowing existing public charter schools to open new campuses in the same district by applying to their local school board or the Tennessee Charter School Commission. The bill also establishes a direct application option to the Commission for sponsors seeking to open new schools, particularly after three consecutive denials by a local board within three years (triggering a five-year window for direct applications). Key changes include shifting oversight from the Department of Education to the Commission for certain approvals, requiring the Commission to publish applications online within 10 days, and setting a 90-day deadline for Commission decisions on direct applications.