Reassigning and authorizing surrendered, revoked, or nonrenewed charter school contracts.

HB 1676 allows charter school contracts that were surrendered, revoked, or not renewed to be reassigned to new applicants meeting standard application requirements. It requires the charter school commission to prioritize applications for schools serving at-risk student populations when reassigning these contracts. The bill exempts these reassignments from the existing cap limiting new charter schools to 40 total over five years and 24 operating simultaneously. This change directly affects charter school authorizers, applicants, and students in schools previously operating under canceled contracts.