(a) An institution of higher education may apply to an authorizer pursuant to this article to establish an on-campus public charter microschool or a blended program, which includes in-person or virtual instruction, but may not be a full-time virtual charter school, which are required to meet the microschool related requirements of §18-8-1 of this code.
(b) Any public charter school, including one that is affiliated with an institution of higher education, may partner with learning pods and microschools created pursuant to §18-8-1 of this code to provide instruction on-campus or virtually to those learning pods or microschools.