Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a public charter school shall comply with the provisions of law and regulation governing other public schools. Subject to subsection (d) of this section, a public charter school may seek a waiver of the requirements under subsection (a) of this section from: A county board for policies that are the policies of the county board; and The State Board for policies that are the policies of the State Board. If a waiver is denied under this section, the county board or the State Board, as appropriate, shall provide the reason for the denial in writing to the public charter school. A waiver may not be granted from provisions of law or regulation relating to: Audit requirements; The measurement of student academic achievement, including all assessments required for other public schools and other assessments mutually agreed upon by the public chartering authority and the school; or The health, safety, or civil rights of a student or an employee of the public charter school.