Section 401 – Status of charter schools.

• (1) Charter schools are:
  • (a) considered to be public schools within the state’s public education system;
  • (b) subject to Subsection 53E-3-401(8); and
  • (c) governed by independent boards and held accountable to a legally binding written contractual agreement.

• (2) A charter school may be established by:
  • (a) creating a new school; or
  • (b) converting an existing public school to charter status.

• (3) A parochial school or home school is not eligible for charter school status.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session