Section 504 – Authorized online course providers — Certified online course providers.

• (1) The following entities may offer online courses to eligible students through the Statewide Online Education Program:
  • (a) a charter school or district school created exclusively for the purpose of serving students online;
  • (b) an LEA program, approved by the LEA governing board, that is created exclusively for the purpose of serving students online;
  • (c) a program of an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-2-101 that:
    • (i) offers secondary school level courses; and
    • (ii) is created exclusively for the purpose of serving students online; and
  • (d) beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, a certified online course provider.

• (2) The state board shall approve an online course provider as a certified online course provider if the online course provider:
  • (a) complies with the application procedures described in Section 53F-4-514;
  • (b) meets the standards described in Section 53F-4-514; and
  • (c) has prior experience offering online courses to secondary students.

• (3) The state board may revoke the approval described in Subsection (2) if the state board finds that a certified online course provider is not complying with the requirements described in Section 53F-4-514.

Amended by Chapter 413, 2021 General Session