Section 505 – Tort liability.

• (1) An employee of a charter school is a public employee and the charter school governing board is a public employer in the same manner as a local school board for purposes of tort liability.

• (2) The charter school governing board, the nonprofit corporation under which the charter school is organized and managed, and the school are solely liable for any damages resulting from a legal challenge involving the operation of the school.

Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session