Effective 1/24/2018 53F-4-301.5. Findings and purpose. The Legislature finds that: (1) the state system of public education as established and maintained under the state constitution shall be open to all children of the state; (2) students with disabilities have special needs that merit educational alternatives which will allow students to learn in an appropriate setting […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53F-4-302. Scholarship program created — Qualifications. (1) The Carson Smith Scholarship Program is created to award scholarships to students with disabilities to attend a private school. (2) To qualify for a scholarship: (a) the student’s custodial parent shall reside within Utah; (b) the student shall have one or more of the following disabilities: […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53F-4-303. Eligible private schools. (1) To be eligible to enroll a scholarship student, a private school shall: (a) have a physical location in Utah where the scholarship students attend classes and have direct contact with the school’s teachers; (b) (i) (A) obtain an audit and report from a licensed independent certified public accountant […]
Effective 5/12/2020 53F-4-304. Scholarship payments. (1) (a) The state board shall award scholarships subject to the availability of money appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose. (b) The Legislature shall annually appropriate money to the state board from the General Fund to make scholarship payments. (c) The Legislature shall annually increase the amount of money […]
Effective 5/12/2020 53F-4-305. State board to make rules. In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules consistent with this part establishing: (1) the eligibility of students to participate in the scholarship program; (2) the application process for the scholarship program; and (3) payment procedures to eligible […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53F-4-306. Enforcement and penalties. (1) (a) The state board shall require a private school to submit a signed affidavit assuring the private school will comply with the requirements of this part. (b) If a school fails to submit a signed affidavit within 30 days of receiving notification that the school is an approved […]
Effective 1/24/2018 53F-4-307. Limitation on regulation of private schools. Nothing in this part grants additional authority to any state agency or LEA to regulate private schools except as expressly set forth in this part. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2018 General Session
