Effective 1/24/2018 53G-5-401. 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 […]
Effective 1/24/2018 53G-5-402. Property tax exemption for property owned by a charter school. For purposes of a property tax exemption for property of school districts under Subsection 59-2-1101(3)(a)(ii)(B), a charter school is considered to be a school district. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-5-403. Charter school assets. (1) (a) A charter school may receive, hold, manage, and use any devise, bequest, grant, endowment, gift, or donation of any asset made to the school for any of the purposes of this chapter and other related provisions. (b) Unless a donor or grantor specifically provides otherwise in writing, […]
Effective 5/5/2021 53G-5-404. Requirements for charter schools. (1) A charter school shall be nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices, and operations. (2) A charter school may not charge tuition or fees, except those fees normally charged by other public schools. (3) A charter school shall meet all applicable federal, state, and local health, […]
Effective 5/12/2020 53G-5-405. Application of statutes and rules to charter schools. (1) A charter school shall operate in accordance with its charter agreement and is subject to this public education code and other state laws applicable to public schools, except as otherwise provided in this chapter and other related provisions. (2) (a) Except as provided […]
Effective 5/12/2020 53G-5-406. Accountability — Rules. The state board shall, after consultation with chartering entities, make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that: (1) require a charter school to develop an accountability plan, approved by its charter school authorizer, during its first year of operation; (2) require an authorizer […]
Effective 5/4/2022 53G-5-407. Employees of charter schools. (1) A charter school shall select its own employees. (2) The charter school governing board shall determine the level of compensation and all terms and conditions of employment, except as otherwise provided in Subsections (7) and (8) and under this chapter and other related provisions. (3) The following […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-5-408. Criminal background checks on school personnel. The following individuals are required to submit to a criminal background check and ongoing monitoring as provided in Section 53G-11-402: (1) an employee of a charter school who does not hold a current Utah educator license issued by the state board under Title 53E, Chapter 6, […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-5-409. Regulated transactions and relationships — Definitions — Rulemaking. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Charter school officer” means: (i) a member of a charter school’s governing board; (ii) a member of a board or an officer of a nonprofit corporation under which a charter school is organized and managed; or (iii) […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-5-410. Safe technology utilization and digital citizenship. A charter school governing board, or a council formed by a charter school governing board to prepare a plan for the use of School LAND Trust Program money under Section 53G-7-1206: (1) shall provide for education and awareness on safe technology utilization and digital citizenship that […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-5-411. Charter school fiscal year — Statistical reports. (1) A charter school’s fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. (2) (a) A charter school shall forward statistical reports for the preceding school year, containing items required by law or by the state board, to the state superintendent on or […]
Effective 5/12/2020 53G-5-412. Contract with regional education service agencies. A public school that is a charter school may enter into a contract with an eligible regional education service agency, as defined in Section 53G-4-410, to receive education-related services from the eligible regional education service agency. Amended by Chapter 253, 2020 General Session
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-5-413. Charter school governing board meetings — Rules of order and procedure. (1) As used in this section, “rules of order and procedure” means a set of rules that governs and prescribes in a public meeting: (a) parliamentary order and procedure; (b) ethical behavior; and (c) civil discourse. (2) A charter school governing […]
Effective 5/4/2022 53G-5-414. Required provision of period products in schools. (1) As used in this section, “period products” means: (a) tampons; (b) sanitary napkins; or (c) other similar products designed for hygiene in connection with the human menstrual cycle. (2) Beginning July 1, 2022, a charter school shall: (a) provide period products free of charge […]
