Section R277-477-3 - Program Requirements for Charter Schools(1) A charter school that elects to receive School LAND Trust funds shall have a charter trust land council consistent with Section 53G-7-1205.(2) A Charter Board and a Charter Trust Lands Council shall receive training about Section 53G-7-1206 and this rule.(3) A charter governing board that is not the charter trust land council shall establish a process for the election of the charter trust land council that includes: (a) the number of parent or grandparent members, the number of 'other members', and the definition of each 'other member' to be elected to serve on the council;(b) the terms of each position;(c) a timeframe for the election;(d) a process for noticing and conducting the election of council members elected by parents of students enrolled at the charter school consistent with Section R277-477-2; and(e) the process for filling unfilled seats following an election or when a member resigns.(4) In the election process, if the number of candidates who file for a position on a charter trust land council is less than or equal to the number of open positions, an election is not required. (5) A charter trust land council that is not a charter governing board shall: (a) be subject to Section 53G-7-1203;(b) have parent or grandparent members elected by parents of students attending the charter school; and(c) post the following items on the school's website by October 20 annually: (i) an invitation to parents to serve on the Charter Trust Land Council;(ii) the election process to establish a Charter Trust Land Council consistent with this section;(iii) the dollar amount the school receives each year from the School LAND Trust program;(iv) a copy or link to the current Teacher and Student Success Plan;(v) approved minutes of Charter Trust Land Council meetings for at least a year;(vi) the proposed council meetings scheduled for the school year;(vii) a means to contact the members of the school's Charter Trust Land Council directly;(viii) a link or copy of the final reports of the school for the last two years, as required by Subsection 53G-7-1206(5); and(ix) a link or copy of the school plan for the current year.(6) The principal of a charter school that elects to receive School LAND Trust funds shall submit a plan, approved by the school's governing board, and the charter school budget officer on the School LAND Trust website:(a) no later than May 1; or(b) for a newly opening charter school, no later than November 1 in the school's first year to receive funding in the year the newly opening charter school opens.Utah Admin. Code R277-477-3
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-21, effective 10/8/2015Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-1, effective 12/8/2015Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-15, effective 7/11/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-13, effective 6/7/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-1, effective 12/10/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-18, effective 8/19/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-11, effective 5/26/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-15, effective 7/20/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-02, effective 1/11/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-15, effective 7/22/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-04, effective 2/8/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-02, effective 1/10/2024Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-20, effective 10/8/2024