Section R277-552-1 - Authority and Purpose(1) This rule is authorized by:(a) Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3, which vests general control and supervision over public education in the Board;(b) Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which allows the Board to adopt rules in accordance with its responsibilities;(c) Subsection 53G-6-504(5), which requires the Board to make rules regarding a charter school expansion or satellite campus;(d) Sections 53G-5-304 through 53G-5-306, which require the Board to make a rule providing a timeline for the opening of a charter school;(e) Section 53F-2-702, which directs the Board to distribute funds for charter school students directly to the charter school;(f) the Charter School Expansion Act of 1998, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 8063, which directs the Board to submit specific information before a charter school's receipt of federal funds; and(g) Subsection 53G-5-205(5), which requires the Board to make rules establishing minimum standards that an authorizer is required to apply in authorizing and monitoring charter schools.(2) The purpose of this rule is to:(a) establish procedures for timelines and approval processes for new charter schools; and(b) provide criteria and standards for consideration of high performing charter schools to expand and request new schools that are satellite schools.Utah Admin. Code R277-552-1
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-3, effective 1/9/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-12, effective 5/23/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-21, effective 10/23/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-04, effective 2/9/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-11, effective 5/23/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-22, effective 11/7/2023