1st Sub. H.B. 332
         USE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

senate floor Amendments

Amendment 2 February 28, 2008 3:47 pm



Senator Howard A. Stephenson proposes the following amendments:

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{   .    modifies an exemption for charter schools;   }


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{   53A-1a-511, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 349   }


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{   Section 1. Section 53A-1a-511 is amended to read:

             37          53A-1a-511. Waivers from state board rules -- Application of statutes and rules
             38      to charter schools.
             39          (1) A charter school shall operate in accordance with its charter and is subject to Title
             40      53A, State System of Public Education, and other state laws applicable to public schools,
             41      except as otherwise provided in this part.
             42          (2) (a) A charter school or any other public school or school district may apply to the
             43      State Board of Education for a waiver of any state board rule that inhibits or hinders the school
             44      or the school district from accomplishing its mission or educational goals set out in its strategic
             45      plan or charter.
             46          (b) The state board may grant the waiver, unless:
             47          (i) the waiver would cause the school district or the school to be in violation of state or
             48      federal law; or
             49          (ii) the waiver would threaten the health, safety, or welfare of students in the district or
             50      at the school.
             51          (c) If the State Board of Education denies the waiver, the reason for the denial shall be
             52      provided in writing to the waiver applicant.
             53          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), State Board of Education rules
             54      governing the following do not apply to a charter school:
             55          (i) school libraries;
             56          (ii) required school administrative and supervisory services; and
             57          (iii) required expenditures for instructional supplies.
             58          (b) A charter school shall comply with rules implementing statutes that prescribe how
             59      state appropriations may be spent.
             60          (4) The following provisions of Title 53A, State System of Public Education, and rules

             61      adopted under those provisions, do not apply to a charter school:
             62          (a) Sections 53A-1a-108 and 53A-1a-108.5 , requiring the establishment of a school
             63      community council and school improvement plan;
             64          [(b) Sections 53A-3-413 and 53A-3-414 , pertaining to the use of school buildings as
             65      civic centers;]
             66          [(c)] (b) Section 53A-3-420 , requiring the use of activity disclosure statements;
             67          [(d)] (c) Section 53A-12-207 , requiring notification of intent to dispose of textbooks;
             68          [(e)] (d) Section 53A-13-107 , requiring annual presentations on adoption;
             69          [(f)] (e) Chapter 19, Part 1, Fiscal Procedures, pertaining to fiscal procedures of school
             70      districts and local school boards; and
             71          [(g)] (f) Section 53A-14-107 , requiring an independent evaluation of instructional
             72      materials.
             73          (5) For the purposes of Title 63, Chapter 56, Utah Procurement Code, a charter school
             74      shall be considered a local public procurement unit.
             75          (6) Each charter school shall be subject to:
             76          (a) Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act; and
             77          (b) Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
             78          (7) (a) The State Charter School Board shall, in concert with the charter schools, study
             79      existing state law and administrative rules for the purpose of determining from which laws and
             80      rules charter schools should be exempt.
             81          (b) (i) The State Charter School Board shall present recommendations for exemption to
             82      the State Board of Education for consideration.
             83          (ii) The State Board of Education shall consider the recommendations of the State
             84      Charter School Board and respond within 60 days.
             85          (8) Sections 53A-3-413 and 53A-3-414 , pertaining to the use of school buildings and
             86      grounds as civic centers, and rules adopted under those provisions, do not apply to a charter
             87      school that leases its buildings and ground s .   }
             88          Section
{   2   }        1       . Section 53A-3-413 is amended to read:


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    Senate Committee Amendments
    2-25-2008 :    

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{   3   }        2       . Section 53A-3-414 is amended to read:

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