S.B. 55
         AUTHORIZATION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS BY HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 04 February 18, 2010 4:02 PM



Representative Don L. Ipson proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Line 56 through Page 2a, Line 58
    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
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             56          (2) "Board of trustees of a higher education institution" or "board of trustees" means
  :      

             57     
      (a)       the board of trustees of S. [a university or community college listed in Section 53B-1-102 .] :

             57a          
{   (a)   }        (i)       the University of Utah;

             57b          
{   (b)   }        (ii)       Utah State University;

             57c          
{   (c)   }        (iii)       Weber State University;

             57d          
{   (d)   }        (iv)       Southern Utah University; .S

             57e      S.    
{   (e)   }        (v)       Snow College;

             57f          
{   (f)   }        (vi)       Dixie State College of Utah;

             57g          
{   (g)   }        (vii)       the College of Eastern Utah;

             57h          
{   (h)   }        (viii)       Utah Valley University; or

             57i          
{   (i)   }        (ix)       Salt Lake Community College      {   .   }        ; or

    (b) the campus board of directors of a college campus within the Utah College of Applied Technology.  
.S

             58          [(2)] (3) "Chartering entity" means the entity that authorizes the establishment of a

2.    Page 9, Lines 246 through 248
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             246          (1) Subject to the approval of the State Board of Education
  and except as provided in Subsection (7)       , an individual or entity

             247      identified in Section 53A-1a-504 may enter into an agreement with a board of trustees of a
             248      higher education institution to establish and operate a charter school.

3.    Page 10, Line 287
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             287      assist them in understanding and performing their charter obligations.
 


    (7)(a) In addition to complying with the requirements of this section, a campus board of directors of a college campus within the Utah College of Applied Technology shall obtain the approval of the Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees before entering into an agreement to establish and operate a charter school.

    (b) The Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees shall establish a policy for granting approval to a campus board of directors to enter into an agreement to establish and operate a charter school.  


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