53A-1a-503.5.   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 53A-1-401(3); and
     (c) governed by independent boards and held accountable to a legally binding written contractual agreement.
     (2) A charter school may be established by creating a new school or converting an existing public school to charter status.

Amended by Chapter 319, 2008 General Session
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