Agency: State Board of Education Line Item: State Charter School Board Function Created by H.B. 152 of the 2004 General Session, the State Charter School Board authorizes and promotes the establishment of charter schools and advises the State Board of Education on charter school issues.
The State Charter School Board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor. Statute details that Charter School Board members must reflect the following qualifications: two members who have expertise in finance or small business management; three members who are appointed from a slate of at least six candidates nominated by Utah's charter schools; and two members who are appointed from a slate of at least four candidates nominated by the State Board of Education. Board member terms last for four years. In FY 2011, the State funded 81 charter schools, with enrollment of 41,110 (the map below plots each charter school).
 The Board has a total of two full-time staff to support its operations, a staff director and administrative assistant. The Charter School Board appoints the staff director with the consent of the State Superintendent. Statutory Authority The following highlight the major statutes dealing with charter schools and the State Charter School Board: - UCA 53A-1a-501.5 - Creates the State Charter School Board, defines member qualifications, length of term, appointment process, and compensation.
- UCA 53A-1a-501.6 - Details the powers and duties of the Charter School Board. Powers include the authorization of charter schools, review and monitoring of charter schools, provision of technical assistance to charter schools, and advising the State Board of Education on charter school issues.
- UCA 53A-1a-501.7 - Provides the process of appointing a staff director to the Charter School Board.
- UCA 53A-1a-503 et. seq. - Sections 501- 515 Details statutory provisions relating to charter schools. These provisions include the purpose of charter schools, application process, requirements for charter schools, provisions for termination of a charter, State Board rule waivers, funding for charter schools, and provisions regulating charter schools approved by local school boards.
Funding Detail | Sources of Finance | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Actual | 2012
Approp | | Uniform School Fund | $696,900 | $636,600 | $585,200 | $0 | $0 | | Uniform School Fund, One-time | $0 | ($488,200) | ($21,000) | $0 | $0 | | Education Fund | $0 | $0 | $0 | $575,800 | $573,700 | | Federal Funds | $5,105,500 | $4,803,600 | $4,462,100 | $3,547,200 | $5,105,500 | | Beginning Nonlapsing | $121,200 | $569,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Closing Nonlapsing | ($569,900) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Total | $5,353,700 | $5,521,900 | $5,026,300 | $4,123,000 | $5,679,200 |
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| | Programs: | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Actual | 2012
Approp | | State Charter School Board | $5,353,700 | $5,521,900 | $5,026,300 | $4,123,000 | $5,679,200 | | Total | $5,353,700 | $5,521,900 | $5,026,300 | $4,123,000 | $5,679,200 |
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| | Categories of Expenditure | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Actual | 2012
Approp | | Personnel Services | $517,000 | $536,900 | $527,600 | $524,600 | $636,000 | | In-state Travel | $16,900 | $8,500 | $8,100 | $9,400 | $8,100 | | Out-of-state Travel | $22,800 | $22,900 | $12,400 | $15,700 | $12,400 | | Current Expense | $58,700 | $239,300 | $77,300 | $172,000 | $77,300 | | DP Current Expense | $9,400 | $7,200 | $6,300 | $600 | $6,300 | | DP Capital Outlay | $0 | $101,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Capital Outlay | $0 | $11,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Other Charges/Pass Thru | $4,728,900 | $4,594,000 | $4,394,600 | $3,400,700 | $4,939,100 | | Total | $5,353,700 | $5,521,900 | $5,026,300 | $4,123,000 | $5,679,200 |
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| | Other Indicators | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Actual | 2012
Approp | | Budgeted FTE | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | | Actual FTE | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
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