H.B. 206

This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 4:32 PM by ddonat. --> 1

CHARTER SCHOOL REPORTING
2 2005 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Carol Spackman Moss
5
6 LONG TITLE
7 General Description:
8 This bill requires annual reporting of charter school innovative practices.
9 Highlighted Provisions:
10 This bill:
11 . requires charter schools to annually report innovative practices to the Charter
12 School Board; and
13 . requires the Charter School Board to annually provide a summary of the innovative
14 practices to the Education Interim Committee.
15 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 53A-1a-501.6, as enacted by Chapter 251, Laws of Utah 2004
22 ENACTS:
23 53A-1a-507.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
24
25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 53A-1a-501.6 is amended to read:
27 53A-1a-501.6. Power and duties of State Charter School Board.

28 (1) The State Charter School Board shall:
29 (a) authorize and promote the establishment of charter schools, subject to the
30 limitations in Sections 53A-1a-502 and 53A-1a-505 ;
31 (b) annually review and evaluate the performance of charter schools authorized by the
32 State Charter School Board and hold the schools accountable for their performance;
33 H. [ (c) report annually by November 30 to the Education Interim Committee on charter
34 school innovative practices, as reported pursuant to Section 53A-1a-507.1 ; ] .H
35 H. [ [ ] (c) [ ] ] [ (d) ] .H monitor charter schools authorized by the State Charter School
35a Board for
36 compliance with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations;
37 H. [ [ ] (d) [ ] ] [ (e) ] .H provide technical support to charter schools and persons seeking to
37a establish
38 charter schools by:
39 (i) identifying and promoting successful charter school models;
40 (ii) facilitating the application and approval process for charter school authorization;
41 (iii) directing charter schools and persons seeking to establish charter schools to
42 sources of private funding and support;
43 (iv) reviewing and evaluating proposals to establish charter schools for the purpose of
44 supporting and strengthening proposals before an application for charter school authorization is
45 submitted to the State Charter School Board or a local school board; and
46 (v) assisting charter schools to understand and carry out their charter obligations;
47 H. [ [ ] (e) [ ] ] [ (f) ] .H provide technical support, as requested, to a local school board
47a relating to
48 charter schools;
49 H. [ [ ] (f) [ ] ] [ (g) ] .H make recommendations on legislation and rules pertaining to
49a charter schools
50 to the Legislature and State Board of Education, respectively; and
51 H. [ [ ] (g) [ ] ] [ (h) ] .H make recommendations to the State Board of Education on the
51a funding of
52 charter schools.
53 (2) The State Charter School Board may:
54 (a) contract;
55 (b) sue and be sued; and
56 (c) (i) at the discretion of the charter school, provide administrative services to, or
57 perform other school functions for, charter schools authorized by the State Charter School
58 Board; and

59 (ii) charge fees for the provision of services or functions.
60 Section 2. Section 53A-1a-507.1 is enacted to read:
61 53A-1a-507.1. Charter school innovative practices -- Report to State Charter
62 School Board.
63 Prior to July 31 of each year, a charter school H. [ shall ] may .H identify and report to the
63a State
64 Charter School Board its innovative practices which fulfill the purposes of charter schools as
65 outlined in Section 53A-1a-503 , including:
66 (1) unique learning opportunities providing increased choice in education;
67 (2) new public school models;
68 (3) innovative teaching practices;
69 (4) opportunities for educators to actively participate in the design and implementation
70 of the learning program;
71 (5) new forms of accountability emphasizing the measurement of learning outcomes
72 and the creation of new measurement tools;
73 (6) opportunities for greater parental involvement, including involvement in
74 management decisions; and
75 (7) the impact of the innovative practices on student achievement.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-17-05 4:08 PM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

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