53A-1a-503.5 - Status of charter schools. - Utah Statutes

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 writtencontractual agreement.
(2) A charter school may be established by creating a new school or converting anexisting public school to charter status.

Amended by Chapter 319, 2008 General Session