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Statutes > Utah > Title-53a > Chapter-01a > 53a-1a-506-553A-1a-506.5. Charter school students -- Admissions procedures -- Transfers.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "District school" means a public school under the control of a local school boardelected pursuant to Title 20A, Chapter 14, Nomination and Election of State and Local SchoolBoards.
(b) "Nonresident school district" means a school district other than a student's schooldistrict of residence.
(c) "School district of residence" means a student's school district of residence asdetermined under Section 53A-2-201.
(d) "School of residence" means the school to which a student is assigned to attend basedon the student's place of residence.
(2) (a) The State School Board, in consultation with the State Charter School Board,shall make rules describing procedures for students to follow in applying for entry into, orexiting, a charter school.
(b) The rules under Subsection (2)(a) shall, at a minimum, provide for:
(i) posting on a charter school's Internet website, beginning no later than 60 days beforethe school's initial period of applications:
(A) procedures for applying for admission to the charter school;
(B) (I) the school's opening date, if the school has not yet opened; or
(II) the school calendar; and
(C) information on how a student may transfer from a charter school to another charterschool or a district school;
(ii) use of standard application forms prescribed by the State Board of Education;
(iii) written notification to a student's parent or legal guardian of an offer of admission;
(iv) written acceptance of an offer of admission by a student's parent or legal guardian;
(v) written notification to a student's current charter school or school district of residenceupon acceptance of the student for enrollment in a charter school; and
(vi) the admission of students, provided that the admission does not disqualify the charterschool from federal funding, at:
(A) any time to protect the health or safety of a student; or
(B) times other than those permitted under standard policies if there are other conditionsof special need that warrant consideration.
(c) The rules under Subsection (2)(a) shall prevent the parent of a student who is enrolledin a charter school or who has accepted an offer of admission to a charter school from duplicatingenrollment for the student in another charter school or a school district without following thewithdrawal procedures described in Subsection (3).
(3) The parent of a student enrolled in a charter school may withdraw the student fromthe charter school for enrollment in another charter school or a school district by submitting tothe charter school:
(a) on or before June 30, a notice of intent to enroll the student in the student's school ofresidence for the following school year;
(b) after June 30, a letter of acceptance for enrollment in the student's school district ofresidence for the following year;
(c) a letter of acceptance for enrollment in the student's school district of residence in thecurrent school year;
(d) a letter of acceptance for enrollment in a nonresident school district; or
(e) a letter of acceptance for enrollment in a charter school.
(4) (a) A charter school shall report to a school district, by the last business day of eachmonth the aggregate number of new students, sorted by their school of residence and grade level,who have accepted enrollment in the charter school for the following school year.
(b) A school district shall report to a charter school, by the last business day of eachmonth, the aggregate number of students enrolled in the charter school who have acceptedenrollment in the school district in the following school year, sorted by grade level.
(5) When a vacancy occurs because a student has withdrawn from a charter school, thecharter school may immediately enroll a new student from its list of applicants.
(6) Unless provisions have previously been made for enrollment in another school, acharter school releasing a student from enrollment during a school year shall immediately notifythe school district of residence, which shall enroll the student in the school district of residenceand take additional steps as may be necessary to ensure compliance with laws governing schoolattendance.
(7) (a) The parent of a student enrolled in a charter school may withdraw the studentfrom the charter school for enrollment in the student's school of residence in the following schoolyear if an application of admission is submitted to the school district of residence by June 30.
(b) If the parent of a student enrolled in a charter school submits an application ofadmission to the student's school district of residence after June 30 for the student's enrollment inthe school district of residence in the following school year, or an application of admission issubmitted for enrollment during the current school year, the student may enroll in a school of theschool district of residence that has adequate capacity in:
(i) the student's grade level, if the student is an elementary school student; or
(ii) the core classes that the student needs to take, if the student is a secondary schoolstudent.
(c) State Board of Education rules made under Subsection (2)(a) shall specify howadequate capacity in a grade level or core classes is determined for the purposes of Subsection(7)(b).
(8) Notwithstanding Subsection (7), a school district may enroll a student at any time toprotect the health and safety of the student.
(9) A school district or charter school may charge secondary students a one-time $5processing fee, to be paid at the time of application.
Amended by Chapter 162, 2010 General Session
