53E-3-804. Governor to approve federal education agreements or national programs.
(1)
Before legally binding the state by executing a federal education agreement or national program that may costeducation entities more than $500,000 annually from state and local money to implement, a school official shall submit the proposed federal education agreement or national program to the governor for the governor’s approval or rejection.
Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-3-804
Cost: means an estimation of state and local money required to implement a federal education agreement or national program. See Utah Code 53E-3-801
Education entities: means the entities that may bear the state and local costs of implementing a federal program or national program, including:
Federal education agreement: means a legally binding document or representation that requires a school official to implement a federal program or set of requirements that originates from the U. See Utah Code 53E-3-801
National program: means a national or multi-state education program, agreement, or standards that:
(a)
originated from, or were received directly or indirectly from, a national or multi-state organization, coalition, or compact;
(b)
have, as a primary focus, an impact on the educational services at a public school; and
(c)
are adopted by the state board or state superintendent with the intent to cause a local school official to implement the national or multi-state education program, agreement, or standards. See Utah Code 53E-3-801
School official: includes :
(a)
the state board;
(b)
the state superintendent;
(c)
employees of the state board and the state superintendent;
(d)
local school boards;
(e)
school district superintendents and employees; and
(f)
charter school governing board members, administrators, and employees. See Utah Code 53E-3-801
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)
The governor shall approve or reject each federal education agreement or national program.
(3)
(a)
If the governor approves the federal education agreement or national program, the school official may execute the agreement.
(b)
If the governor rejects the federal education agreement or national program, the school official may not execute the agreement.
(4)
If a school official executes a federal education agreement or national program without obtaining the governor’s approval under this section, the governor may issue an executive order declaring the federal education agreement or national program void.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
