Utah Code 53F-2-705. Grants for charter school start-up costs

53F-2-705. Grants for charter school start-up costs.

(1)

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

(a)	The State Charter School Board shall use money appropriated for charter school start-up costs to provide grants to charter schools to pay for expenses for the planning and implementation of a charter school.

(b)

The State Charter School Board:

(i)	may use up to 8% of the money appropriated for charter school start-up costs for financial monitoring of new charter schools and to provide professional development or technical assistance for charter school governing board members and staff of new charter schools; and

(ii)	in accordance with rules adopted by the state board, may use up to $200,000 of the money appropriated for charter school start-up costs for a mentoring program for new and existing charter schools.

(2)	The amount of a grant for charter school start-up costs shall be based on the authorized enrollment of the charter school.

(3)

The state board shall make rules consistent with this section specifying:

(a)	procedures for applying for and awarding grants for charter school start-up costs;

(b)	permitted uses of grant money; and

(c)

requirements for a charter school to submit the following to the State Charter School Board:

(i)	a budget for the grant money; and

(ii)	a final report on the expenditure of the grant money.

(4)	The state board shall make rules establishing a mentoring program for new and existing charter schools.

Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session