53F-4-504. Authorized online course providers — Certified online course providers.
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The following entities are known as an authorized online course provider and may offer online courses to eligible students through the Statewide Online Education Program:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53F-4-504- Authorized online course provider: means the entities listed in Subsection 53F-4-504(1). See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- Certified online course provider: means a provider that the state board approves to offer courses through the Statewide Online Education Program. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- Online course: means a course of instruction offered by the Statewide Online Education Program through the use of digital technology, regardless of whether the student participates in the course at home, at a school, at another location, or any combination of these. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- 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
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a charter school or district school created exclusively for the purpose of serving students online; |
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an LEA program, approved by the LEA governing board, that is created exclusively for the purpose of serving students online; |
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a program of an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-2-101 that:
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offers secondary school level courses; and |
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is created exclusively for the purpose of serving students online; and |
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a certified online course provider. |
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The state board shall approve an online course provider as a certified online course provider if the online course provider:
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complies with the application procedures described in Section 53F-4-514; |
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meets the standards described in Section 53F-4-514; and |
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has prior experience offering online courses to secondary students. |
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The state board may revoke the approval described in Subsection (2) if the state board:
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finds that a certified online course provider is not complying with the requirements described in Section 53F-4-514; |
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provides written notice describing the findings of non-compliance to the certified online course provider; |
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provides the certified online course provider with at least 60 days to remedy the findings of non-compliance; |
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reevaluates the findings of non-compliance at least 60 days after the certified online course provider’s remedy period described in Subsection (3)(c); and |
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finds after reevaluation that the certified online course provider has failed to satisfactorily remedy the findings of non-compliance. |
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Amended by Chapter 368, 2023 General Session
