Section 53G-5-302 - Charter school application - Applicants - Contents(1)(a) An application to establish a charter school may be submitted by: (ii) a group of individuals; or(iii) a nonprofit legal entity organized under Utah law.(b) An authorized charter school may apply under this chapter for a charter from another charter school authorizer.(2) A charter school application shall include:(a) the purpose and mission of the school;(b) except for a charter school authorized by a local school board, a statement that, after entering into a charter agreement, the charter school will be organized and managed in accordance with Title 16, Chapter 6a, Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act;(c) a description of the governance structure of the school, including: (i) a list of the charter school governing board members that describes the qualifications of each member; and(ii) an assurance that the applicant shall, within 30 days of the date of authorization, complete a background check for each member in accordance with Section 53G-5-408;(d) a description of the target population of the school that includes:(i) the projected maximum number of students the school proposes to enroll;(ii) the projected school enrollment for each of the first three years of school operation; and(iii) the ages or grade levels the school proposes to serve;(e) the school's unique performance measures, including academic goals;(f) qualifications and policies for school employees, including policies that:(i) comply with the criminal background check requirements in accordance with Section 53G-5-408;(ii) require employee evaluations;(iii) address employment of relatives within the charter school; and(iv) address human resource management and ensure that:(A) at least one of the school's employees or another person is assigned human resource management duties, as defined in Section 17B-1-805; and(B) the assigned employee or person described in Subsection (2)(f)(iv)(A) receives human resource management training, as defined in Section 17B-1-805;(g) a description of how the charter school will provide, as required by state and federal law, special education and related services;(h) for a school district converting to charter status, arrangements for: (i) students who choose not to continue attending the charter school; and(ii) teachers who choose not to continue teaching at the charter school;(i) a statement that describes the charter school's plan for establishing the charter school's facilities, including: (i) whether the charter school intends to lease or purchase the charter school's facilities; and(ii) anticipated financing arrangements;(j) a market analysis of the community the school plans to serve;(l) other major issues involving the establishment and operation of the charter school; and(m) the signatures of the charter school governing board members.(3) A charter school authorizer may require a charter school application to include:(a) the charter school's proposed:(ii) instructional program; or(b) a method for assessing whether students are reaching the school's performance measures and academic goals, including administering the statewide assessments as defined in Section 53E-4-301;(e) a description of opportunities for parental involvement;(f) a description of the school's administrative, supervisory, or other proposed services that may be obtained through service providers; or(g) other information that demonstrates an applicant's ability to establish and operate a charter school.Amended by Chapter 63, 2024 General Session ,§ 9, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session ,§ 50, eff. 5/14/2019.Amended by Chapter 383, 2018 General Session ,§ 8, eff. 1/1/2019.Amended by Chapter 154, 2018 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/8/2018.Renumbered from § 53A-1a-504 and amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session ,§ 97, eff. 1/24/2018.Amended by Chapter 378, 2017 General Session ,§ 36, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by Chapter 213, 2016 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/10/2016.Amended by Chapter 389, 2015 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2015.Repealed and reenacted by Chapter 363, 2014 General Session ,§ 11, eff. 5/13/2014.Amended by Chapter 344, 2007 General Session.