UT Code § 53G-5-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 5 - Charter Schools|Part 3 - Charter School Authorization|Section 302 - Charter school application -- Applicants -- Contents.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53G-5-302. Charter school application -- Applicants -- Contents.    (1)   (a) An application to establish a charter school may be submitted by:   (i) an individual;     (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 under 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 authorization, complete a background check for each member consistent 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) academic goals;     (f) qualifications and policies for school employees, including policies that:   (i) comply with the criminal background check requirements described in 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 public school 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) financing arrangements;       (j) a market analysis of the community the school plans to serve;     (k) a business plan;     (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:   (i) curriculum;     (ii) instructional program; or     (iii) delivery methods;       (b) a method for assessing whether students are reaching academic goals, including, at a minimum, administering the statewide assessments described in Section 53E-4-301;     (c) a proposed calendar;     (d) sample policies;     (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 293, 2019 General Session