UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 53A. State System of Public Education |
Chapter 1a. Utah Strategic Planning Act for Educational Excellence |
Part 5. The Utah Charter Schools Act |
§ 53A-1a-518. Regulated transactions and relationships -- Definitions -- Rulemaking.
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(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a relative of a charter school officer may not be employed at a charter school. (b) If a relative of a charter school officer is to be considered for employment in a charter school, the charter school officer shall: (i) disclose the relationship, in writing, to the other charter school officers; (ii) submit the employment decision to the charter school's governing board for the approval, by majority vote, of the charter school's governing board; (iii) abstain from voting on the issue; and (iv) be absent from any meeting when the employment is being considered and determined. (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3)(b) and (3)(c), a charter school officer or a relative of a charter school officer may not have a financial interest in a contract or other transaction involving a charter school in which the charter school officer serves as a charter school officer. (b) If a charter school's governing board considers entering into a contract or executing a transaction in which a charter school officer or a relative of a charter school officer has a financial interest, the charter school officer shall: (i) disclose the financial interest, in writing, to the other charter school officers; (ii) submit the contract or transaction decision to the charter school's governing board for the approval, by majority vote, of the charter school's governing board; (iii) abstain from voting on the issue; and (iv) be absent from any meeting when the contract or transaction is being considered and determined. (c) The provisions in Subsection (3)(a) do not apply to a reasonable contract of employment for: (i) the chief administrative officer of a charter school; or (ii) a relative of the chief administrative officer of a charter school whose employment is approved in accordance with the provisions in Subsection (2). (4) The State Board of Education or State Charter School Board may not operate a charter school.
Amended by Chapter 162, 2010 General Session