Title 53F, Title 53F: Public Education System -- Funding

53F-6-404. State board procurement -- Failure to comply. (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, the state board shall issue requests for proposals for entities to perform duties and functions necessary for program operations. An organization that res…

53F-6-405. Program manager duties -- Audit -- Prohibitions. (1) The program manager shall: administer the program, including: maintaining an application website that includes information on enrollment, relevant application dates, and dates for notification of acceptance; reviewin…

53F-6-405.5. Financial administrator duties and requirements. (1) The financial administrator shall: operate independently in processing and distributing scholarship funds while: following program requirements the program manager establishes; implementing payment directives from …

53F-6-406. Qualifying provider regulatory autonomy -- Home school autonomy -- Student records -- Scholarship student status. (1) Nothing in this part: except as expressly described in this part, grants additional authority to any state agency or LEA to regulate or control: a priv…

53F-6-407. Background checks for program manager -- Bureau responsibilities -- Fees. (1) As used in this section: "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Sectionwithin the Department of Public Safety. 53-10-201 "Department" means the Department of Public S…

53F-6-408. Eligible schools. (1) To be eligible to receive scholarship funds on behalf of a scholarship student as an eligible school, a private school with 150 or more enrolled students shall: submit to the program manager verification that the private school has obtained: an ag…

53F-6-409. Eligible service providers. (1) To be an eligible service provider, a private program or service: shall provide to the program manager and financial administrator: a federal employer identification number; the provider's address and contact information; a description o…

53F-6-410. Parental rights -- Optional assessment. (1) In accordance with Sectionregarding a parent's right to academic accommodations, nothing in this chapter restricts or affects a parent's interests and role in the care, custody, and control of the parent's child, including th…

53F-6-411. Program funding. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (7), if a scholarship student enters or reenters the public education system during a given school year: no later than five business days after the day on which the student enters or reenters the public education sy…

53F-6-412. Reports. In accordance with Sectionand the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g, the program manager shall submit a report on the program to the Education Interim Committee no later than September 1 of each year that includes: (1) the number …

53F-6-413. Legal proceedings. (1) In any legal proceeding against the state in which a qualifying provider challenges the application of this part to the qualifying provider, the state shall bear the burden of establishing that the law: is necessary; and does not impose an undue …

53F-6-414. Severability. (1) If any provision of this part or the application of any provision of this part to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this part remain effective without the i…

53F-6-415. Procurement flexibility. For the year 2023, if the state board determines that it is not feasible to successfully meet a procurement and contracting deadline in this part, the state board may extend the deadline by no more than 90 days.

53F-6-415.5. Transition provisions. (1) As used in this section: "Previous contracted entity" means an organization that was contracted to perform program functions immediately prior to a transition event. "Transition event" means: the expiration or termination of a contracted en…

53F-6-416. Students with special needs. The program manager shall coordinate with the program manager of the Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship Program created in Sectionand the Carson Smith Scholarship Program created in Sectionto ensure that a student is not receiving duplica…

53F-6-417. Appeals process for denied reimbursements. In accordance with required program administration the program manager shall: (1) follow an appeals process for when a student's eligibility is suspended or disqualified under Section; and 53F-6-405 (2) establish the process a…

53F-6-501. Utah Private Course Choice Empowerment program. (1) As used in this section: "Authorized online course provider" or "provider" means a provider approved by the program manager to offer online courses through the program. "Blended learning" means an education model that…