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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Charter school officer” means:
(i) a member of a charter school's governing board;
(ii) a member of a board or an officer of a nonprofit corporation under which a charter school is organized and managed; or
(iii) the chief administrative officer of a charter school.
(b)(i) “Employment” means a position in which a person's salary, wages, pay, or compensation, whether as an employee or contractor, is paid from charter school funds.
(ii) “Employment” does not include a charter school volunteer.
(c) “Relative” means a father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law.
(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 the portion of the meeting where 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 the portion of the meeting where 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 or State Charter School Board may not operate a charter school.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 53G. Public Education System--Local Administration § 53G-5-409. Regulated transactions and relationships--Definitions--Rulemaking - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-53g-public-education-system-local-administration/ut-code-sect-53g-5-409/
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