1. (1) An authorization process developed by an authorizer in accordance with Subsection R277-552-2(2) shall comply with Sections R277-552-5 and R277-552-6 for a charter school expansion.
2. (2) An authorizer may approve a small expansion request in accordance with an authorizer's standards and established criteria.
3. (3) An authorizer may approve an application from a charter school for a large expansion if the charter school meets the requirements for a satellite school described in Section R277-552-6.
4. (4) An authorizer may provide additional requirements in addition to the requirements described in Sections R277-552-5 and R277-552-6.
5. (5) An authorizer shall provide documentation of an applicant school's eligibility for an expansion under Subsection (2) or Section R277-552-6 to the Superintendent upon request.

6. (6) An authorizer shall:

   1. (a) approve a proposed expansion before October 1 of the state fiscal year before the school year that the charter school intends to expand; and
   2. (b) provide the total number of students by grade that the charter school expansion is authorized to enroll to the Superintendent on or before October 1 of the state fiscal year before the school year that the school intends to expand.

KEY: training, timelines, expansion, satellite

Date of Last Change: November 7, 2023

Notice of Continuation: July 13, 2023

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-3-401; 53G-5-205; 53F-2-702; 53G-6-503