1. (1) A charter school that desires to receive State Charter School Board start-up and implementation grant funds shall comply with the requirements of this section.

2. (2) To receive a State Charter School Board start-up or implementation grant, a charter school may be eligible if the charter school:

   1. (a) meets the requirements of Section 53G-5-404;
   2. (b) has a finalized charter agreement with the school's authorizer;
   3. (c) for a new, large and small expansions, or satellite school, submits an application for the grant within six months of approval by the school's authorizer; and
   4. (d) demonstrates a plan to use the funds within the next two full school years.
3. (3) New, large and small expansions, and satellite schools may be eligible for start-up and implementation grant funds, and receive priority in funding or grant applications.

4. (4) In alignment with Section 53F-2-705, a charter school may be eligible for start-up and implementation grant funds if the school meets any of the following conditions:

   1. (a) implementing a new curriculum;
   2. (b) implementing a new program; or
   3. (c) implementing an innovative practice not funded by the Innovative Sandbox funding as described in Rule R277-919.
5. (5) The State Charter School Board shall determine amounts and conditions for distribution of state start-up or implementation grant funds.
6. (6) Grant funds may only be used for allowable expenditures as established by the State Charter School Board annual application form.
7. (7) Grant recipients shall participate in monitoring activities and shall provide monitoring information to the Superintendent, as directed.

8. (8)(a) A charter school shall repay grant funds to the State Charter School Board if recipients change to non-charter status within ten years of receiving grant funds.

   1. (b) The State Charter School Board may grant an exception to the requirements of Subsection (8)(a) for a school that converts status, due to either federal or state law requirements, for academic purposes.

KEY: charter schools, startup, implementation, mentoring

Date of Last Change: January 10, 2024

Notice of Continuation: August 15, 2023

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