Utah Admin. Code R277-602-6 - Responsibilities of Private Schools that Receive Carson Smith Scholarships
(1) To be eligible to enroll a scholarship
student, a private school shall meet the criteria described in Section
53F-4-303.
(2) A private school shall annually:
(a) obtain an audit and report from a
licensed independent certified public accountant that conforms with the
following requirements:
(i) the audit shall be
performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;
(ii) the financial statements shall be
presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
and
(iii) the audited financial
statements shall be as of a period within the last 12 months; or
(b) contract with an independent
licensed certified public accountant to conduct an agreed upon procedures
engagement described in Subsection (4);
(3) The Superintendent shall annually
publish:
(a) an agreed upon procedures
document for a new private school to apply for eligibility to accept Carson
Smith Scholarship students; and
(b)
an agreed upon procedures document for a continuing private school to apply for
continued eligibility to accept Carson Smith Scholarship students.
(4) A private school that seeks to
enroll Carson Smith Scholarship students shall submit an agreed upon procedures
document described in Subsection (3):
(a) for
a new private school seeking eligibility to accept Carson Smith Scholarship
students for the first time, by the May 1 prior to the fiscal year that the
private school is seeking eligibility; and
(b) for a school seeking continued
eligibility to accept Carson Smith Scholarship students, by the November 30
prior to the school year in which they are reapplying.
(5)
(a) A
private school who receives notification of pending eligibility shall schedule
a meeting at a time and location mutually acceptable to the private school, the
applicant parent, and participating public school personnel.
(b)
(i) A
private school and public school shall confidentially maintain documentation
regarding an assessment team meeting, including documentation of:
(A) a meeting for a student denied a
scholarship or service; and
(B) a
student admitted into a private school and the student's level of
service.
(ii) Upon
request by the Superintendent, a private school and public school shall provide
the documentation described in Subsection (3)(c)(i) to the Superintendent for
purposes of determining student scholarship eligibility or for verification of
compliance.
(6) A private school that receives a
scholarship payment shall provide complete student records in a timely manner
to another private school or a public school that requests student records if a
parent transfers a student under Subsection
53F-4-302(7).
(7) A private school shall notify the Board
within five days if the student does not continue in enrollment in an eligible
private school for any reason, including:
(a)
parent or student choice;
(b)
suspension or expulsion of the student; or
(c) the student has unexcused absences during
the prior ten consecutive school days.
(8) A private school shall satisfy health and
safety laws and codes required by Subsection
53F-4-303(1)(d),
including:
(a) the adoption of emergency
preparedness response plans that include training for school personnel and
parent notification for fire drills, natural disasters, and school safety
emergencies; and
(b) compliance
with Rule R392-200, Design, Construction, Operation, Sanitation, and Safety of
Schools.
(9)
(a) An approved eligible private school that
changes ownership shall submit a new application for eligibility to receive a
Carson Smith Scholarship payment from the Superintendent:
(i) that demonstrates that the school
continues to meet the eligibility requirements of Section 53F-4-303 and this
rule; and
(ii) within 60 calendar
days of the date that an agreement is signed between previous owner and new
owner.
(b) If the
Superintendent does not receive the application within the time described in
Subsection (7)(a)(ii):
(i) the new owner of
the school is presumed ineligible to receive continued Carson Smith Scholarship
payments from the Superintendent;
(ii) at the discretion of the Board, the
Superintendent may reclaim any payments made to a school within the previous 60
calendar days; and
(iii) the
private school shall submit a new application for eligibility to enroll Carson
Smith Scholarship students consistent with the requirements and timelines of
this rule.
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