(1) As used in this section:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53G-5-409

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Father: means a parent who is of the male sex. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Mother: means a parent who is of the female sex. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Writing: includes :
         (48)(a) printing;
         (48)(b) handwriting; and
         (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) “Charter school officer” means:

          (1)(a)(i) a member of a charter school’s governing board;
          (1)(a)(ii) a member of a board or an officer of a nonprofit corporation under which a charter school is organized and managed; or
          (1)(a)(iii) the chief administrative officer of a charter school.
     (1)(b)

          (1)(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.
          (1)(b)(ii) “Employment” does not include a charter school volunteer.
     (1)(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)

     (2)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a relative of a charter school officer may not be employed at a charter school.
     (2)(b) If a relative of a charter school officer is to be considered for employment in a charter school, the charter school officer shall:

          (2)(b)(i) disclose the relationship, in writing, to the other charter school officers;
          (2)(b)(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;
          (2)(b)(iii) abstain from voting on the issue; and
          (2)(b)(iv) be absent from the portion of the meeting where the employment is being considered and determined.
(3)

     (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.
     (3)(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:

          (3)(b)(i) disclose the financial interest, in writing, to the other charter school officers;
          (3)(b)(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;
          (3)(b)(iii) abstain from voting on the issue; and
          (3)(b)(iv) be absent from the portion of the meeting where the contract or transaction is being considered and determined.
     (3)(c) The provisions in Subsection (3)(a) do not apply to a reasonable contract of employment for:

          (3)(c)(i) the chief administrative officer of a charter school; or
          (3)(c)(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.