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House substitutes Senate Bill 57 to raise charter cap, require background checks
Summary
The House moved to substitute Senate Bill 57 with a first substitute that raises the State Board's limit on sponsored charter schools from 16 to 24 (with further annual increases), requires criminal background checks for charter employees, and clarifies independent charter boards when districts charter schools.
SALT LAKE CITY — The House substituted Senate Bill 57 with a first substitute version and considered an amendment that changes several charter-school rules, including caps and staffing checks.
Representative Farren, who moved the substitution and summarized the amendment, said the most substantive changes include increasing the number of charter schools the State Board of Education may sponsor from 16 to 24 and adding charter employees to the state's criminal background check…
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