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Utah House passes bill clarifying charter governance, rejects deletion that would limit oversight
Summary
The House passed House Bill 388 on March 4, 2011, clarifying that a charter school’s governance is defined by its charter and stating the state or chartering entities are not liable for charter school debt; an amendment to delete three lines that opponents said would preserve the State Charter School Board’s ability to set performance standards failed.
House Bill 388, a measure authorizing how charter schools are governed and clarifying liability for charter school debts, passed the Utah House on March 4, 2011, by a vote of 49‑23 and will be sent to the Senate for consideration.
Sponsor Representative Harrod introduced the bill as a way to prevent “regulation creep” and to emphasize that a charter school’s core requirements are spelled out in the charter itself while preserving existing financial reporting and audit requirements. The bill also inserts language to make clear the state or chartering entities are not liable for debts incurred by charter schools.
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