§ 53F-4-504 — Authorized online course providers -- Certified online course providers.

Utah § 53F-4-504

• Jurisdiction: Utah
• Title 53F: Public Education System -- Funding
• Ch. 53F-4: State Funding -- Contracted Initiatives
• Part 53F-4-5: Statewide Online Education Program

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(1) The following entities are known as an authorized online course provider and may offer online courses to eligible students through the Statewide Online Education Program:
(1)(a) a school within an LEA created exclusively for the purpose of serving students online;
(1)(b) an LEA program, approved by the LEA governing board, that is created exclusively for the purpose of serving students online;
(1)(c) a program of an institution of higher education listed in Section 53H-1-102 that:
(1)(c)(i) offers secondary school level courses; and
(1)(c)(ii) is created exclusively for the purpose of serving students online; and
(1)(d) a certified online course provider.
(2) The state board shall approve an online course provider as a certified online course provider if the online course provider:
(2)(a) complies with the application procedures described in Section 53F-4-514;
(2)(b) meets the standards described in Section 53F-4-514; and
(2)(c) has prior experience offering online courses to secondary students.
(3) The state board may revoke the approval described in Subsection (2) if the state board:
(3)(a) finds that a certified online course provider is not complying with the requirements described in Section 53F-4-514;
(3)(b) provides written notice describing the findings of non-compliance to the certified online course provider;
(3)(c) provides the certified online course provider with at least 60 days to remedy the findings of non-compliance;
(3)(d) reevaluates the findings of non-compliance at least 60 days after the certified online course provider's remedy period described in Subsection (3)(c); and
(3)(e) finds after reevaluation that the certified online course provider has failed to satisfactorily remedy the findings of non-compliance.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 9, 2025 Special Session 1