Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-494 - Charter, Online, Home, and Private School Student Participation in Extracurricular or Co-curricular School Activities
Section R277-494-4 - Charter or Online School Student Participation in Co-Curricular Activities
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 277-494-4
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1)
(a) A charter or online school student may
participate in a co-curricular activity at a qualifying school if:
(i) the co-curricular activity is not offered
by the student's charter or online school;
(ii) the student satisfies:
(A) for a charter school student, the
requirements of Section
53G-6-704;
(B) for an online school student, the
requirements of Section
53G-6-705;
(C) any participation requirements
established by an association for a sanctioned interscholastic activity;
and
(D) the requirements of this
rule;
(iii) the student
meets the qualifying school's standards and requirements; and
(iv) the student's parent agrees to provide
the student transportation to the qualifying school for the co-curricular
activity.
(b) A charter
or online school may negotiate with a public school other than a school
described in Subsection (1) to participate in a co-curricular activity at the
other public school, including:
(i) a debate,
drama, or choral program;
(ii) a
specialized course or program offered during the regular school day;
and
(iii) a school's sponsored
enrichment program or activity.
(c) A student who participates in a
co-curricular activity described in Subsection (1)(b) shall meet:
(i) the same attendance, discipline, and
course requirements expected of the public school's full-time
students;
(ii) for a charter school
student, the requirements of Section
53G-6-704; and
(iii) for an online school student, the
requirements of Section
53G-6-705.
(2)
(a) A charter or online school of enrollment
shall determine if the school will allow students to participate in
co-curricular school activities at qualifying schools.
(b) If a charter or online school allows one
student to participate in a co-curricular activity at a qualifying school, the
charter or online school shall allow all interested students to
participate.
(3)
(a) A charter or online school student's
school of enrollment shall pay a one-time annual school participation fee of
$75 per student to the qualifying school at which the charter or online school
student desires to participate.
(b)
If a charter or online school of enrollment pays a $75 school participation fee
to a qualifying school as described in Subsection
R277-494-3(2)(a),
the charter or online school of enrollment is not required to pay an additional
$75 school participation fee described in Subsection (3)(a) to the qualifying
school in the same year.
(4) A charter or online school student participating under this rule shall:
(a) pay
the required student activity specific fees for each co-curricular activity;
and
(b) meet all eligibility
requirements and timelines of the public school.
(5)
(a) If
a participating charter or online school student qualifies for a fee waiver, in
accordance with Rule R277-407, the charter or online student's school of
enrollment shall pay any waived student activity specific fees to the
qualifying school.
(b) A charter or
online school that is required to pay a fee waiver student's activity specific
fees as described in Subsection (5)(a), shall pay the student activity specific
fees to the qualifying school before the charter or online school student may
begin to participate in the co-curricular activity at the qualifying
school.
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