2011 Utah Code
Title 52 Public Officers
Chapter 4 Open and Public Meetings Act
Section 209 Electronic meetings for charter schools -- Pilot program.

52-4-209. Electronic meetings for charter schools -- Pilot program.
(1) As used in this section, "charter school" means a school created under Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 5, The Utah Charter Schools Act.
(2) The Electronic Meetings for Charter Schools Pilot Program is created to pilot the development and implementation of electronic meetings for charter schools.
(3) Beginning May 10, 2011, and ending May 8, 2012, a charter school may convene and conduct an electronic meeting in accordance with this section.
(4) A charter school that conducts an electronic meeting under this section shall:
(a) give public notice of the electronic meeting:
(i) in accordance with Section 52-4-202; and
(ii) by posting written notice at the anchor location as required under Section 52-4-207;
(b) in addition to giving public notice required by Subsection (4)(a), provide:
(i) notice of the electronic meeting to the members of the charter school board at least 24 hours before the meeting so that they may participate in and be counted as present for all purposes, including the determination that a quorum is present;
(ii) a description of how the members will be connected to the electronic meeting; and
(iii) a start and end time for the meeting, which shall be no longer than 24 hours; and
(c) provide space, facilities, and technology in the building where the charter school board would normally meet if they were not holding an electronic meeting so the public may attend, monitor, and participate in the meeting during regular business hours.
(5) A charter school conducting an electronic meeting under this section may not close a meeting as otherwise allowed under this part.
(6) Written minutes and a recording shall be kept of an electronic meeting conducted as required in Section 52-4-203.
(7) Written minutes are the official record of action taken at an electronic meeting as required in Section 52-4-203.
(8) Compliance with the provisions of this section by a charter school constitutes full and complete compliance by the public body with the corresponding provisions of Sections 52-4-201 and 52-4-202.
(9) A charter school that conducts an electronic meeting under this section shall report to the Public Utilities and Technology Interim Committee by October 1, 2011, as to the effectiveness of conducting business via electronic meetings under this section.