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UT Code § 53G-11-504 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 504 - Evaluation of employee performance.

 Effective 5/12/2020  53G-11-504. Evaluation of employee performance.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a local school board shall require that the performance of each school district employee be evaluated annually in accordance with rules of the state board adopted in accordance with this part and Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.     (2) Rules adopted by the state board under Subsection (1) may include an exemption from annual performance evaluations for a temporary employee or a part-time employee.    Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-504.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 504.1 - Waiver of employee evaluation requirement.

 Effective 4/22/2020  53G-11-504.1. Waiver of employee evaluation requirement.    (1) For the 2019-20 school year, a school district is not required to evaluate or report the performance of each school district employee in accordance with rules of the state board adopted in accordance with this part.     (2) This section supersedes any conflicting provisions of Utah law.    Enacted by Chapter 10, 2020 Special Session 3
UT Code § 53G-11-505 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 505 - State board rules -- Reporting to Legislature.

 Effective 5/5/2021  53G-11-505. State board rules -- Reporting to Legislature.  Subject to Sections 53G-11-506, 53G-11-507, 53G-11-508, 53G-11-509, 53G-11-510, and 53G-11-511, rules adopted by the state board under Section 53G-11-504 shall:  (1) provide general guidelines, requirements, and procedures for the development and implementation of employee evaluations;     (2) establish required components and allow for optional components of employee evaluations;     (3) require school districts to choose valid and reliable methods and tools to implement the evaluations; and     (4) establish a timeline for school districts to implement employee evaluations.    Amended by Chapter 251, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-506 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 506 - Establishment of educator evaluation program -- Joint committee.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53G-11-506. Establishment of educator evaluation program -- Joint committee.    (1) A local school board shall develop an educator evaluation program in consultation with its joint committee.     (2) The joint committee described in Subsection (1) shall consist of an equal number of classroom teachers, parents, and administrators appointed by the local school board.     (3) A local school board may appoint members of the joint committee from a list of nominees:   (a) voted on by classroom teachers in a nomination election;     (b) voted on by the administrators in a nomination election; and     (c) of parents submitted by school community councils within the district.       (4) Subject to Subsection (5), the joint committee may:   (a) adopt or adapt an evaluation program for educators based on a model developed by the state board; or     (b) create the local school board's own evaluation program for educators.       (5) The evaluation program developed by the joint committee shall comply with the requirements of Sections 53G-11-507 through 53G-11-511 and rules adopted by the state board under Section 53G-11-510.    Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-507 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 507 - Components of educator evaluation program.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53G-11-507. Components of educator evaluation program.    (1) A local school board in consultation with a joint committee established in Section 53G-11-506 shall adopt a reliable and valid educator evaluation program that evaluates educators based on educator professional standards established by the state board and includes:   (a) a systematic annual evaluation of all provisional, probationary, and career educators;     (b) use of multiple lines of evidence, including:   (i) self-evaluation;     (ii) student and parent input;     (iii) for an administrator, employee input;     (iv) a reasonable number of supervisor observations to ensure adequate reliability;     (v) evidence of professional growth and other indicators of instructional improvement based on educator professional standards established by the state board; and     (vi) student academic growth data;       (c) a summative evaluation that differentiates among four levels of performance; and     (d) for an administrator, the effectiveness of evaluating employee performance in a school or school district for which the administrator has responsibility.       (2)   (a) An educator evaluation program described in Subsection (1) may include a reasonable number of peer observations.     (b) An educator evaluation program described in Subsection (1) may not use end-of-level assessment scores in educator evaluation.       Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-508 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 508 - Summative evaluation timelines -- Review of summative evaluations.

 Effective 5/12/2020  53G-11-508. Summative evaluation timelines -- Review of summative evaluations.    (1) The person responsible for administering an educator's summative evaluation shall:   (a) at least 15 days before an educator's first evaluation:   (i) notify the educator of the evaluation process; and     (ii) give the educator a copy of the evaluation instrument, if an instrument is used;       (b) allow the educator to respond to any part of the evaluation;     (c) attach the educator's response to the evaluation if the educator's response is provided in writing;     (d) within 15 days after the evaluation process is completed, discuss the written evaluation with the educator; and     (e) based upon the educator's performance, assign to the educator one of the four levels of performance described in Section 53G-11-507.       (2) An educator who is not satisfied with a summative evaluation may request a review of the evaluation within 15 days after receiving the written evaluation.     (3)   (a) If a review is requested in accordance with Subsection (2), the school district superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall appoint a person not employed by the school district who has expertise in teacher or personnel evaluation to review the evaluation procedures and make recommendations to the superintendent regarding the educator's summative evaluation.     (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules prescribing standards for an independent review of an educator's summative evaluation.     (c) A review of an educator's summative evaluation under Subsection (3)(a) shall be conducted in accordance with state board rules made under Subsection (3)(b).      Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-509 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 509 - Mentor for provisional educator.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53G-11-509. Mentor for provisional educator.    (1) In accordance with Subsections 53E-2-302(7) and 53E-6-103(2)(a) and (b), the principal or immediate supervisor of a provisional educator shall assign a person who has received training or will receive training in mentoring educators as a mentor to the provisional educator.     (2) Where possible, the mentor shall be a career educator who performs substantially the same duties as the provisional educator and has at least three years of educational experience.     (3) The mentor shall assist the provisional educator to become effective and competent in the teaching profession and school system, but may not serve as an evaluator of the provisional educator.     (4) An educator who is assigned as a mentor may receive compensation for those services in addition to the educator's regular salary.    Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-510 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 510 - State board to describe a framework for the evaluation of educators.

 Effective 5/12/2020  53G-11-510. State board to describe a framework for the evaluation of educators.    (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules:   (a) describing a framework for the evaluation of educators that is consistent with the requirements of Part 3, Licensed Employee Requirements, and Sections 53G-11-506, 53G-11-507, 53G-11-508, 53G-11-509, 53G-11-510, and 53G-11-511; and     (b) requiring an educator's summative evaluation to be based on:   (i) educator professional standards established by the state board; and     (ii) the requirements described in Subsection 53G-11-507(1).         (2) The rules described in Subsection (1) shall prohibit the use of end-of-level assessment scores in educator evaluation.     Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-511 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 511 - Report of performance levels.

 Effective 5/12/2020  53G-11-511. Report of performance levels.    (1) A school district shall report to the state board the number and percent of educators in each of the four levels of performance assigned under Section 53G-11-508.     (2) The data reported under Subsection (1) shall be separately reported for the following educator classifications:   (a) administrators;     (b) teachers, including separately reported data for provisional teachers and career teachers; and     (c) other classifications or demographics of educators as determined by the state board.       (3) The state superintendent shall include the data reported by school districts under this section in the State Superintendent's Annual Report required by Section 53E-3-301.     (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules to ensure the privacy and protection of individual evaluation data.    Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-512 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 512 - Local school board to establish dismissal procedures.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53G-11-512. Local school board to establish dismissal procedures.    (1) A local school board shall, by contract with its employees or their associations, or by resolution of the local school board, establish procedures for dismissal of employees in an orderly manner without discrimination.     (2) The procedures shall include:   (a) standards of due process;     (b) causes for dismissal; and     (c) procedures and standards related to developing and implementing a plan of assistance for a career employee whose performance is unsatisfactory.       (3) Procedures and standards for a plan of assistance adopted under Subsection (2)(c) shall require a plan of assistance to identify:   (a) specific, measurable, and actionable deficiencies;     (b) the available resources provided for improvement; and     (c) a course of action to improve employee performance.       (4) If a career employee exhibits both unsatisfactory performance as described in Subsection 53G-11-501(15)(a) and conduct described in Subsection 53G-11-501(15)(b), an employer:   (a) may:   (i) attempt to remediate the conduct of the career employee; or     (ii) terminate the career employee for cause if the conduct merits dismissal consistent with procedures established by the local school board; and       (b) is not required to develop and implement a plan of assistance for the career employee, as provided in Section 53G-11-514.       (5) If the conduct of a career employee described in Subsection (4) is satisfactorily remediated, and unsatisfactory performance issues remain, an employer shall develop and implement a plan of assistance for the career employee, as provided in Section 53G-11-514.     (6) If the conduct of a career employee described in Subsection (4) is not satisfactorily remediated, an employer:   (a) may dismiss the career employee for cause in accordance with procedures established by the local school board that include standards of due process and causes for dismissal; and     (b) is not required to develop and implement a plan of assistance for the career employee, as provided in Section 53G-11-514.      Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-515 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 515 - Hearings before district board or hearing officers -- Rights of the board and the employee -- Subpoenas -- Appeals.

 Effective 5/5/2021  53G-11-515. Hearings before district board or hearing officers -- Rights of the board and the employee -- Subpoenas -- Appeals.    (1)   (a) Hearings are held under this part before the school board or before hearing officers selected by the school board to conduct the hearings and make recommendations concerning findings.     (b) The school board shall establish procedures to appoint hearing officers.     (c) The school board may delegate the school board's authority to a hearing officer to make decisions relating to the employment of an employee that are binding upon both the employee and the school board.       (2) At the hearings, an employee has the right to counsel, to produce witnesses, to hear testimony against the employee, to cross-examine witnesses, and to examine documentary evidence.     (3) Subpoenas may be issued and oaths administered as provided under Section 53E-6-606.     (4) All hearings shall be recorded at the school board's expense.     (5)   (a) Any final action or order of the school board may be appealed to the Court of Appeals for review.     (b) A notice of appeal shall be filed in accordance with the Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 4.     (c) A review by the Court of Appeals:   (i) is limited to the record of the school board; and     (ii) shall be for the purpose of determining whether the school board exceeded the school board's discretion, or the school board exceeded the school board's authority.        Amended by Chapter 130, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-516 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 516 - Necessary staff reduction not precluded -- Last-hired, first-fired layoffs prohibited.

 Effective 1/24/2018  53G-11-516. Necessary staff reduction not precluded -- Last-hired, first-fired layoffs prohibited.    (1) Nothing in this part prevents staff reduction if necessary to reduce the number of employees because of the following:   (a) declining student enrollments in the district;     (b) the discontinuance or substantial reduction of a particular service or program;     (c) the shortage of anticipated revenue after the budget has been adopted; or     (d) school consolidation.       (2) A school district may not utilize a last-hired, first-fired layoff policy when terminating school district employees.     (3) A school district may consider the following factors when terminating a school district employee:   (a) the results of an employee's performance evaluation; and     (b) a school's personnel needs.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-517 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 517 - Restriction on transfer of employee with unsatisfactory performance.

 Effective 1/24/2018  53G-11-517. Restriction on transfer of employee with unsatisfactory performance.  An employee whose performance is unsatisfactory may not be transferred to another school unless the local school board specifically approves the transfer of the employee. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-518 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 518 - State board to make rules on performance compensation.

 Effective 5/12/2020  53G-11-518. State board to make rules on performance compensation.    (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules requiring a school district's employee compensation system to be aligned with the district's annual evaluation system described in Section 53G-11-507.     (2) Rules adopted under Subsection (1) shall:   (a) establish a timeline for developing and implementing an employee compensation system that is aligned with an annual evaluation system; and     (b) provide that beginning no later than the 2016-17 school year:   (i) any advancement on an adopted wage or salary schedule:   (A) shall be based primarily on an evaluation; and     (B) may not be based on end-of-level assessment scores; and       (ii) an employee may not advance on an adopted wage or salary schedule if the employee's rating on the most recent evaluation is at the lowest level of an evaluation instrument.        Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53G-11-519 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration|Chapter 11 - Employees|Part 5 - School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements|Section 519 - Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award.

 Effective 5/12/2020  53G-11-519. Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Association" means the governing board of the association that represents a majority of classified school employees employed in the state.     (b) "Classified school employee" means the same as that term is defined in the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 6682.     (c) "Eligible individual" means a classified school employee who meets the eligibility requirements to be a nominee for the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 6681 et seq.       (2)   (a) In accordance with the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 6681 et seq., the governor shall annually nominate a classified school employee for the Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program.     (b) The governor shall consider submissions from the association in making the nomination described in Subsection (2)(a).     (c) The association shall submit a list of eligible individuals to the governor no later than September 1 each year, beginning on September 1, 2020.       (3)   (a) There is created the Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program to recognize excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12.     (b) The Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award shall be awarded to the governor's nominee for the federal Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program under the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 6681 et seq.      Enacted by Chapter 73, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 54-2-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Definitions|Section 2 - Definition of "person."

54-2-2. Definition of "person."  As used in this chapter, "person" includes all individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, trusts, and companies and their lessees, trustees, and receivers.  Enacted by Chapter 20, 1989 General Session
UT Code § 54-2-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Exemption from Commission Jurisdiction|Section 202 - Out-of-state distribution electrical cooperative -- Exemption from commission jurisdiction.

 Effective 5/8/2018  54-2-202. Out-of-state distribution electrical cooperative -- Exemption from commission jurisdiction.    (1) As used in this section, "out-of-state distribution electrical cooperative" means an electrical corporation that:   (a) is a distribution electrical cooperative;     (b) is headquartered and maintains its principal place of business in a state adjoining Utah; and     (c) provides electric services to consumers located in Utah.       (2) An out-of-state distribution electrical cooperative is exempt from regulation by the commission if the out-of-state distribution electrical cooperative:   (a) has not previously been headquartered or maintained its principal place of business in Utah;     (b) serves fewer than 25,000 total customers;     (c) provides less than 20% of the out-of-state distribution electrical cooperative's total power sales in Utah; and     (d) provides and maintains on file with the commission written documentation certifying that the out-of-state distribution electrical cooperative is subject to the applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the state where the out-of state distribution electrical cooperative's principal place of business is located.       (3) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the commission may exercise the commission's authority applicable to a distribution electrical cooperative pursuant to this title if:   (a) the out-of-state distribution electrical cooperative fails to meet any of the qualifications of Subsection (2); or     (b) a complaint is filed against the out-of-state distribution electrical cooperative by one of the out-of-state distribution electrical cooperative's customers within Utah.      Enacted by Chapter 332, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 54-10a-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 10a - Office of Consumer Services Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

54-10a-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Office of Consumer Services Act."  Enacted by Chapter 237, 2009 General Session