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2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 4 - Internal Audits › Section 401 - Definitions.

Effective 1/24/2018
53G-7-401.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Audit committee" means a standing committee:
(a) appointed by the local school board or charter school governing board with the following number of members as applicable to the local school board or charter school governing board:
(i) for a board of a local education agency that consists of seven or more members, three members of that board; or
(ii) for a board of a local education agency that consists of six or fewer members, two members of that board; and
(b) composed of people who are not administrators or employees of the local education agency.
(2) "Audit director" means the person who directs the internal audit program.
(3) "Audit plan" means a prioritized list of audits to be performed by an internal audit program within a specified period of time.
(4) "Internal audit" means an independent appraisal activity established within a local education agency as a control system to examine and evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of other internal control systems within the local education agency.
(5) "Internal audit program" means an audit function that:
(a) is conducted by a local school board or charter school governing board independent of the local education agency offices or other operations;
(b) objectively evaluates the effectiveness of the local education agency governance, risk management, internal controls, and the efficiency of operations; and
(c) is conducted in accordance with the current:
(i) International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing; or
(ii) The Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.
(6) "Local education agency" means a school district or charter school.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 4 - Internal Audits › Section 402 - Internal auditing program -- Audit committee -- Powers and duties.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-402.
Internal auditing program -- Audit committee -- Powers and duties.
(1) A local school board or charter school governing board shall establish an audit committee.
(2)
(a) The audit committee shall establish an internal audit program that provides internal audit services for the programs administered by the local education agency.
(b) A local education agency that has fewer than 10,000 students is not subject to Subsection (2)(a).
(3)
(a) A local school board or charter school governing board shall appoint the audit director, with the advisement of the audit committee, if the local school board or charter school governing board hires an audit director.
(b) If the local school board or charter school governing board has not appointed an audit director and the local school board or charter school governing board contracts directly for internal audit services, the local school board or charter school governing board shall approve a contract for internal audit services, with the advisement of the audit committee.
(4) The audit committee shall ensure that copies of all reports of audit findings issued by the internal auditors are available, upon request, to the audit director of the state board, the Office of the State Auditor, and the Office of Legislative Auditor General.
(5) The audit committee shall ensure that significant audit matters that cannot be appropriately addressed by the local education agency internal auditors are referred to either the audit director of the state board, the Office of the State Auditor, or the Office of Legislative Auditor General.
(6) The audit director may contract with a consultant to assist with an audit.
(7) The audit director of the state board and the Office of the State Auditor may contract to provide internal audit services.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 5 - Student Fees › Section 502 - Schools to be free.

Effective 7/1/2019
53G-7-502.
Schools to be free.
Except as otherwise provided in this public education code, the public education system shall be free to an individual:
(1) between five and 18 years of age who is a resident; and
(2) over 18 who is domiciled in the state of Utah and has not completed requirements for a high school diploma.
Amended by Chapter 223, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 5 - Student Fees › Section 503 - Fees -- Prohibitions -- Voluntary supplies -- Enforcement -- Reporting.

Effective 5/5/2021
53G-7-503.
Fees -- Prohibitions -- Voluntary supplies -- Enforcement -- Reporting.
(1) An LEA may only charge a fee if the fee is authorized and noticed by the LEA governing board in accordance with Section 53G-7-505.
(2)
(a) An LEA may not require a fee for elementary school activities that are part of the regular school day or for supplies used during the regular school day.
(b) An elementary school or elementary school teacher may compile and provide to a student's parent a suggested list of supplies for use during the regular school day so that a parent may furnish on a voluntary basis those supplies for student use.
(c) A list provided to an elementary student's parent in accordance with Subsection (2)(b) shall include and be preceded by the following language:
"NOTICE: THE ITEMS ON THIS LIST WILL BE USED DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY. THEY MAY BE BROUGHT FROM HOME ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, OTHERWISE, THEY WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE SCHOOL."
(3)
(a) Beginning with or after the 2022-2023 school year, if an LEA imposes a fee, the fee shall be equal to or less than the expense incurred by the LEA in providing for a student the activity, course, or program for which the LEA imposes the fee.
(b) An LEA may not impose an additional fee or increase a fee to supplant or subsidize another fee.
(4)
(a) Beginning with or after the 2021-2022 school year, and notwithstanding Section 53E-3-401, if the state board finds that an LEA has violated a provision of this part or Part 6, Textbook Fees, the state board shall impose corrective action against the LEA, which may include:
(i) requiring an LEA to repay improperly charged fees;
(ii) withholding state funds; and
(iii) suspending the LEA's authority to charge fees for an amount of time specified by the state board.
(b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules:
(i) that require notice and an opportunity to be heard for an LEA affected by a state board action described in Subsection (4)(a); and
(ii) to administer this Subsection (4).
(5)
(a) For each fee on an LEA's fee schedule described in Section 53G-7-505, the LEA shall:
(i) by July 1, 2020, determine whether the fee is curricular, co-curricular, or extracurricular;
(ii) for the 2020-2021 school year, measure the total number of:
(A) students who pay each fee; and
(B) money received for each fee;
(iii) for the 2020-2021 school year, measure the total:
(A) number of students who receive a fee waiver; and
(B) value of each waiver for each waived fee; and
(iv) by July 1, 2021, report the separate categories of data gathered under Subsections (5)(a)(ii) and (iii) to the state board.
(b) The state board shall report on the data the board receives under Subsection (5)(a) to the Education Interim Committee on or before the date of the November interim meeting in 2021.
Amended by Chapter 341, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 5 - Student Fees › Section 504 - Waiver of fees -- Appeal of decision.

Effective 5/12/2020
53G-7-504.
Waiver of fees -- Appeal of decision.
(1)
(a) If an LEA or a school within an LEA charges one or more fees, the LEA shall grant a waiver to a student if charging the fee would deny the student the opportunity to fully participate or complete a requirement because of an inability to pay the fee.
(b) An LEA governing board shall:
(i) adopt policies for granting a waiver; and
(ii) in accordance with Section 53G-7-505, give notice of waiver eligibility and policies.
(2)
(a) An LEA that charges a fee under this part and Part 6, Textbook Fees, may provide a variety of alternatives for a student or family to satisfy a fee requirement, including allowing a student to provide:
(i) tutorial assistance to other students;
(ii) assistance before or after school to teachers and other school personnel on school related matters; and
(iii) general community or home service.
(b) Each LEA governing board may add to the list of alternatives provided by the state board, subject to approval by the state board.
(3) With regard to a student who is in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services who is also eligible under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, an LEA governing board shall require fee waivers or alternatives in accordance with this section.
(4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules:
(a) requiring a parent of a student applying for a fee waiver to provide documentation and certification to the school verifying:
(i) the student's eligibility to receive the waiver; and
(ii) if applicable, that the student has complied with alternatives for satisfying the fee requirements under Subsection (2) to the fullest extent reasonably possible according to the individual circumstances of the student and the LEA; and
(b) specifying the acceptable forms of documentation for the requirement under Subsection (4)(a), which shall include verification based on income tax returns or current pay stubs.
(5) Notwithstanding the requirements under Subsection (4), an LEA is not required to keep documentation on file after the verification is completed.
(6) If a school denies a student or parent request for a fee waiver, the school shall provide the student or parent:
(a) the school's written decision to deny a waiver; and
(b) the procedure to appeal in accordance with LEA policy.
Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 5 - Student Fees › Section 505 - Approval and notice of student fees and waivers.

Effective 7/1/2019
53G-7-505.
Approval and notice of student fees and waivers.
(1) An LEA governing board shall annually:
(a) adopt fee policies and a fee schedule; and
(b) provide the fee schedule to each student and parent.
(2) For the fee schedule, the LEA governing board shall:
(a) before approving the fee schedule, provide at least two opportunities for the public to comment on the proposed fee schedule;
(b) encourage public participation in the development of the fee schedule; and
(c) approve the fee schedule in a regularly scheduled public meeting.
(3)
(a) The fee schedule shall include the following:
(i) a specific amount for each fee on the fee schedule;
(ii) if a student is responsible for multiple fees related to one activity, class, or program, a clear and easy to understand delineation of each fee and the fee total for each activity, class, or program;
(iii) the LEA's fee waiver policy, including an easily understandable statement informing a parent that a student:
(A) may be eligible to have one or more fees waived; and
(B) may appeal the LEA's decision if the LEA denies a request for a fee waiver; and
(iv) a corresponding spending plan for each fee.
(b) The LEA shall:
(i) publish the fee schedule on each of the LEA's school's websites; and
(ii) include a copy of the LEA's fee schedule with the LEA's registration materials.
Amended by Chapter 223, 2019 General Session
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 6 - Textbook Fees › Section 601 - Definitions.

Effective 5/12/2020
53G-7-601.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Fee" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-7-501.
(2)
(a) "Instructional equipment" means an activity-related, course-related, or program-related tool or instrument that:
(i) is required for a student to use as part of an activity, course, or program in a secondary school;
(ii) typically becomes the property of the student upon exiting the activity, course, or program; and
(iii) is subject to a fee waiver.
(b) "Instructional equipment" includes:
(i) shears or styling tools;
(ii) a band instrument;
(iii) a camera;
(iv) a stethoscope; or
(v) sports equipment, including a bat, mitt, or tennis racquet.
(c) "Instructional equipment" does not include school equipment.
(3)
(a) "Instructional supply" means a consumable or non-reusable supply that is necessary for a student to use as part of an activity, course, or program in a secondary school.
(b) "Instructional supply" includes:
(i) prescriptive footwear;
(ii) brushes or other art supplies, including clay, paint, or art canvas;
(iii) wood for wood shop;
(iv) Legos for Lego robotics;
(v) film; or
(vi) filament used for 3D printing.
(4)
(a) "School equipment" means a durable school-owned machine, equipment, or tool used by a student as part of an activity, course, or program in a secondary school.
(b) "School equipment" includes a saw or 3D printer.
(5)
(a) "Textbook" means instructional material necessary for participation in an activity, course, or program, regardless of the format of the material.
(b) "Textbook" includes:
(i) a hardcopy book or printed pages of instructional material, including a consumable workbook; or
(ii) computer hardware, software, or digital content.
(c) "Textbook" does not include instructional equipment or instructional supplies.
Amended by Chapter 138, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 6 - Textbook Fees › Section 602 - State policy on providing free textbooks.

Effective 5/12/2020
53G-7-602.
State policy on providing free textbooks.
(1) It is the public policy of this state that public education shall be free.
(2) A student may not be denied an education because of economic inability to purchase textbooks necessary for advancement in or graduation from the public school system.
(3)
(a) Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, an LEA:
(i) except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii), may not sell textbooks or otherwise charge a fee for textbooks or the maintenance costs of school equipment; and
(ii) may only charge a fee for a textbook required for an Advanced Placement or, as described in Section 53E-10-302, a concurrent enrollment course.
(b) The LEA shall waive a fee described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) in full or in part if a student qualifies for a waiver in accordance with Section 53G-7-504.
Amended by Chapter 138, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 6 - Textbook Fees › Section 603 - Purchase of textbooks -- Textbooks provided to teachers.

Effective 7/1/2019
53G-7-603.
Purchase of textbooks -- Textbooks provided to teachers.
(1) An LEA governing board may purchase textbooks directly from the textbook publisher at prices and terms approved by the state board.
(2) An LEA governing board shall purchase each textbook necessary for a teacher to conduct his or her class.
(3) An LEA may pay the LEA's cost of furnishing textbooks from school operating funds, the textbook fund, or from other available funds.
(4) A textbook remains the property of the LEA.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 223, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 7 - Student Clubs › Section 702 - Student clubs -- Limited open forum -- Authorization.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-702.
Student clubs -- Limited open forum -- Authorization.
(1)
(a) A school may establish and maintain a limited open forum for student clubs pursuant to the provisions of this part, state board rules, and LEA governing board policies.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions under Subsection (1)(a), a school retains the right to create a closed forum at any time by allowing curricular clubs only.
(2)
(a) A school shall review applications for authorization of clubs on a case-by-case basis.
(b) Before granting an authorization, the school shall find:
(i) that the proposed club meets this part's respective requirements of a curricular club or a noncurricular club; and
(ii) that the proposed club's purpose and activities comply with this part.
(c) Before granting an authorization, a school may request additional information from the faculty sponsor, from students proposing the club, or from its LEA governing board, if desired.
(3) A school shall grant authorization and school facilities use to curricular and noncurricular clubs whose applications are found to meet the requirements of this part, rules of the state board, and policies of the LEA governing board and shall limit or deny authorization or school facilities use to proposed clubs that do not meet the requirements of this part, rules of the state board, and policies of the LEA governing board.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 7 - Student Clubs › Section 703 - Curricular clubs -- Authorization.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-703.
Curricular clubs -- Authorization.
(1) Faculty members or students proposing a curricular club shall submit written application for authorization on a form approved by the LEA governing board.
(2) An LEA governing board may exempt a club whose membership is determined by student body election or a club that is governed by an association that regulates interscholastic activities from the authorization requirements under this section.
(3) An application for authorization of a curricular club shall include:
(a) the recommended club name;
(b) a statement of the club's purpose, goals, and activities;
(c) a statement of the club's categorization, which shall be included in the parental consent required under Section 53G-7-709, indicating all of the following that may apply:
(i) athletic;
(ii) business/economic;
(iii) agriculture;
(iv) art/music/performance;
(v) science;
(vi) gaming;
(vii) religious;
(viii) community service/social justice; and
(ix) other;
(d) the recommended meeting times, dates, and places;
(e) a statement that the club will comply with the provisions of this part and all other applicable laws, rules, or policies; and
(f) a budget showing the amount and source of any funding provided or to be provided to the club and its proposed use.
(4) The application may be as brief as a single page so long as it contains the items required under this section.
(5) A school shall approve the name of a curricular club consistent with the club's purposes and its school sponsorship.
(6)
(a) A school shall determine curriculum relatedness by strictly applying this part's definition of curricular club to the club application.
(b) If the school finds that the proposed club is a curricular club, the school shall continue to review the application as an application for authorization of a curricular club.
(c) If the school finds that the proposed club is a noncurricular club, the school may:
(i) return the application to the faculty member or students proposing the club for amendment; or
(ii) review the application as an application for authorization of a noncurricular club.
(7)
(a) Only curricular clubs may be authorized for elementary schools.
(b) A school governing body may limit, or permit a secondary school to limit, the authorization of clubs at the secondary school to only curricular clubs.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 7 - Student Clubs › Section 704 - Noncurricular clubs -- Annual authorization.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-704.
Noncurricular clubs -- Annual authorization.
(1) A noncurricular club shall have a minimum of three members.
(2) Students proposing a noncurricular club shall submit a written application for authorization on a form approved by the LEA governing board.
(3) An application for authorization of a noncurricular club shall include:
(a) the recommended club name;
(b) a statement of the club's purpose, goals, and activities;
(c) a statement of the club's categorization, which shall be included in the parental consent required under Section 53G-7-709, indicating all of the following that may apply:
(i) athletic;
(ii) business/economic;
(iii) agriculture;
(iv) art/music/performance;
(v) science;
(vi) gaming;
(vii) religious;
(viii) community service/social justice; and
(ix) other;
(d) the recommended meeting times, dates, and places;
(e) a statement that the club will comply with the provisions of this part and all other applicable laws, rules, or policies; and
(f) a budget showing the amount and source of any funding provided or to be provided to the club and its proposed use.
(4) The application may be as brief as a single page so long as it contains the items required under this section.
(5)
(a) An LEA governing board may provide for approval of a noncurricular club name in an action separate from that relating to authorization of the club itself.
(b) An LEA governing board shall require:
(i) that a noncurricular club name shall reasonably reflect the club's purpose, goals, and activities; and
(ii) that the noncurricular club name shall be a name that would not result in or imply a violation of this part.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 7 - Student Clubs › Section 705 - Clubs -- Limitations and denials.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-705.
Clubs -- Limitations and denials.
(1) A school shall limit or deny authorization or school facilities use to a club, or require changes prior to granting authorization or school facilities use:
(a) as the school determines it to be necessary to:
(i) protect the physical, emotional, psychological, or moral well-being of students and faculty;
(ii) maintain order and discipline on school premises;
(iii) prevent a material and substantial interference with the orderly conduct of a school's educational activities;
(iv) protect the rights of parents and students;
(v) maintain the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior; or
(vi) ensure compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies; or
(b) if a club's proposed charter and proposed activities indicate students or advisors in club related activities would as a substantial, material, or significant part of their conduct or means of expression:
(i) encourage criminal or delinquent conduct;
(ii) promote bigotry;
(iii) involve human sexuality; or
(iv) involve any effort to engage in or conduct mental health therapy, counseling, or psychological services for which a license would be required under state law.
(2) An LEA governing board has the authority to determine whether any club meets the criteria of Subsection (1).
(3) If a school or LEA governing board limits or denies authorization to a club, the school or LEA governing board shall provide, in writing, to the applicant the factual and legal basis for the limitation or denial.
(4) A student's spontaneous expression of sentiments or opinions otherwise identified in Subsection 53E-9-203(1) is not prohibited.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 7 - Student Clubs › Section 706 - Faculty oversight of authorized clubs.

Effective 1/24/2018
53G-7-706.
Faculty oversight of authorized clubs.
(1) A school shall approve the faculty sponsor, supervisor, or monitor for each authorized curricular, noncurricular, and religious club to provide oversight consistent with this part and the needs of the school to ensure that the methods of expression, religious practices, or other conduct of the students or advisors involved do not:
(a) unreasonably interfere with the ability of school officials to maintain order and discipline;
(b) unreasonably endanger or threaten the well-being of persons or property;
(c) violate concepts of civility or propriety appropriate to a school setting; or
(d) violate applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies.
(2)
(a) A school shall annually approve faculty members as sponsors of curricular clubs.
(b) Faculty sponsors shall organize and direct the purpose and activities of a curricular club.
(3)
(a) A school shall approve faculty members to serve as supervisors for authorized noncurricular clubs.
(b) A faculty supervisor shall provide oversight to ensure compliance with the approved club purposes, goals, and activities and with the provisions of this part and other applicable laws, rules, and policies.
(c) The approval of a faculty supervisor or monitor does not constitute school sponsorship of the club.
(d) A faculty monitor approved for a religious club may not participate in the activities of the religious club, except to perform the supervisory role required by this section.
(4) Without the prior approval by the school, a person who is not a school faculty member or a club member may not:
(a) make a presentation to a noncurricular club; or
(b) direct, conduct, control, or regularly attend the meetings of a noncurricular club.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 7 - Student Clubs › Section 707 - Use of school facilities by clubs.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-707.
Use of school facilities by clubs.
(1) A school shall determine and assign school facilities use for curricular and noncurricular clubs consistent with the needs of the school.
(2) The following provisions apply to curricular clubs:
(a) in assigning school facilities use, the administrator may give priority to curricular clubs over noncurricular clubs; and
(b) the school may provide financial or other support to curricular clubs.
(3) The following provisions apply to noncurricular clubs:
(a) a preference or priority may not be given among noncurricular clubs;
(b)
(i) a school shall only provide the space for noncurricular club meetings; and
(ii) a school may not spend public funds for noncurricular clubs, except as required to implement the provisions of this part, including providing space and faculty oversight for noncurricular clubs;
(c) a school shall establish the noninstructional times during which noncurricular clubs may meet;
(d) a school may establish the places that noncurricular clubs may meet;
(e) a school may set the number of hours noncurricular clubs may use the school's facilities per month, provided that all noncurricular clubs shall be treated equally; and
(f) a school shall determine what access noncurricular clubs shall be given to the school newspaper, yearbook, bulletin boards, or public address system, provided that all noncurricular clubs shall be treated equally.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 7 - Student Clubs › Section 708 - Club membership.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-708.
Club membership.
(1) A school shall require written parental consent for student participation in all curricular and noncurricular clubs at the school.
(2) Membership in curricular clubs is governed by the following:
(a)
(i) membership may be limited to students who are currently attending the sponsoring school or school district; and
(ii) members who attend a school other than the sponsoring school shall have, in addition to the consent required under Section 53G-7-709, specific parental permission for membership in a curricular club at another school;
(b)
(i) curricular clubs may require that prospective members try out based on objective criteria outlined in the application materials; and
(ii) try-outs may not require activities that violate the provisions of this part and other applicable laws, rules, and policies; and
(c) other rules or policies as determined by the state board, school district, or school.
(3) Membership in noncurricular clubs is governed by the following:
(a) student membership in a noncurricular club is voluntary;
(b) membership shall be limited to students who are currently attending the school;
(c)
(i) noncurricular clubs may require that prospective members try out based on objective criteria outlined in the application materials; and
(ii) try-outs may not require activities that violate the provisions of this part and other applicable laws, rules, and policies;
(d) a copy of any written or other media materials that were presented at a noncurricular club meeting by a nonschool person shall be delivered to a school administrator no later than 24 hours after the noncurricular club meeting and, if requested, a student's parent shall have an opportunity to review those materials; and
(e) other rules or policies as determined by the state board, school district, or school.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 7 - Student Clubs › Section 709 - Parental consent.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-709.
Parental consent.
(1) A school shall require written parental consent for student participation in all curricular and noncurricular clubs at the school.
(2) The consent described in Subsection (1) shall include an activity disclosure statement containing the following information:
(a) the specific name of the club;
(b) a statement of the club's purpose, goals, and activities;
(c) a statement of the club's categorization, which shall be obtained from the application for authorization of a club in accordance with the provisions of Section 53G-7-703 or 53G-7-704, indicating all of the following that may apply:
(i) athletic;
(ii) business/economic;
(iii) agriculture;
(iv) art/music/performance;
(v) science;
(vi) gaming;
(vii) religious;
(viii) community service/social justice; and
(ix) other;
(d) beginning and ending dates;
(e) a tentative schedule of the club activities with dates, times, and places specified;
(f) personal costs associated with the club, if any;
(g) the name of the sponsor, supervisor, or monitor who is responsible for the club; and
(h) any additional information considered important for the students and parents to know.
(3) All completed parental consent forms shall be filed by the parent or the club's sponsor, supervisor, or monitor with the school's principal, the chief administrative officer of a charter school, or their designee.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 7 - Student Clubs › Section 710 - Violations -- Investigations -- School responses.

Effective 1/24/2018
53G-7-710.
Violations -- Investigations -- School responses.
(1) A school shall investigate any report or allegation that an authorized curricular or noncurricular club is:
(a) participating in activities beyond the scope of its purpose; or
(b) in violation of a provision of this part or another applicable law, rule, regulation, or policy.
(2) After meeting with the faculty sponsor, faculty supervisor, or faculty monitor, the students involved, and the person making the report or allegation, if a violation is substantiated, the school may do any of the following:
(a) allow the club's original statement of its purpose, goals, and activities to be modified to include the activities if they are in compliance with the provisions of this part and other applicable laws, rules, regulations, or policies;
(b) instruct the faculty sponsor, supervisor, or monitor not to allow similar violations in the future;
(c) limit or suspend the club's authorization or school facilities use pending further corrective action as determined by the school; or
(d) terminate the club's authorization and dissolve the club.
(3) Any limitation on expression, practice, or conduct of any student, advisor, or guest in a meeting of a curricular or noncurricular club, or limitation on school facilities use, shall be by the least restrictive means necessary to satisfy the school's interests as identified in this part.
(4) A club that has been terminated in accordance with Subsection (2)(d) may not reapply for authorization until the following school year.
(5) A student who makes a false allegation or report under this section shall be subject to school discipline.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 7 - Student Clubs › Section 711 - Appeals -- Procedures.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-711.
Appeals -- Procedures.
(1)
(a) A completed application or complaint shall be approved, denied, or investigated by the school within a reasonable amount of time.
(b) If an application or complaint is denied, written reasons for the denial or results of the investigation shall be stated and, if appropriate, suggested corrections shall be made to remedy the deficiency.
(c) A club that is denied school facilities use shall be informed at the time of the denial of the factual and legal basis for the denial, and, if appropriate, how the basis for the denial could be corrected.
(2)
(a) If denied, suspended, or terminated, a club, student desirous of participating or speaking, or a complaining parent, has 10 school days from the date of the denial, suspension, or termination to file a written appeal from the denial, suspension, or termination to a designee authorized by the LEA governing board.
(b) The designee shall issue a determination within a reasonable amount of time from receipt of the appeal, which decision is final and constitutes satisfaction of all administrative remedies unless the time for evaluation is extended by agreement of all parties.
(3) A person directly affected by a decision made in accordance with the provisions of this part may appeal the decision by writing to a person designated by the LEA governing board.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 7 - Student Clubs › Section 712 - Rulemaking -- State board -- LEA governing boards.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-712.
Rulemaking -- State board -- LEA governing boards.
The state board may adopt additional rules and LEA governing boards may adopt additional policies governing clubs that do not conflict with the provisions of this part.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 7 - Student Clubs › Section 713 - Severability.

Effective 1/24/2018
53G-7-713.
Severability.
If any provision of this part or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this part shall be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 8 - School Uniforms › Section 801 - Definitions.

Effective 7/1/2023
53G-7-801.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Association" means an organization that governs or regulates a student's participation in an athletic activity.
(2) "Athletic activity" means physical education instruction or a sports event that is:
(a) sponsored or regulated by an association or educational organization; or
(b) authorized to take place in an association's or educational organization's facilities.
(3) "Athletic uniform" means clothing, headwear, shoes, or other items worn for participation in an athletic activity that are required to be:
(a) a specified style, length, material, or color;
(b) worn in a specified manner; or
(c) worn with or without other items of clothing or headwear.
(4) "Educational organization" means:
(a) the state board;
(b) an LEA; or
(c) a school sports team.
(5) "Principal" includes the chief administrator of a school that does not have a principal.
(6) "School" means a public school, including a charter school.
(7) "School official" means the principal of a school or the local school board for a school district.
(8) "School sports team" means a team on which the student represents the student's school in competition against another school or in competition against other students within the same school.
(9) "School uniform" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-7-501.
Amended by Chapter 130, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 8 - School Uniforms › Section 802 - Uniforms in schools -- Legislative finding -- Policies.

Effective 7/1/2019
53G-7-802.
Uniforms in schools -- Legislative finding -- Policies.
(1) The Legislature finds that:
(a) each student should be allowed to learn in a safe environment which fosters the learning process and is free from unnecessary disruptions;
(b) the wearing of certain types of clothing may identify students as members of youth gangs and contribute to disruptive behavior and violence in the schools;
(c) school uniform policies may be part of an overall program to:
(i) improve school safety and discipline; and
(ii) help avoid the disruption of the classroom atmosphere and decorum and prevent disturbances among students; and
(d) school uniforms may:
(i) decrease violence and theft among students; and
(ii) foster and promote desirable school operating conditions and a positive educational environment in accordance with this part.
(2)
(a) In accordance with Section 53G-7-803, a school may adopt a school uniform policy that requires students enrolled at that school to wear a designated school uniform during the school day.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a school uniform policy may not require clothing that is prescriptive or expensive.
(3) A school uniform policy shall:
(a) protect students' free exercise of religious beliefs;
(b) specify whether the uniform policy is voluntary or mandatory for students;
(c) specify whether or not the uniform policy has an opt-out provision in addition to the provisions under Subsection (5); and
(d) include a provision for financial assistance to families who cannot afford to purchase a required uniform, which may include:
(i) the school providing school uniforms to students;
(ii) the school making used school uniforms available to students; or
(iii) other programs to make school uniforms available to economically disadvantaged students.
(4)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a school uniform policy under this part is not considered a fee for either an elementary or a secondary school.
(b)
(i) Subject to Subsection (4)(b)(ii), a secondary school may adopt a school uniform policy that requires clothing that is expensive or prescriptive.
(ii) A school uniform policy described in Subsection (4)(b)(i) is considered a fee, as defined in Section 53G-7-501, and is subject to Part 5, Student Fees.
(5) A school uniform policy shall include a provision allowing a principal at any time during the school year to grant an exemption from wearing a school uniform to a student because of extenuating circumstances.
(6)
(a) If a school adopts a school uniform policy under this part, that school's governing body or local school board shall adopt local appellate procedures for school actions under this part, including a denial of an exemption requested under Subsection (5).
(b) A person may seek judicial review of an action under this part only after exhausting the remedies provided under this Subsection (6).
Amended by Chapter 223, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 8 - School Uniforms › Section 803 - Uniforms in schools -- Policy approval.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-803.
Uniforms in schools -- Policy approval.
(1) The school uniform policy authorized in Section 53G-7-802 may be adopted:
(a) for a charter school:
(i) by the charter school governing board or administrator of the charter school in accordance with Subsection (2); or
(ii) by including the school uniform policy in the school's charter agreement approved in accordance with Chapter 5, Charter Schools;
(b) for more than one school at the district level by a local school board in accordance with Subsection (2); or
(c) for a single school at the school level by the principal of the school in accordance with Subsection (2).
(2) A school uniform policy adopted by an election is subject to the following requirements:
(a) the adopting authority shall hold a public hearing on the matter prior to formal adoption of the school uniform policy;
(b)
(i) the adopting authority shall hold an election for approval of a school uniform policy prior to its adoption and shall receive an affirmative vote from a majority of those voting at the election; and
(ii) only parents of students subject to the proposed school uniform policy may vote at the election, limited to one vote per family.
(3)
(a) A local school board or principal is required to hold an election to consider adoption of a school uniform policy for an entire school district or an individual school if initiative petitions are presented as follows:
(i) for a school district, a petition signed by a parent of 20% of the district's students presented to the local school board; and
(ii) for an individual school, a petition signed by a parent of 20% of the school's students presented to the principal.
(b) The public hearing and election procedures required in Subsection (2) apply to this Subsection (3).
(4)
(a) The procedures set forth in Subsections (3) and (4) shall apply to the discontinuance or modification of a school uniform policy adopted under this section.
(b) A vote to discontinue an adopted school uniform policy may not take place during the first year of its operation.
(5) The adopting authority shall establish the manner and time of an election required under this section.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 8 - School Uniforms › Section 804 - Requirements for uniforms for students participating in an athletic activity.

Effective 7/1/2023
53G-7-804.
Requirements for uniforms for students participating in an athletic activity.
(1) An association or educational organization that requires a student to wear an athletic uniform for participation in an athletic activity may not prohibit the student from:
(a) wearing religious clothing with the athletic uniform; or
(b) wearing clothing under, or with, but not substantially covering, the athletic uniform to, consistent with the student's religious or moral beliefs, cover or conceal parts of the student's body that are not covered or concealed by the athletic uniform.
(2)
(a) A student has the right to, while participating in a school-related athletic activity or an athletic activity using school facilities, wear clothing as described in Subsection (1).
(b) The prohibition described in Subsection (1) and the right described in Subsection (2)(a) apply regardless of whether the student wears, or is required to wear, an athletic uniform while participating in the athletic activity.
(3) If an association or educational organization places requirements on religious clothing or other clothing described in Subsection (1) or (2), other than the material, style, or color of the uniform itself, the association or organization:
(a) shall provide the clothing at the association's or educational organization's expense; and
(b) may not impose a requirement in relation to the clothing, including the material, color, style, or manner of wearing the clothing, that violates the student's religious or moral beliefs.
Enacted by Chapter 130, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 9 - Internships › Section 901 - Definitions.

Effective 5/3/2023
53G-7-901.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Cooperating employer" means a public or private entity which, as part of a work experience or career exploration program offered through a school, provides interns with educational resources, training, and work experience in activities related to the entity's ongoing business activities.
(2) "Intern" means a student enrolled in a school-sponsored work experience and career exploration program under Section 53G-7-902 involving both classroom instruction and work experience with a cooperating employer, regardless of whether the student receives compensation.
(3) "Internship" means the work experience segment of an intern's school-sponsored work experience and career exploration program, performed under the direct supervision of a cooperating employer.
(4) "Internship safety agreement" means the agreement between a public or private school and a cooperating employer in accordance with Section 53G-7-904.
(5) "Private school" means a school serving any of grades 7 through 12 which is not part of the public education system.
(6) "Public school" means:
(a) a public school district;
(b) an applied technology center or applied technology service region;
(c) the Schools for the Deaf and the Blind; or
(d) other components of the public education system authorized by the state board to offer internships.
Amended by Chapter 350, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 527, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 9 - Internships › Section 902 - Public or private school internships.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-902.
Public or private school internships.
A public or private school may offer internships in connection with work experience and career exploration programs operated in accordance with the rules of the state board.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements › Part 9 - Internships › Section 903 - Interns -- Workers' compensation medical benefits -- Risk management.

Effective 5/3/2023
53G-7-903.
Interns -- Workers' compensation medical benefits -- Risk management.
(1) An intern participating in an internship under Section 53G-7-902 is considered to be a volunteer government worker of the sponsoring public school, or an employee of the sponsoring private school, solely for purposes of:
(a) receiving workers' compensation medical benefits; and
(b) for an intern participating through a sponsoring public school, coverage by the Risk Management Fund created in Section 63A-4-201.
(2) Receipt of medical benefits under Subsection (1) shall be the exclusive remedy against the school and the cooperating employer for all injuries and occupational diseases as provided under Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act, and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act.
Amended by Chapter 350, 2023 General Session