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2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 4 - Juvenile Court and Law Enforcement Notification to Public Schools › Section 403 - Superintendent required to notify school.

Effective 5/3/2023
53G-8-403.
Superintendent required to notify school.
(1) Within three days of receiving a notification from the juvenile court or a law enforcement agency under Section 80-6-103, the district superintendent shall notify the principal of the school the juvenile attends or last attended.
(2) Upon receipt of the information, the principal shall:
(a) make a notation in a secure file other than the student's permanent file; and
(b) if the student is still enrolled in the school, notify staff members who, in his opinion, should know of the adjudication.
(3) A person receiving information pursuant to this part may only disclose the information to other persons having both a right and a current need to know.
(4) Access to secure files shall be limited to persons authorized to receive information under this part.
Amended by Chapter 161, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 4 - Juvenile Court and Law Enforcement Notification to Public Schools › Section 404 - State board to set procedures.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-8-404.
State board to set procedures.
The state board shall make rules governing the dissemination of the information.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 4 - Juvenile Court and Law Enforcement Notification to Public Schools › Section 405 - Liability for release of information.

Effective 9/1/2021
53G-8-405.
Liability for release of information.
(1) The district superintendent, principal, and any staff member notified by the principal may not be held liable for information which may become public knowledge unless it can be shown by clear and convincing evidence that the information became public knowledge through an intentional act of the superintendent, principal, or a staff member.
(2) A person receiving information under Section 53G-8-403 or 80-6-103 is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, for acting or failing to act in response to the information unless the person acts or fails to act due to malice, gross negligence, or deliberate indifference to the consequences.
Amended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 5 - Substance Abuse Reporting and Weapons Notification › Section 501 - Definitions.

Effective 1/24/2018
53G-8-501.
Definitions.
For purposes of Sections 53G-8-502 through 53G-8-504:
(1) "Educator" means a person employed by a public school, but excludes those employed by institutions of higher education.
(2) "Prohibited act" means an act prohibited by Section 53G-8-602, relating to alcohol; Section 58-37-8, relating to controlled substances; or Section 58-37a-5, relating to drug paraphernalia.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 5 - Substance Abuse Reporting and Weapons Notification › Section 502 - Mandatory reporting of prohibited acts.

Effective 1/24/2018
53G-8-502.
Mandatory reporting of prohibited acts.
If an educator has reasonable cause to believe that a student at the public school where the educator is employed has committed a prohibited act, he shall immediately report that to the school's designated educator.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 5 - Substance Abuse Reporting and Weapons Notification › Section 503 - Reporting procedure.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-8-503.
Reporting procedure.
(1) The principal of a public school affected by this chapter shall appoint one educator as the "designated educator" to make all reports required under Sections 53G-8-501 through 53G-8-504.
(2) The designated educator, upon receiving a report of a prohibited act from an educator under Section 53G-8-502, shall immediately report the violation to the student's parent, and may report the violation to an appropriate law enforcement agency or official, in accordance with Section 53G-8-211.
(3) The designated educator may not disclose to the student or to the student's parent the identity of the educator who made the initial report.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 5 - Substance Abuse Reporting and Weapons Notification › Section 504 - Immunity from civil or criminal liability.

Effective 1/24/2018
53G-8-504.
Immunity from civil or criminal liability.
An educator who in good faith makes a report under Sections 53G-8-502 and 53G-8-503 is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise result from that action.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 5 - Substance Abuse Reporting and Weapons Notification › Section 505 - Definitions.

Effective 3/28/2020
53G-8-505.
Definitions.
For purposes of Sections 53G-8-506 through 53G-8-509:
(1) The definitions in Sections 58-37-2, 58-37a-3, and 58-37b-2 apply to Sections 53G-8-506 through 53G-8-509.
(2) "Prohibited act" means:
(a) an act punishable under Section 53G-8-602, Section 58-37-8, Section 58-37a-5, or Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances Act; or
(b) possession of an electronic cigarette product by a student on school property.
(3) "School" means a public or private elementary or secondary school.
Amended by Chapter 161, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 5 - Substance Abuse Reporting and Weapons Notification › Section 506 - Reporting of prohibited acts affecting a school -- Confidentiality.

Effective 3/16/2018
53G-8-506.
Reporting of prohibited acts affecting a school -- Confidentiality.
(1) A person who has reasonable cause to believe that an individual has committed a prohibited act shall, in accordance with Section 53G-8-211, immediately notify:
(a) the principal;
(b) an administrator of the affected school;
(c) the superintendent of the affected school district; or
(d) an administrator of the affected school district.
(2) If notice is given to a school official, the official may authorize an investigation into allegations involving school property, students, or school district employees.
(3) A school official may only refer a complaint of an alleged prohibited act reported as occurring on school property or in connection with school-sponsored activities to an appropriate law enforcement agency in accordance with Section 53G-8-211.
(4) The identity of persons making reports pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
Amended by Chapter 117, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 5 - Substance Abuse Reporting and Weapons Notification › Section 507 - Immunity from civil or criminal liability.

Effective 1/24/2018
53G-8-507.
Immunity from civil or criminal liability.
Any person, official, or institution, other than a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, participating in good faith in making a report or conducting an investigation under the direction of school or law enforcement authorities under Section 53G-8-505, 53G-8-506, 53G-8-508, or 53G-8-509, is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that otherwise might result by reason of that action.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 5 - Substance Abuse Reporting and Weapons Notification › Section 508 - Admissibility of evidence in civil and criminal actions.

Effective 3/28/2020
53G-8-508.
Admissibility of evidence in civil and criminal actions.
(1) Evidence relating to a violation of Section 53G-8-505, 53G-8-506, 53G-8-507, or 53G-8-509, which is seized by school authorities acting alone, on their own authority, and not in conjunction with or at the behest of law enforcement authorities is admissible in civil and criminal actions.
(2) An LEA shall dispose of or destroy seized electronic cigarette products in accordance with the LEA's policies adopted under Subsection 53G-8-203(3).
(3) A search under this section must be based on at least a reasonable belief that the search will turn up evidence of a violation of this part. The measures adopted for the search must be reasonably related to the objectives of the search and not excessively intrusive in light of the circumstances, including the age and sex of the person involved and the nature of the infraction.
Amended by Chapter 161, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 5 - Substance Abuse Reporting and Weapons Notification › Section 509 - State board rules to ensure protection of individual rights.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-8-509.
State board rules to ensure protection of individual rights.
The state board and LEA governing boards shall adopt rules or policies to implement Sections 53G-8-505 through 53G-8-508. The rules or policies shall establish procedures to ensure protection of individual rights against excessive and unreasonable intrusion.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 5 - Substance Abuse Reporting and Weapons Notification › Section 510 - Notification of dangerous weapons on school grounds -- Immunity from civil and criminal liability.

Effective 10/1/2023
53G-8-510.
Notification of dangerous weapons on school grounds -- Immunity from civil and criminal liability.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Dangerous weapon" means a firearm or an object that in the manner of the object's use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury to an individual.
(b) "Minor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.
(c) "School employee" means an individual working in the individual's capacity as:
(i) a school teacher;
(ii) a school staff member;
(iii) a school administrator; or
(iv) an individual:
(A) who is employed, directly or indirectly, by a school, an LEA governing board, or a school district; and
(B) who works on a school campus.
(d) "School is in session" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-3-516.
(e) "School-sponsored activity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-3-516.
(2) If a minor is found on school grounds when school is in session or at a school-sponsored activity in possession of a dangerous weapon and that information is reported to, or known by, a school employee, the school employee shall notify the principal.
(3) After receiving a notification under Subsection (2), the principal shall notify:
(a) a law enforcement officer or agency; and
(b) school or district personnel if the principal determines that school or district personnel should be informed.
(4) A person who in good faith reports information under Subsection (2) or (3) and any person who receives the information is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise result from the reporting or receipt of the information.
Amended by Chapter 115, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 6 - Criminal Offenses and Traffic Ordinances › Section 602 - Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages at school or school-sponsored activities -- Penalty.

Effective 1/24/2018
53G-8-602.
Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages at school or school-sponsored activities -- Penalty.
(1) Except as approved by a local school board as part of the curriculum, a person may not possess or drink an alcoholic beverage:
(a) inside or on the grounds of any building owned or operated by a part of the public education system; or
(b) in those portions of any building, park, or stadium which are being used for an activity sponsored by or through any part of the public education system.
(2)
(a) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to property owned by a school district in contemplation of future use for school purposes while the property is under lease to another party.
(b)
(i) For purposes of Subsection (2)(a), a lease must be full time for a period of not less than two years.
(ii) The property may not be used for school purposes at any time during the lease period.
(3) Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 6 - Criminal Offenses and Traffic Ordinances › Section 603 - Criminal trespass upon school property -- Penalty.

Effective 1/24/2018
53G-8-603.
Criminal trespass upon school property -- Penalty.
(1) A person is guilty of criminal trespass upon school property if the person does the following:
(a) enters or remains unlawfully upon school property, and:
(i) intends to cause annoyance or injury to a person or damage to property on the school property;
(ii) intends to commit a crime; or
(iii) is reckless as to whether the person's presence will cause fear for the safety of another; or
(b) enters or remains without authorization upon school property if notice against entry or remaining has been given by:
(i) personal communication to the person by a school official or an individual with apparent authority to act for a school official;
(ii) the posting of signs reasonably likely to come to the attention of trespassers;
(iii) fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude trespassers; or
(iv) a current order of suspension or expulsion.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Enter" means intrusion of the entire body.
(b) "School official" means a public or private school administrator or person in charge of a school program or activity.
(c) "School property" means real property owned or occupied by a public or private school, including real property temporarily occupied for a school activity or program.
(3) Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 6 - Criminal Offenses and Traffic Ordinances › Section 604 - Traffic ordinances on school property -- Enforcement.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-8-604.
Traffic ordinances on school property -- Enforcement.
(1) A local political subdivision in which real property is located that belongs to, or is controlled by, the state board, an LEA governing board, an area vocational center, or the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind may, at the request of the responsible board of education or institutional council, adopt ordinances for the control of vehicular traffic on that property.
(2) A law enforcement officer whose jurisdiction includes the property in question may enforce an ordinance adopted under Subsection (1).
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 7 - School Resource Officers › Section 701 - Definitions.

Effective 5/3/2023
53G-8-701.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-1-102.
(2) "Public school" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-205.1.
(3) "School resource officer" or "SRO" means a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103, who contracts with or whose law enforcement agency contracts with an LEA to provide law enforcement services for the LEA.
(4) "School safety specialist" means a school employee who is responsible for supporting school safety initiatives including the threat assessment described in Subsection 53G-8-802(2)(g)(i).
Amended by Chapter 383, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 7 - School Resource Officers › Section 701.5 - Threat assessment and school safety specialist.

Effective 5/3/2023
53G-8-701.5.
Threat assessment and school safety specialist.
Every public primary and secondary school shall:
(1) conduct a threat assessment as described in Subsection 53G-8-802(2)(g)(i); and
(2) designate a school safety specialist.
Enacted by Chapter 383, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 7 - School Resource Officers › Section 702 - School resource officer training -- Curriculum.

Effective 5/3/2023
53G-8-702.
School resource officer training -- Curriculum.
(1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules that prepare and make available a training program for school principals, school personnel, and school resource officers to attend.
(2) To create the curriculum and materials for the training program described in Subsection (1), the state board shall:
(a) work in conjunction with the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201;
(b) solicit input from local school boards, charter school governing boards, and the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind;
(c) consult with a nationally recognized organization that provides resources and training for school resource officers;
(d) solicit input from local law enforcement and other interested community stakeholders; and
(e) consider the current United States Department of Education recommendations on school discipline and the role of a school resource officer.
(3) The training program described in Subsection (1) may include training on the following:
(a) childhood and adolescent development;
(b) responding age-appropriately to students;
(c) working with disabled students;
(d) techniques to de-escalate and resolve conflict;
(e) cultural awareness;
(f) restorative justice practices;
(g) identifying a student exposed to violence or trauma and referring the student to appropriate resources;
(h) student privacy rights;
(i) negative consequences associated with youth involvement in the juvenile and criminal justice systems;
(j) strategies to reduce juvenile justice involvement;
(k) roles of and distinctions between a school resource officer and other school staff who help keep a school secure;
(l) developing and supporting successful relationships with students; and
(m) legal parameters of searching and questioning students on school property.
(4) The state board shall work together with the Department of Public Safety, the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, and state and local law enforcement to establish policies, procedures, and training requirements for school resource officers.
Amended by Chapter 383, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 7 - School Resource Officers › Section 703 - Contracts between an LEA and law enforcement for school resource officer services -- Requirements.

Effective 5/3/2023
53G-8-703.
Contracts between an LEA and law enforcement for school resource officer services -- Requirements.
(1) An LEA may contract with a local law enforcement agency to provide school resource officer services at the LEA.
(2) An LEA contract with a law enforcement agency to provide SRO services at the LEA shall require in the contract:
(a) an acknowledgment by the law enforcement agency that an SRO hired under the contract shall:
(i) provide for and maintain a safe, healthy, and productive learning environment in a school;
(ii) act as a positive role model to students;
(iii) work to create a cooperative, proactive, and problem-solving partnership between law enforcement and the LEA;
(iv) emphasize the use of restorative approaches to address negative behavior; and
(v) at the request of the LEA, teach a vocational law enforcement class;
(b) a description of the shared understanding of the LEA and the law enforcement agency regarding the roles and responsibilities of law enforcement and the LEA to:
(i) maintain safe schools;
(ii) improve school climate; and
(iii) support educational opportunities for students;
(c) a designation of student offenses that, in accordance with Section 53G-8-211, the SRO:
(i) may refer to the juvenile court;
(ii) shall confer with the LEA to resolve; and
(iii) shall refer to a school administrator for resolution as an administrative issue with the understanding that the SRO will be informed of the outcome of the administrative issue;
(d) a detailed description of the rights of a student under state and federal law with regard to:
(i) searches;
(ii) questioning;
(iii) arrests; and
(iv) information privacy;
(e) a detailed description of:
(i) job assignment and duties, including:
(A) the school to which the SRO will be assigned;
(B) the hours the SRO is expected to be present at the school;
(C) the point of contact at the school;
(D) specific responsibilities for providing and receiving information; and
(E) types of records to be kept, and by whom;
(ii) training requirements; and
(iii) other expectations of the SRO and school administration in relation to law enforcement at the LEA;
(f) that an SRO who is hired under the contract and the principal at the school where an SRO will be working, or the principal's designee, will jointly complete the SRO training described in Section 53G-8-702;
(g) that both parties agree to jointly discuss SRO applicants; and
(h) that the law enforcement agency will, at least annually, seek out and accept feedback from an LEA about an SRO's performance.
Amended by Chapter 383, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 7 - School Resource Officers › Section 703.2 - LEA establishment of SRO policy -- Public comment.

Effective 5/3/2023
53G-8-703.2.
LEA establishment of SRO policy -- Public comment.
(1) An LEA shall establish an SRO policy.
(2) The SRO policy described in Subsection (1) shall include:
(a) the contract described in Section 53G-8-703; and
(b) all other procedures and requirements governing the relationship between the LEA and an SRO.
(3) Before implementing the SRO policy described in Subsection (1), the LEA shall present the SRO policy at a public meeting and receive public comment on the SRO policy.
Enacted by Chapter 383, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 8 - State Safety and Support Program › Section 801 - Definitions.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-8-801.
Definitions.
As used in this section:
(1) "Bullying" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-601.
(2) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103.
(3) "Program" means the State Safety and Support Program established in Section 53G-8-802.
Enacted by Chapter 441, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety › Part 8 - State Safety and Support Program › Section 803 - Standard response protocol to active threats in schools.

Effective 7/1/2023
53G-8-803.
Standard response protocol to active threats in schools.
The state board shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:
(1) require an LEA or school to develop emergency preparedness plans and emergency response plans that include developmentally appropriate training for students and adults regarding:
(a) active threats;
(b) emergency preparedness;
(c) drills as required under Subsection 15A-5-202.5; and
(d) standard response protocols coordinated with community stakeholders;
(2) identify the necessary components of emergency preparedness and response plans, including underlying standard response protocols and emerging best practices for an emergency; and
(3) define what constitutes an "active threat" and "developmentally appropriate" for purposes of the emergency response training described in this section.
Enacted by Chapter 390, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 2 - Miscellaneous Requirements › Section 202 - Notification to the parent of an injured or sick child.

Effective 1/24/2018
53G-9-202.
Notification to the parent of an injured or sick child.
(1) A public school shall notify the custodial parent and, if requested in writing by a noncustodial parent, make reasonable efforts to notify the noncustodial parent of a student who is injured or becomes ill at the school during the regular school day if:
(a) the injury or illness requires treatment at a hospital, doctor's office, or other medical facility not located on the school premises; and
(b) the school has received a current telephone number for the party it is required to notify or make reasonable efforts to notify.
(2)
(a) Subsection (1) does not apply to a noncustodial parent forbidden to have contact with the student under a court order or similar procedure.
(b) The custodial parent is responsible for providing the school with the noncustodial parent's status under Subsection (2)(a) through a procedure adopted by the local school board.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 2 - Miscellaneous Requirements › Section 204 - Nursing services in the public schools -- Collaborative efforts.

Effective 5/4/2022
53G-9-204.
Nursing services in the public schools -- Collaborative efforts.
(1)
(a) Students in the state's public schools are better protected against risks to health and safety when schools have school nurses readily available to assist in providing educational and nursing services in the public schools.
(b) Educational and nursing services would be further enhanced if offered with the active support and participation of local public health departments and private medical providers, most particularly in those areas of the state without currently functioning collaborative programs.
(c)
(i) LEAs, local health departments, private medical providers, and parents of students shall work together in determining needs and risks to student health in the state's public schools and in developing and implementing plans to meet those needs and minimize risks to students.
(ii) School community councils or school directors of affected schools shall review the plans before the implementation of the plans.
(2) LEAs are encouraged to provide nursing services equivalent to:
(a) the services of one school nurse for every 2,000 students; or
(b) in LEAs with fewer than 2,000 students, the level of services recommended by the Department of Health.
Amended by Chapter 214, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 2 - Miscellaneous Requirements › Section 205 - School Breakfast Program -- Review of nonparticipants -- Reporting.

Effective 5/12/2020
53G-9-205.
School Breakfast Program -- Review of nonparticipants -- Reporting.
(1)
(a) Beginning with the 2020-21 academic year, each LEA governing board shall annually review each school in the LEA governing board's authority that does not participate in the School Breakfast Program as to the school's reasons for nonparticipation.
(b) Reasons for nonparticipation may include a recommendation from the respective school community council authorized under Section 53G-7-1202 or charter trust land council established under Section 53G-7-1205.
(2) The requirements of this section shall be nullified by the termination of the entitlement status of the School Breakfast Program by the federal government.
Amended by Chapter 21, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 2 - Miscellaneous Requirements › Section 206 - Eye protective devices for industrial education, physics laboratory, and chemistry laboratory activities.

Effective 5/14/2019
53G-9-206.
Eye protective devices for industrial education, physics laboratory, and chemistry laboratory activities.
(1) Any individual who participates in any of the following activities in public or private schools that may endanger his vision shall wear quality eye protective devices:
(a) industrial education activities that involve:
(i) hot molten metals;
(ii) the operation of equipment that could throw particles of foreign matter into the eyes;
(iii) heat treating, tempering, or kiln firing of any industrial materials;
(iv) gas or electric arc welding; or
(v) caustic or explosive material;
(b) chemistry or physics laboratories when using caustic or explosive chemicals, and hot liquids and solids.
(2) "Quality eye protective devices" means devices that meet the standards of the American Safety Code for Head, Eye, and Respiratory Protection, Z2.1-1959, promulgated by the American Standards Association, Inc.
(3)
(a) The local school board shall furnish these protective devices to individuals involved in these activities.
(b) The local school board may sell these protective devices at cost or rent or loan them to individuals involved in these activities.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 2 - Miscellaneous Requirements › Section 207 - Child sexual abuse prevention.

Effective 9/1/2022
53G-9-207.
Child sexual abuse prevention.
(1) As used in this section, "school personnel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-203.
(2) The state board shall approve, in partnership with the Department of Human Services, age-appropriate instructional materials for the training and instruction described in Subsections (3)(a) and (4).
(3)
(a) A school district or charter school shall provide, every other year, training and instruction on child sexual abuse and human trafficking prevention and awareness to:
(i) school personnel in elementary and secondary schools on:
(A) responding to a disclosure of child sexual abuse in a supportive, appropriate manner;
(B) identifying children who are victims or may be at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation; and
(C) the mandatory reporting requirements described in Sections 53E-6-701 and 80-2-602; and
(ii) parents of elementary school students on:
(A) recognizing warning signs of a child who is being sexually abused or who is a victim or may be at risk of becoming a victim of human trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation; and
(B) effective, age-appropriate methods for discussing the topic of child sexual abuse with a child.
(b) A school district or charter school shall use the instructional materials approved by the state board under Subsection (2) to provide the training and instruction to school personnel and parents under Subsection (3)(a).
(4)
(a) In accordance with Subsections (4)(b) and (5), a school district or charter school may provide instruction on child sexual abuse and human trafficking prevention and awareness to elementary school students using age-appropriate curriculum.
(b) A school district or charter school that provides the instruction described in Subsection (4)(a) shall use the instructional materials approved by the state board under Subsection (2) to provide the instruction.
(5)
(a) An elementary school student may not be given the instruction described in Subsection (4) unless the parent of the student is:
(i) notified in advance of the:
(A) instruction and the content of the instruction; and
(B) parent's right to have the student excused from the instruction;
(ii) given an opportunity to review the instructional materials before the instruction occurs; and
(iii) allowed to be present when the instruction is delivered.
(b) Upon the written request of the parent of an elementary school student, the student shall be excused from the instruction described in Subsection (4).
(c) Participation of a student requires compliance with Sections 53E-9-202 and 53E-9-203.
(6) A school district or charter school may determine the mode of delivery for the training and instruction described in Subsections (3) and (4).
(7) Upon request of the state board, a school district or charter school shall provide evidence of compliance with this section.
Amended by Chapter 335, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 2 - Miscellaneous Requirements › Section 208 - Sunscreen -- Possession -- Administration -- Immunity.

Effective 5/12/2020
53G-9-208.
Sunscreen -- Possession -- Administration -- Immunity.
(1) As used in this section, "sunscreen" means a compound topically applied to prevent sunburn.
(2) A public school shall permit a student, without a parent's, physician's, or physician assistant's authorization, to possess or self-apply sunscreen that is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.
(3) If a student is unable to self-apply sunscreen, a volunteer school employee may apply the sunscreen on the student if the student's parent provides written consent for the assistance.
(4) A volunteer school employee who applies sunscreen on a student in compliance with Subsection (3) and the volunteer school employee's employer are not liable for:
(a) an adverse reaction suffered by the student as a result of having the sunscreen applied; or
(b) discontinuing the application of the sunscreen at any time.
Amended by Chapter 354, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 2 - Miscellaneous Requirements › Section 209 - Child abuse or neglect reporting requirement.

Effective 9/1/2022
53G-9-209.
Child abuse or neglect reporting requirement.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Educational neglect" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.
(b) "School personnel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-203.
(2) School personnel shall comply with the child abuse and neglect reporting requirements described in Section 80-2-602.
(3) When school personnel have reason to believe that a child may be subject to educational neglect, school personnel shall submit the report described in Subsection 53G-6-202(8) to the Division of Child and Family Services.
(4) When school personnel have reason to believe that a child is subject to both educational neglect and another form of neglect or abuse, school personnel may not wait to report the other form of neglect or abuse pending preparation of a report regarding educational neglect.
(5) School personnel shall cooperate with the Division of Child and Family Services and share all information with the division that is relevant to the division's investigation of an allegation of abuse or neglect.
Amended by Chapter 335, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 2 - Miscellaneous Requirements › Section 211 - Therapy animal handling -- Policy.

Effective 5/3/2023
53G-9-211.
Therapy animal handling -- Policy.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Animal-assisted intervention" means an intervention designed to promote improvement in an individual's physical, social, emotional, or cognitive functioning through interactions with a specially trained animal.
(b) "Local education agency" means a school district or charter school.
(c)
(i) "Therapy animal" means an animal that:
(A) provides affection and comfort to an individual for emotional support;
(B) is accompanied by a therapy animal handler; and
(C) is trained to provide animal-assisted intervention.
(ii) "Therapy animal" does not include a service animal or support animal as those terms are defined in Section 26B-6-801.
(d) "Therapy animal handler" means an individual who is trained to handle a therapy animal for animal-assisted interventions.
(2)
(a) If a school within a local education agency provides animal-assisted interventions through therapy animals, the local education agency shall adopt a policy for proper handling of a therapy animal on school grounds.
(b) The policy described in Subsection (2)(a) shall include:
(i) local or national certification or registration requirements for a therapy animal and therapy animal handler;
(ii) guidelines for when a therapy animal and therapy animal handler are allowed on school grounds;
(iii) notice requirements for parents, students, and school faculty and staff regarding the use of a therapy animal on school grounds; and
(iv) guidelines to prevent students and staff who have an animal allergy or are uncomfortable around animals from interacting with a therapy animal on school grounds.
(3) This section does not require a school to allow the use of a therapy animal.
Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 2 - Miscellaneous Requirements › Section 212 - Drinking water quality in schools.

Affected by 63I-1-253 on 7/1/2027
Effective 5/4/2022
53G-9-212.
Drinking water quality in schools.
A school, as defined in Section 19-4-115, shall comply with Section 19-4-115.
Enacted by Chapter 194, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 2 - Miscellaneous Requirements › Section 213 - Seizure awareness.

Effective 5/4/2022
53G-9-213.
Seizure awareness.
(1)
(a) Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, an LEA shall provide, as described in Subsection (1)(b) and subject to Subsection (3), training to:
(i) a teacher who teaches a student who has informed the student's school or teacher that the student has epilepsy or a similar seizure disorder; and
(ii) an administrator at the school where the student described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) attends.
(b) The training shall:
(i) be offered every two years; and
(ii) include:
(A) recognizing signs and symptoms of seizures; and
(B) appropriate steps for seizure first aid.
(2) Beginning with the 2023-24 school year, an LEA shall provide, as described in Subsection (1)(b) and subject to Subsection (3), training to administrators, teachers, classroom aides, and other individuals who interact with or supervise students.
(3)
(a) The state board shall adopt guidelines for the training described in Subsections (1)(a) and (2).
(b) The guidelines shall be consistent with programs and guidelines developed by the Epilepsy Foundation of America or another national nonprofit organization that supports individuals with epilepsy and seizure disorders.
(4) A training offered under this section may not require a person to provide first aid to a student experiencing or showing symptoms of a seizure.
Enacted by Chapter 227, 2022 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of enacted Section also enacted in HB 21, Chapter 194.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 3 - Immunization Requirements › Section 302 - Immunization required -- Exception -- Weighted pupil unit funding.

Effective 7/1/2018
53G-9-302.
Immunization required -- Exception -- Weighted pupil unit funding.
(1) A student may not attend a school unless:
(a) the school receives an immunization record from the legally responsible individual of the student, the student's former school, or a statewide registry that shows:
(i) that the student has received each vaccination required by the department under Section 53G-9-305; or
(ii) for any required vaccination that the student has not received, that the student:
(A) has immunity against the disease for which the vaccination is required, because the student previously contracted the disease as documented by a health care provider, as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-103; or
(B) is exempt from receiving the vaccination under Section 53G-9-303;
(b) the student qualifies for conditional enrollment under Section 53G-9-308; or
(c) the student:
(i) is a student, as defined in Section 53E-3-903; and
(ii) complies with the immunization requirements for military children under Section 53E-3-905.
(2) An LEA may not receive weighted pupil unit money for a student who is not permitted to attend school under Subsection (1).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 3 - Immunization Requirements › Section 303 - Grounds for exemption from required vaccines -- Renewal.

Effective 5/3/2023
53G-9-303.
Grounds for exemption from required vaccines -- Renewal.
(1) A student is exempt from the requirement to receive a vaccine required under Section 53G-9-305 if the student qualifies for a medical or personal exemption from the vaccination under Subsection (2) or (3).
(2) A student qualifies for a medical exemption from a vaccination required under Section 53G-9-305 if the student's legally responsible individual provides to the student's school:
(a) a completed vaccination exemption form; and
(b) a written notice signed by a licensed health care provider stating that, due to the physical condition of the student, administration of the vaccine would endanger the student's life or health.
(3) A student qualifies for a personal exemption from a vaccination required under Section 53G-9-305 if the student's legally responsible individual provides to the student's school a completed vaccination exemption form, stating that the student is exempt from the vaccination because of a personal or religious belief.
(4)
(a) A vaccination exemption form submitted under this section is valid for as long as the student remains at the school to which the form first is presented.
(b) If the student changes schools before the student is old enough to enroll in kindergarten, the vaccination exemption form accepted as valid at the student's previous school is valid until the earlier of the day on which:
(i) the student enrolls in kindergarten; or
(ii) the student turns six years old.
(c) If the student changes schools after the student is old enough to enroll in kindergarten but before the student is eligible to enroll in grade 7, the vaccination exemption form accepted as valid at the student's previous school is valid until the earlier of the day on which:
(i) the student enrolls in grade 7; or
(ii) the student turns 12 years old.
(d) If the student changes schools after the student is old enough to enroll in grade 7, the vaccination exemption form accepted as valid at the student's previous school is valid until the student completes grade 12.
(e) Notwithstanding Subsections (4)(b) and (c), a vaccination exemption form obtained through completion of the online education module created in Section 26B-7-118 is valid for at least two years.
(5) An LEA that offers both remote and in-person learning options may not deny a student who is exempt from a requirement to receive a vaccine under Subsection (1) to participate in an in-person learning option based upon the student's vaccination status.
(6) Nothing in this section restricts a state or local health department from acting under applicable law to contain the spread of an infectious disease.
Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 3 - Immunization Requirements › Section 304 - Vaccination exemption form.

Effective 5/3/2023
53G-9-304.
Vaccination exemption form.
(1) The department shall:
(a) develop a vaccination exemption form that includes only the following information:
(i) identifying information regarding:
(A) the student to whom an exemption applies; and
(B) the legally responsible individual who claims the exemption for the student and signs the vaccination exemption form;
(ii) an indication regarding the vaccines to which the exemption relates;
(iii) a statement that the claimed exemption is for:
(A) a medical reason; or
(B) a personal or religious belief; and
(iv) an explanation of the requirements, in the event of an outbreak of a disease for which a required vaccine exists, for a student who:
(A) has not received the required vaccine; and
(B) is not otherwise immune from the disease; and
(b) provide the vaccination exemption form created in this Subsection (1) to local health departments.
(2)
(a) Each local health department shall designate one or more individuals from within the local health department as a health official to consult, regarding the requirements of this part, with:
(i) parents, upon the request of parents;
(ii) school principals and administrators; and
(iii) licensed health care providers.
(b) A local health department may designate a licensed health care provider as a health official designee to provide the services described in Subsection (2)(a).
(3)
(a) To receive a vaccination exemption form described in Subsection (1), a legally responsible individual shall complete the online education module described in Section 26B-7-118, permitting an individual to:
(i) complete any requirements online; and
(ii) download and print the vaccine exemption form immediately upon completion of the requirements.
(b) A legally responsible individual may decline to take the online education module and obtain a vaccination exemption form from a local health department if the individual:
(i) requests and receives an in-person consultation at a local health department from a health official or a health official designee regarding the requirements of this part; and
(ii) pays any fees established under Subsection (4)(b).
(4)
(a) Neither the department nor any other person may charge a fee for the exemption form offered through the online education module in Subsection (3)(a).
(b) A local health department may establish a fee of up to $25 to cover the costs of providing an in-person consultation.
Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53G - Public Education System -- Local Administration › Chapter 9 - Health and Welfare › Part 3 - Immunization Requirements › Section 305 - Regulations of department.

Effective 7/1/2018
53G-9-305.
Regulations of department.
(1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department shall make rules regarding:
(a) which vaccines are required as a condition of attending school;
(b) the manner and frequency of the vaccinations; and
(c) the vaccination exemption form described in Section 53G-9-304.
(2) The department shall ensure that the rules described in Subsection (1):
(a) conform to recognized standard medical practices; and
(b) require schools to report to the department statistical information and names of students who are not in compliance with Section 53G-9-302.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session