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2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 902 - Article I -- Purpose.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-902.
Article I -- Purpose.
It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by:
(1) facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of education records from the previous school district or variations in entrance or age requirements;
(2) facilitating the student placement process through which children of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content, or assessment;
(3) facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic, and social activities;
(4) facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families;
(5) providing for the promulgation and enforcement of administrative rules implementing the provisions of this compact;
(6) providing for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among member states, schools, and military families under this compact;
(7) promoting coordination between this compact and other compacts affecting military children; and
(8) promoting flexibility and cooperation between the educational system, parents, and the student in order to achieve educational success for the student.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 904 - Article III -- Applicability.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-904.
Article III -- Applicability.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (3), this compact shall apply to the children of:
(a) active duty members of the uniformed services as defined in this compact, including members of the National Guard and Reserve;
(b) members or veterans of the uniformed services who are severely injured and medically discharged or retired for a period of one year after medical discharge or retirement; and
(c) members of the uniformed services who die on active duty or as a result of injuries sustained on active duty for a period of one year after death.
(2) The provisions of this interstate compact shall only apply to local education agencies as defined in this compact.
(3) The provisions of this compact do not apply to the children of:
(a) inactive members of the National Guard and military reserves;
(b) members of the uniformed services now retired, except as provided in Subsection (1); and
(c) veterans of the uniformed services, except as provided in Subsection (1), and other U.S. Department of Defense personnel and other federal agency civilian and contract employees not defined as active duty members of the uniformed services.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 905 - Article IV -- Educational records and enrollment -- Immunizations -- Grade level entrance.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-905.
Article IV -- Educational records and enrollment -- Immunizations -- Grade level entrance.
(1) Unofficial or "hand-carried" education records. In the event that official education records cannot be released to the parents for the purpose of transfer, the custodian of the records in the sending state shall prepare and furnish to the parent a complete set of unofficial educational records containing uniform information as determined by the Interstate Commission. Upon receipt of the unofficial education records by a school in the receiving state, the school shall enroll and appropriately place the student based on the information provided in the unofficial records pending validation by the official records, as quickly as possible.
(2) Official education records or transcripts. Simultaneous with the enrollment and conditional placement of the student, the school in the receiving state shall request the student's official education record from the school in the sending state. Upon receipt of this request, the school in the sending state will process and furnish the official education records to the school in the receiving state within 10 days or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission.
(3) Immunizations. Compacting states shall give 30 days from the date of enrollment or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission, for students to obtain any immunization required by the receiving state. For a series of immunizations, initial vaccinations must be obtained within 30 days or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission.
(4) Kindergarten and First grade entrance age. Students shall be allowed to continue their enrollment at grade level in the receiving state commensurate with their grade level, including Kindergarten, from a local education agency in the sending state at the time of transition, regardless of age. A student that has satisfactorily completed the prerequisite grade level in the local education agency in the sending state shall be eligible for enrollment in the next highest grade level in the receiving state, regardless of age. Students transferring after the start of the school year in the receiving state shall enter the school in the receiving state on their validated level from an accredited school in the sending state.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 907 - Article VI -- Eligibility -- Enrollment -- Extracurricular activities.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-907.
Article VI -- Eligibility -- Enrollment -- Extracurricular activities.
(1) Special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a child of a military family and executed under applicable law, shall be sufficient for the purposes of enrollment and all other actions requiring parental participation and consent.
(2) A local education agency shall be prohibited from charging local tuition to a transitioning military child placed in the care of a non-custodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent.
(3) A transitioning military child, placed in the care of a non-custodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent, may continue to attend the school in which the student was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent.
(4) State and local education agencies shall facilitate the opportunity for transitioning military children's inclusion in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, to the extent they are otherwise qualified.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 908 - Article VII -- Graduation -- Waiver -- Exit exams -- Senior year transfers.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-908.
Article VII -- Graduation -- Waiver -- Exit exams -- Senior year transfers.
In order to facilitate the on-time graduation of children of military families, states and local education agencies shall incorporate the following procedures:
(1) Local education agency administrative officials shall waive specific courses required for graduation if similar coursework has been satisfactorily completed in another local education agency or shall provide reasonable justification for denial. Should a waiver not be granted to a student who would qualify to graduate from the sending school, the local education agency shall provide an alternative means of acquiring required coursework so that graduation may occur on time.
(2) States shall accept:
(a) exit or end-of-course exams required for graduation from the sending state;
(b) national norm-referenced achievement tests; or
(c) alternative testing, in lieu of testing requirements for graduation in the receiving state. In the event the above alternatives cannot be accommodated by the receiving state for a student transferring in the student's Senior year, then the provisions of Subsection (3) shall apply.
(3) Should a military student transferring at the beginning or during the student's Senior year be ineligible to graduate from the receiving local education agency after all alternatives have been considered, the sending and receiving local education agencies shall ensure the receipt of a diploma from the sending local education agency, if the student meets the graduation requirements of the sending local education agency. In the event that one of the states in question is not a member of this compact, the member state shall use best efforts to facilitate the on-time graduation of the student in accordance with Subsections (1) and (2).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 909 - Article VIII -- State coordination -- Membership of State Council.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-909.
Article VIII -- State coordination -- Membership of State Council.
(1) Each member state shall, through the creation of a State Council or use of an existing body or board, provide for the coordination among its agencies of government, local education agencies, and military installations concerning the state's participation in, and compliance with, this compact and Interstate Commission activities. While each member state may determine the membership of its own State Council, its membership shall include at least:
(a) the state superintendent of education;
(b) a superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of military children;
(c) a representative from a military installation;
(d) one representative each from the legislative and executive branches of government; and
(e) other offices and stakeholder groups the State Council considers appropriate.
(2) A member state that does not have a school district that contains a high concentration of military children may appoint a superintendent from another school district to represent local education agencies on the State Council.
(3) The State Council of each member state shall appoint or designate a military family education liaison to assist military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of this compact.
(4) The compact commissioner responsible for the administration and management of the state's participation in the compact shall be appointed in accordance with Section 53E-3-921.
(5) The compact commissioner and the designated military family education liaison shall be ex-officio members of the State Council, unless either is already a full voting member of the State Council.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 913 - Article XII -- Rulemaking -- Authority -- Procedure -- Review -- Rejection by Legislature.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-913.
Article XII -- Rulemaking -- Authority -- Procedure -- Review -- Rejection by Legislature.
(1) The Interstate Commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of this compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Interstate Commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes of this compact, or the powers granted in accordance with this compact, then the action by the Interstate Commission shall be invalid and have no force or effect.
(2) Rules shall be made pursuant to a rulemaking process that substantially conforms to the Model State Administrative Procedure Act, of 1981, Uniform Laws Annotated, Vol. 15, p.1 (2000) as amended, as may be appropriate to the operations of the Interstate Commission.
(3) Not later than 30 days after a rule is promulgated, any person may file a petition for judicial review of the rule; provided that, the filing of a petition may not stay or otherwise prevent the rule from becoming effective unless the court finds that the petitioner has a substantial likelihood of success. The court shall give deference to the actions of the Interstate Commission consistent with applicable law and may not find the rule to be unlawful if the rule represents a reasonable exercise of the Interstate Commission's authority.
(4) If a majority of the legislatures of the compacting states rejects a rule by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the compact, then the rule shall have no further force and effect in any compacting state.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 915 - Article XIV -- Financing of the Interstate Commission.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-915.
Article XIV -- Financing of the Interstate Commission.
(1) The Interstate Commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities.
(2) In accordance with the funding limit established in Subsection (5), the Interstate Commission may levy and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the Interstate Commission and its staff which shall be in a total amount sufficient to cover the Interstate Commission's annual budget as approved each year. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the Interstate Commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.
(3) The Interstate Commission may not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the Interstate Commission pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by and with the authority of the member state.
(4) The Interstate Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Interstate Commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Interstate Commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Interstate Commission.
(5) The Interstate Commission may not assess, levy, or collect more than $5,000 per year from Utah legislative appropriations. Other funding sources may be accepted and used to offset expenses related to the state's participation in the compact.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 916 - Article XV -- Member states -- Effective date -- Amendments.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-916.
Article XV -- Member states -- Effective date -- Amendments.
(1) Any state is eligible to become a member state.
(2) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than 10 of the states. The effective date shall be no earlier than December 1, 2007. Thereafter it shall become effective and binding as to any other member state upon enactment of the compact into law by that state. The governors of non-member states or their designees shall be invited to participate in the activities of the Interstate Commission on a non-voting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states.
(3) The Interstate Commission may propose amendments to the compact for enactment by the member states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the Interstate Commission and the member states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the member states.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 917 - Article XVI -- Withdrawal -- Dissolution.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-917.
Article XVI -- Withdrawal -- Dissolution.
(1) Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every member state; provided that, a member state may withdraw from the compact by specifically repealing the statute which enacted the compact into law.
(2) Withdrawal from this compact shall be by the enactment of a statute repealing the same.
(3) The withdrawing state shall immediately notify the chairperson of the Interstate Commission in writing upon the introduction of legislation repealing this compact in the withdrawing state. The Interstate Commission shall notify the other member states of the withdrawing state's intent to withdraw within 60 days of its receipt of the notification.
(4) The withdrawing state is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of withdrawal, not to exceed $5,000 per year, as provided in Subsection 53E-3-915(5), for each year that the state is a member of the compact.
(5) Reinstatement following withdrawal of a member state shall occur upon the withdrawing state reenacting the compact or upon a later date determined by the Interstate Commission.
(6) This compact shall dissolve effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of a member state which reduces the membership in the compact to one member state.
(7) Upon the dissolution of this compact, the compact becomes null and void and shall be of no further force or effect. The business and affairs of the Interstate Commission shall be concluded and surplus funds shall be distributed in accordance with the bylaws.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 918 - Article XVII -- Severability -- Construction.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-918.
Article XVII -- Severability -- Construction.
(1) The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is considered unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable.
(2) The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
(3) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prohibit the applicability of other interstate compacts to which the states are members.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 919 - Article XVIII -- Binding effect of compact -- Other state laws.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-919.
Article XVIII -- Binding effect of compact -- Other state laws.
(1) Nothing in this compact prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state.
(2) All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the member states.
(3) All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the member states are binding in accordance with their terms.
(4) In the event any provision of this compact exceeds the statutory or constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, that provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict with the statutory or constitutional provision in question in that member state.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 920.1 - State council -- Creation.

Effective 5/14/2019
53E-3-920.1.
State council -- Creation.
The State Board of Education shall create a state council described in Section 53E-3-909 to accomplish the duties described in Section 53E-3-909.
Enacted by Chapter 246, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 9 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Section 921 - Appointment of compact commissioner.

Effective 5/12/2020
53E-3-921.
Appointment of compact commissioner.
The governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a compact commissioner to carry out the duties described in this part.
Amended by Chapter 352, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 10 - Early Literacy › Section 1001 - Statewide goal -- Emphasis on early literacy.

Effective 5/4/2022
53E-3-1001.
Statewide goal -- Emphasis on early literacy.
To achieve a strenuous statewide goal of 70% in third grade-level proficiency on the state-administered reading assessment by July 1, 2027, the state board shall:
(1) analyze, align, and target resources, including digital software and tools, in existing state programs and the programs enacted in Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 285, as appropriate, to support early literacy within the state; and
(2) identify opportunities to incentivize and support LEAs and elementary schools to analyze data, align plans, and target resources from existing local and LEA programs to support early literacy within the state, resulting in a comprehensive statewide alignment of early literacy plans.
Revisor instructions Chapter 285, 2022 General Session
Enacted by Chapter 285, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 10 - Early Literacy › Section 1003 - Science of reading.

Effective 5/4/2022
53E-3-1003.
Science of reading.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Educator preparation program" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-302.
(b) "Panel" means the science of reading panel that the state board establishes in accordance with this section.
(c) "University teacher preparation program" means a program described in Section 53E-6-302.
(2) The state board shall establish an expert science of reading panel consisting of up to six experts who have:
(a) knowledge and a research background in the science of reading and the science of reading instruction; and
(b) experience translating the science of reading into effective reading instructional practices.
(3) The panel shall:
(a) meet no less than once every quarter;
(b) provide expertise to and serve in a consultancy capacity to the state board on implementation of:
(i) the early literacy emphases described in Section 53E-3-1001; and
(ii) educator preparation programs;
(c) in consultation with the state board:
(i) provide advanced professional learning opportunities in the science of reading and the science of reading instruction for public schools and educator preparation programs as needed to expand statewide capacity;
(ii) partner with ULEAD, as that term is defined in Section 53E-10-701, to develop and implement an online repository of digital science of reading and science of reading instruction resources that is accessible to public school teachers, school leaders, parents, and educator preparation programs and associated faculty;
(iii) develop professional learning modules to support teachers and school leaders; and
(iv) coordinate with educator preparation programs, university teacher preparation program faculty, deans of education, and literacy leadership fellows to advance the science of reading and the science of reading instruction; and
(d) take part in the hiring of the additional faculty members described in Subsection 53E-6-302(6) with two panel members participating in the hiring process.
(4) The state board may collaborate with panel members to conduct periodic reviews of:
(a) student outcome data;
(b) science of reading and science of reading instruction implementation fidelity in public schools and educator preparation programs through onsite visits; and
(c) advise LEAs regarding the science of reading and the science of reading instruction curriculum and intervention programs.
(5) A panel member:
(a) may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service on the panel; and
(b) may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses that the panel member incurs as a panel member at the rates that the Division of Finance establishes under:
(i) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
(ii) rules that the Division of Finance makes under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(6) The state board shall provide staff support to the panel.
Enacted by Chapter 285, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties › Part 10 - Early Literacy › Section 1004 - Community engagement for early literacy.

Effective 5/4/2022
53E-3-1004.
Community engagement for early literacy.
(1) The state board shall:
(a) partner with a private business or nonprofit organization to annually provide personal, home-use, age-appropriate printed books or digital books with accompanying electronic reading devices to students:
(i) who attend:
(A) a school that participates in partnerships that receive grants under Title 53F, Chapter 5, Part 4, Partnerships for Student Success Grant Program; or
(B) a Title I school, as that term is defined in Section 53F-2-523; and
(ii) at a minimum, in kindergarten through grade 3; and
(b) provide students a choice of language where possible.
(2) The state board shall develop and promote a website that provides resources for teachers and other educational support personnel to support targeted activities and strategies for parents to support at-home reading.
(3) The state board shall contract with one or more organizations that have expertise in coordinating community resources to:
(a) provide training and coaching to community, school, and parent engagement coordinators; and
(b) for a school that is not participating in a partnership that receives a grant under Title 53F, Chapter 5, Part 4, Partnerships for Student Success Grant Program:
(i) assess the presence of existing community school infrastructure; and
(ii) provide necessary supports for parent, community, and business engagement, including services and coordination support.
Enacted by Chapter 285, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Title.

Effective 1/24/2018
53E-4-101.
Title.
This chapter is known as "Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials."
Enacted by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 2 - Standards › Section 204 - Standards and graduation requirements.

Effective 5/3/2023
53E-4-204.
Standards and graduation requirements.
(1) The state board shall establish rigorous core standards for Utah public schools and graduation requirements under Section 53E-3-501 for grades 9 through 12 that:
(a) are consistent with state law and federal regulations;
(b) use competency-based standards and assessments;
(c) include instruction that stresses general financial literacy from basic budgeting to financial investments, including bankruptcy education and a general financial literacy test-out option; and
(d) include graduation requirements in language arts, mathematics, and science that exceed:
(i) 3.0 units in language arts including up to 0.5 units emphasizing verbal communication completed in a course or a school sponsored activity;
(ii) 2.0 units in mathematics; and
(iii) and 2.0 units in science.
(2) The state board shall establish competency-based standards and assessments for elective courses.
(3) The state board shall study requiring all LEAs to issue a high school diploma to students who receive:
(a) an associate's degree with at least 60 credit hours from an accredited post-secondary institution; or
(b) an industry certification with at least 500 hours of instruction from a business, trade association, or other industry group in accordance with Section 53E-3-501.
Amended by Chapter 346, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 527, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 2 - Standards › Section 205 - American civics education initiative.

Effective 5/5/2021
53E-4-205.
American civics education initiative.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Adult education program" means an organized educational program below the postsecondary level, other than a regular full-time K-12 secondary education program, provided by an LEA or nonprofit organization that provides the opportunity for an adult to further the adult's high school level education.
(b) "Basic civics test" means a test that includes 50 of the questions on the civics test form used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services:
(i) to determine that an individual applying for United States citizenship meets the basic citizenship skills specified in 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423; and
(ii) in accordance with 8 C.F.R. Sec. 312.2.
(2)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the state board shall require:
(i) a public school student who graduates on or after January 1, 2016, to pass a basic civics test as a condition for receiving a high school diploma; and
(ii) a student enrolled in an adult education program to pass a basic civics test as a condition for receiving an adult education secondary diploma.
(b) The state board may require a public school student to pass an alternate assessment instead of a basic civics test if the student qualifies for an alternate assessment, as defined in state board rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(3) An individual who correctly answers a minimum of 35 out of the 50 questions on a basic civics test passes the test and an individual who correctly answers fewer than 35 out of 50 questions on a basic civics test does not pass the test.
(4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules that:
(a) require an LEA that serves secondary students to administer a basic civics test or alternate assessment to a public school student enrolled in the LEA;
(b) require an adult education program provider to administer a basic civics test to an individual who intends to receive an adult education secondary diploma;
(c) allow an individual to take a basic civics test as many times as needed in order to pass the test; and
(d) for the alternate assessment described in Subsection (2)(b), describe:
(i) the content of an alternate assessment;
(ii) how a public school student qualifies for an alternate assessment; and
(iii) how an LEA determines if a student passes an alternate assessment.
Amended by Chapter 114, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 2 - Standards › Section 205.1 - Waiver of basic civics test graduation requirement.

Effective 4/22/2020
53E-4-205.1.
Waiver of basic civics test graduation requirement.
(1) As used in this section, "basic civics test" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-4-205 or an alternate assessment described in Subsection 53E-4-205(2)(b).
(2) A student who graduates high school between January 1, 2020, and September 30, 2020, is not required to meet the requirements of Section 53E-4-205 as a condition of receiving a high school diploma if:
(a) the student is unable to complete the basic civics test due to public health related school closures;
(b) the student's LEA submits an application to the state board for a waiver of the requirement to complete the basic civics test that includes an explanation for why the student was unable to complete the basic civics test due to public health related school closures; and
(c) the state board grants a waiver requested under Subsection (2)(b).
(3) The state board may grant a waiver under this section if the state board determines that a student who graduates between January 1, 2020, and September 30, 2020, was unable to complete the basic civics test due to public health related school closures.
(4) This section supersedes conflicting provisions of Utah law.
Enacted by Chapter 10, 2020 Special Session 3
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 3 - Assessments › Section 301 - Definitions.

Effective 5/14/2019
53E-4-301.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Core standards for Utah public schools" means the standards established by the state board as described in Section 53E-4-202.
(2) "Statewide assessment" means one or more of the following, as applicable:
(a) a standards assessment described in Section 53E-4-303;
(b) a high school assessment described in Section 53E-4-304;
(c) a college readiness assessment described in Section 53E-4-305; or
(d) an assessment of students in grade 3 to measure reading grade level described in Section 53E-4-307.
Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 3 - Assessments › Section 301.5 - Legislative intent.

Effective 5/14/2019
53E-4-301.5.
Legislative intent.
(1) In enacting this part, the Legislature intends to determine the effectiveness of school districts and schools in assisting students to master the fundamental educational skills toward which instruction is directed.
(2) The state board shall ensure that a statewide assessment provides the public, the Legislature, the state board, school districts, public schools, and school teachers with:
(a) evaluative information regarding the various levels of proficiency achieved by students, so that they may have an additional tool to plan, measure, and evaluate the effectiveness of programs in the public schools; and
(b) information to recognize excellence and to identify the need for additional resources or to reallocate educational resources in a manner to ensure educational opportunities for all students and to improve existing programs.
Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 3 - Assessments › Section 302 - Statewide assessments -- Duties of the state board.

Effective 5/12/2020
53E-4-302.
Statewide assessments -- Duties of the state board.
(1) The state board shall:
(a) require the state superintendent to:
(i) submit and recommend statewide assessments to the state board for adoption by the state board; and
(ii) distribute the statewide assessments adopted by the state board to a school district or charter school;
(b) provide for the state to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress state-by-state comparison testing program; and
(c) require a school district or charter school to administer statewide assessments.
(2) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules for the administration of statewide assessments.
(3) The state board shall ensure that statewide assessments are administered in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 9, Student Privacy and Data Protection.
Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 3 - Assessments › Section 303 - Utah standards assessments -- Administration -- Review committee.

Effective 5/5/2021
53E-4-303.
Utah standards assessments -- Administration -- Review committee.
(1) As used in this section, "computer adaptive assessment" means an assessment that measures the range of a student's ability by adapting to the student's responses, selecting more difficult or less difficult questions based on the student's responses.
(2) The state board shall:
(a) adopt a standards assessment that:
(i) measures a student's proficiency in:
(A) mathematics for students in each of grades 3 through 8;
(B) English language arts for students in each of grades 3 through 8;
(C) science for students in each of grades 4 through 8; and
(D) writing for students in at least grades 5 and 8; and
(ii) except for the writing measurement described in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(D), is a computer adaptive assessment; and
(b) ensure that an assessment described in Subsection (2)(a) is:
(i) a criterion referenced assessment;
(ii) administered online;
(iii) aligned with the core standards for Utah public schools; and
(iv) adaptable to personalized, competency-based learning, as that term is defined in Section 53F-5-501.
(3) A school district or charter school shall annually administer the standards assessment adopted by the state board under Subsection (2) to all students in the subjects and grade levels described in Subsection (2).
(4)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a student's score on the standards assessment adopted under Subsection (2) may not be considered in determining:
(i) the student's academic grade for a course; or
(ii) whether the student may advance to the next grade level.
(b) A teacher may use a student's score on the standards assessment adopted under Subsection (2) to improve the student's academic grade for or demonstrate the student's competency within a relevant course.
(5)
(a) The state board shall establish a committee consisting of 15 parents of Utah public education students to review all standards assessment questions.
(b) The committee established in Subsection (5)(a) shall include the following parent members:
(i) five members appointed by the chair of the state board;
(ii) five members appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives or the speaker's designee; and
(iii) five members appointed by the president of the Senate or the president's designee.
(c) The state board shall provide staff support to the parent committee.
(d) The term of office of each member appointed in Subsection (5)(b) is four years.
(e) The chair of the state board, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate shall adjust the length of terms to stagger the terms of committee members so that approximately half of the committee members are appointed every two years.
(f) No member may receive compensation or benefits for the member's service on the committee.
Amended by Chapter 129, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 3 - Assessments › Section 304 - High school assessments.

Effective 5/14/2019
53E-4-304.
High school assessments.
(1) The state board shall adopt a high school assessment that:
(a) is predictive of a student's college readiness as measured by the college readiness assessment described in Section 53E-4-305; and
(b) provides a growth score for a student from grade 9 to 10.
(2) A school district or charter school shall annually administer the high school assessment adopted by the state board under Subsection (1) to all students in grades 9 and 10.
(3) A teacher may use a student's score on the high school assessment adopted under Subsection (1) to improve the student's academic grade for or demonstrate the student's competency within a relevant course.
Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
Amended by Chapter 202, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 3 - Assessments › Section 305 - College readiness assessments.

Effective 5/14/2019
53E-4-305.
College readiness assessments.
(1) The Legislature recognizes the need for the state board to develop and implement standards and assessment processes to ensure that student progress is measured and that LEA governing boards and school personnel are accountable.
(2) The state board shall adopt a college readiness assessment for secondary students that:
(a) is the college readiness assessment most commonly submitted to local universities; and
(b) may include:
(i) the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery; or
(ii) a battery of assessments that are predictive of success in higher education.
(3)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a school district or charter school shall annually administer the college readiness assessment adopted under Subsection (2) to all students in grade 11.
(b) A student with an IEP may take an appropriate college readiness assessment other than the assessment adopted by the state board under Subsection (2), as determined by the student's IEP.
(4) A teacher may use a student's score on the college readiness assessment adopted under Subsection (2) to improve the student's academic grade for or demonstrate the student's competency within a relevant course.
(5) In accordance with Section 53F-4-202, the state board shall contract with a provider to provide an online college readiness diagnostic tool.
Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
Amended by Chapter 202, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 3 - Assessments › Section 307.5 - Mathematics benchmark assessment.

Effective 7/1/2020
53E-4-307.5.
Mathematics benchmark assessment.
(1) As used in this section, "early mathematics benchmark assessment" or "benchmark assessment" means a standardized assessment to measure the acquisition of mathematics skills in kindergarten and grades 1 through 3 that includes predictive indicators of academic achievement based on measures of early mathematics, computation, and problem solving.
(2) The state board may approve a benchmark assessment for use statewide by LEAs to assess the mathematics competency of students in kindergarten and grades 1 through 3.
(3) If the state board approves a benchmark assessment for statewide use under Subsection (2), an LEA shall:
(a) administer benchmark assessments to students at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year using the mathematics benchmark assessment in:
(i) kindergarten, as an optional assessment; and
(ii) grades 1 through 3, as a required assessment; and
(b) after administering a benchmark assessment described in Subsection (3)(a) to a student, report the results to the student's parent.
(4) In making the approval described in Subsection (2), the state board shall:
(a) prioritize the assessment's reliability, validity, speed, and efficiency; and
(b) ensure the mathematics benchmark assessment's ability to:
(i) identify students who may be at risk for mathematics difficulties; and
(ii) measure students' progress through data.
Amended by Chapter 14, 2020 Special Session 5
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 3 - Assessments › Section 308 - Unique student identifier -- Coordination of higher education and public education information technology systems -- Coordination of preschool and public education information technology systems.

Effective 5/3/2023
53E-4-308.
Unique student identifier -- Coordination of higher education and public education information technology systems -- Coordination of preschool and public education information technology systems.
(1) As used in this section, "unique student identifier" means an alphanumeric code assigned to each public education student for identification purposes, which:
(a) is not assigned to any former or current student; and
(b) does not incorporate personal information, including a birth date or Social Security number.
(2) The state board, through the state superintendent, shall assign each public education student a unique student identifier, which shall be used to track individual student performance on achievement tests administered under this part.
(3) The state board and the Utah Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Utah Data Research Center created in Section 53B-33-201, shall:
(a) coordinate public education and higher education information technology systems to allow individual student academic achievement to be tracked through both education systems in accordance with this section and Section 53B-1-109; and
(b) coordinate access to the unique student identifier of a public education student who later attends an institution within the state system of higher education.
(4)
(a) The state board and the Department of Workforce Services shall coordinate assignment of a unique student identifier to each student enrolled in a program described in Title 35A, Chapter 15, Preschool Programs.
(b) A unique student identifier assigned to a student under Subsection (4)(a) shall remain the student's unique student identifier used by the state board when the student enrolls in a public school in kindergarten or a later grade.
(c) The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, the state board, the Department of Workforce Services, and a contractor as defined in Section 63N-20-101, shall coordinate access to the unique student identifier of a preschool student who later attends an LEA.
Amended by Chapter 380, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 4 - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Materials › Part 3 - Assessments › Section 309 - Grade level specification change.

Effective 5/14/2019
53E-4-309.
Grade level specification change.
(1) The state board may change a grade level specification for the administration of specific assessments under this part to a different grade level specification or a competency-based specification if the specification is more consistent with patterns of school organization.
(2)
(a) If the state board changes a grade level specification described in Subsection (1), the state board shall submit a report to the Education Interim Committee explaining the reasons for changing the grade level specification.
(b) The state board shall submit the report at least six months before the anticipated change.
Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
Amended by Chapter 324, 2019 General Session