Title 53G, Title 53G: Public Education System -- Local Administration

53G-11-204. Postemployment health insurance benefits restrictions -- Definitions -- Restrictions -- Exceptions. (1) As used in this section: "Budgetary accounts" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 51-5-3 "GASB" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 51…

53G-11-205. Education employee associations -- Equal participation -- Prohibition on endorsement or preferential treatment -- Naming of school breaks. (1) As used in this section: "Education employee association" includes teacher associations, teacher unions, teacher organization…

53G-11-206. Association leave -- District policy. (1) As used in this section: "Association leave" means leave from a school district employee's regular school responsibilities granted for that employee to spend time for association, employee association, or union duties. "Employ…

53G-11-207. Collective bargaining agreement -- Website posting. (1) As used in this section, "collective bargaining agreement" includes: a master agreement; and an amendment, addendum, memorandum, or other document modifying the master agreement. (2) A local school board: shall p…

53G-11-208. Local education agency required to provide leave to a legislator on an authorized legislative day. (1) As used in this section: "Authorized legislative day" means: the day on which the Legislature convenes in annual general session, and each day after that day, until …

53G-11-209. Paid leave -- Parental leave -- Postpartum recovery leave -- Adoption leave -- Foster leave -- Leave sharing -- Rulemaking. (1) As used in this section: "Adoption leave" means paid leave hours an LEA provides to an adoption leave eligible employee. "Adoption leave eli…

53G-11-301. Definitions. As used in this part, "educator" means the same as that term is defined in Section.

53G-11-302. Contracts with teachers. A school district may not enter into contracts with teachers that would prevent the school district from paying differential salaries or putting limitations on an individual salary paid in order to fill a shortage in specific teaching areas.

53G-11-303. Professional learning standards. (1) As used in this section: "Evidence-based" means that a strategy, not including reading software, demonstrates a statistically significant effect, of at least a 0.40 effect size, on improving student outcomes based on: strong eviden…

53G-11-304. Educator exit survey -- Rulemaking -- Local education agencies to create and administer exit surveys -- Reporting. (1) In accordance with, the state board shall make rules that establish: Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act minimum standards for a…

53G-11-305. Professional learning in change management. (1) The state board shall provide the individuals described in Subsectionwith professional learning regarding change management. (2) (2) Each elementary principal and a principal supervisor, member of LEA leadership, and LEA…

53G-11-401. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Authorized entity" means an LEA, qualifying private school, or the state board that is authorized to request a background check and ongoing monitoring under this part. (2) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification wit…

53G-11-402. Background checks for non-licensed employees, contract employees, volunteers, and charter school governing board members. (1) An LEA or qualifying private school shall: require the following individuals who are 18 years old or older to submit to a nationwide criminal …

53G-11-403. Background checks for licensed educators. The state board shall: (1) require a license applicant to submit to a nationwide criminal background check and ongoing monitoring as a condition for licensing; (2) collect the following from an applicant: personal identifying …

53G-11-404. Bureau responsibilities. The bureau shall: (1) upon request from an authorized entity, register the fingerprints submitted by the authorized entity as part of a background check with: the WIN Database rap back system, or any successor system; and the rap back system m…

53G-11-405. Due process for individuals--Review of criminal history information. (1) In accordance with Section, an authorized entity shall provide an individual an opportunity to review and respond to any criminal history information received under this part. 53-10-108 If an aut…

53G-11-406. Self-reporting requirement. (1) Individuals subject to the background check requirements under this part shall self-report conviction, arrest, or offense information in accordance with rules established by the state board. (2) An LEA shall report conviction, arrest, o…

53G-11-407. Update criminal background check rules and policies. On or before September 1, 2015: (1) the state board shall update the state board's criminal background check rules consistent with this part; and (2) an LEA shall update the LEA's criminal background check policies …

53G-11-408. Training provided to authorized entities. The state board shall collaborate with the bureau to provide training to authorized entities on the provisions of this part.

53G-11-409. Legislative audit. After the conclusion of the 2018-2019 school year, subject to the prioritization of the Legislative Audit Subcommittee, the legislative auditor general shall conduct a review and issue a report on the extent to which the criminal background check pr…

53G-11-410. Reference check requirements for LEA applicants and volunteers. (1) As used in this section: "Child" means an individual who is younger than 18 years old. "LEA applicant" means an applicant for employment by an LEA. "Physical abuse" means the same as that term is defi…

53G-11-501. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Administrator" means an individual who supervises educators and holds an appropriate license. (2) "Career educator" means a licensed employee who has a reasonable expectation of continued employment under the policies of a local…

53G-11-501.5. Legislative findings. (1) The Legislature finds that the effectiveness of public educators can be improved and enhanced by providing specific feedback and support for improvement through a systematic, fair, and competent evaluation and remediation of public educator…

53G-11-502. Applicability. A local school board shall implement the educator evaluation process described in: (1) Sections,,,,, and; or 53G-11-506 53G-11-507 53G-11-508 53G-11-509 53G-11-510 53G-11-511 (2) Section. 53G-11-520

53G-11-503. Career employee status for provisional employees -- Career status in the event of change of position -- Continuation of probationary status when position changes -- Temporary status for extra duty assignments. (1) A provisional employee must work for a school district…

53G-11-504. Evaluation of employee performance. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, a local school board shall require that the performance of each school district employee be evaluated annually in accordance with rules of the state board adopted in accordance with this part an…

53G-11-505. State board rules -- Reporting to Legislature. Subject to Sections,,,,,, and, the state board shall ensure that the rules the state board adopts under Section: (1) provide general guidelines, requirements, and procedures for the development and implementation of emplo…

53G-11-506. Establishment of educator evaluation program -- Joint committee. (1) A local school board shall develop an educator evaluation program in consultation with its joint committee. (2) The joint committee described in Subsectionshall consist of an equal number of classroo…

53G-11-507. Components of educator evaluation program. (1) A local school board in consultation with a joint committee established in Sectionshall adopt a reliable and valid educator and principal evaluation program that evaluates educators based on educator professional standard…

53G-11-508. Summative evaluation timelines -- Review of summative evaluations. (1) The person responsible for administering an educator's summative evaluation shall: at least 15 days before an educator's first evaluation: notify the educator of the evaluation process; and give th…

53G-11-509. Mentor for provisional educator. (1) In accordance with Section, Subsection, and Subsectionsand (b), the principal or immediate supervisor of a provisional educator shall assign a person who has received training or will receive training in mentoring educators as a me…

53G-11-510. State board to describe a framework for the evaluation of educators. (1) In accordance with, the state board shall make rules: Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act describing a framework for the evaluation of educators that is consistent with the r…

53G-11-511. Rulemaking for privacy protection. In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules to ensure the privacy and protection of individual evaluation data.

53G-11-512. Local school board to establish dismissal procedures. (1) A local school board shall, by contract with its employees or their associations, or by resolution of the local school board, establish procedures for dismissal of employees in an orderly manner without discrim…

53G-11-513. Dismissal procedures. (1) A district shall provide employees with a written statement specifying: the causes under which a career employee's contract may not be renewed or continued beyond the current school year; the causes under which a career or provisional employe…

53G-11-514. Nonrenewal or termination of a career employee's contract for unsatisfactory performance. (1) If a district intends to not renew a career employee's contract for unsatisfactory performance or terminate a career employee's contract during the contract term for unsatisf…

53G-11-515. Hearings before district board or hearing officers -- Rights of the board and the employee -- Subpoenas -- Appeals. (1) Hearings are held under this part before the school board or before hearing officers selected by the school board to conduct the hearings and make r…

53G-11-516. Necessary staff reduction not precluded -- Last-hired, first-fired layoffs prohibited. (1) Nothing in this part prevents staff reduction if necessary to reduce the number of employees because of the following: declining student enrollments in the district; the discont…

53G-11-517. Restriction on transfer of employee with unsatisfactory performance. An employee whose performance is unsatisfactory may not be transferred to another school unless the local school board specifically approves the transfer of the employee.

53G-11-518. State board to make rules on performance compensation. (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules requiring a school district's employee compensation system to be aligned with the district's annual…

53G-11-519. Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award. (1) As used in this section: "Association" means the governing board of the association that represents a majority of education support professionals employed in the state. "Education support professional" means a cla…

53G-11-520. Alternative educator evaluation process. (1) As described in Section, a school district may choose to perform an educator evaluation as described in this section. 53G-11-502 (2) A school district that chooses the educator evaluation process described in this section i…