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

53G-8-202. Public school discipline policies -- Basis of the policies -- Enforcement. (1) The Legislature recognizes that every student in the public schools should have the opportunity to learn in an environment which is safe, conducive to the learning process, and free from unn…

53G-8-203. Conduct and discipline policies and procedures. (1) For purposes of this section: "Adjudication" means: the same as that term is defined in Section; or 80-1-102 for an adult student 18 years or older, a conviction as that term is defined in Section. 77-38-302 "Arrest" …

53G-8-204. Suspension and expulsion procedures -- Notice to parents -- Distribution of policies. (1) Policies required under this part shall include written procedures for the suspension and expulsion of, or denial of admission to, a student, consistent with due process and other…

53G-8-205. Grounds for suspension or expulsion from a public school. (1) A student may be suspended or expelled from a public school for the following reasons: frequent or flagrant willful disobedience, defiance of proper authority, or disruptive behavior, including the use of fo…

53G-8-206. Delegation of authority to suspend or expel a student -- Procedure for suspension -- Readmission. (1) A local school board may delegate to any school principal or assistant principal within the school district the power to suspend a student in the principal's school fo…

53G-8-207. Alternatives to suspension or expulsion. (1) Each local school board or charter school governing board shall establish: policies providing that prior to suspending or expelling a student for repeated acts of willful disobedience, defiance of authority, or disruptive be…

53G-8-208. Student suspended or expelled -- Responsibility of parent -- Application for students with disabilities. (1) If a student is suspended or expelled from a public school under this part for more than 10 school days, the parent is responsible for undertaking an alternativ…

53G-8-209. Extracurricular activities -- Prohibited conduct -- Reporting of violations -- Limitation of liability. (1) The Legislature recognizes that: participation in student government and extracurricular activities may confer important educational and lifetime benefits upon s…

53G-8-210. Disruptive student behavior. (1) As used in this section: "Disruptive student behavior" includes: the grounds for suspension or expulsion described in Section; and 53G-8-205 the conduct described in Subsection. 53G-8-209(2)(b) "Parent" includes: a custodial parent of a…

53G-8-211. Responses to school-based behavior. (1) As used in this section: "Drug possession offense" means unlawfully possessing or using a controlled substance or controlled substance analog as described in Section. 76-18-207 "Evidence-based" means a program or practice that: h…

53G-8-212. Defacing or damaging school property -- Student's liability -- Work program alternative. (1) A student who willfully defaces or otherwise damages any school property may be suspended or otherwise disciplined. (2) If a school's property has been lost or willfully cut, d…

53G-8-213. Reintegration plan for student alleged to have committed violent felony or weapon offense. (1) As used in this section, "multidisciplinary team" means: the local education agency or designee; the juvenile court or designee; the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Se…

53G-8-301. Emergency safety interventions -- Appropriate uses -- Penalties. (1) As used in this section: "Corporal punishment" means the intentional infliction of physical pain upon the body of a student as a disciplinary measure. "Emergency safety intervention" means the use of …

53G-8-401. Definitions. Reserved

53G-8-402. Notification by juvenile court and law enforcement agencies. (1) A notification received by a school district from the juvenile court or a law enforcement agency under Sectionis governed by this part. 80-6-103 (2) A school district may enter into an agreement with a la…

53G-8-403. Superintendent required to notify school. (1) "LEA head" means the superintendent of a school district or the director of a charter school. (2) Within three days of receiving a notification from the juvenile court or a law enforcement agency under Section, the LEA head…

53G-8-404. State board to set procedures. The state board shall make rules governing the dissemination of the information.

53G-8-405. Liability for release of information. (1) The district superintendent, district superintendent's designee, 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…

53G-8-509.1. Definitions for part. As used in this part: (1) "Drug offense" means an offense for: unlawfully possessing or using a controlled substance or controlled substance analog as described in Section; 76-18-207 unlawfully producing, manufacturing, or dispensing a controlle…

53G-8-510. Notification of an offense committed by a student on school grounds -- Immunity from civil and criminal liability. (1) If a student allegedly commits an offense on school grounds when school is in session or at a school-sponsored activity and that information is report…

53G-8-511. Investigations into allegations -- Searches -- Evidence. (1) If the principal is notified of an alleged drug offense that involves school property, a student, or a school employee, the principal may conduct an administrative investigation, or authorize an administrativ…

53G-8-512. Immunity from civil or criminal liability. (1) A school employee or principal who in good faith reports information under Subsectionoris immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise result from the reporting or receipt of the information. 53G-8-51…

53G-8-513. State board rules to ensure protection of individual rights. (1) The state board and LEA governing boards shall adopt rules or policies to address the standards and procedures for student searches under this part. (2) The rules or policies shall establish procedures to…

53G-8-601. Definitions. Reserved

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: inside or on the grounds of any buil…

53G-8-603. Criminal trespass upon school property -- Penalty. (1) As used in this section: "Enter" means intrusion of the entire body upon school property. "Remain unlawfully" means that a person remains on property when the person is not licensed or privileged to remain on the p…

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 …

53G-8-701. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Armed school security guard" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 53G-8-704 (2) "County security chief" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 53-22-101 (3) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as tha…

53G-8-701.5. School safety needs assessment -- School safety personnel -- Alternative requirements. (1) In accordance with Subsectionsthrough, no later than October 15 of an applicable year, an LEA shall: (1)(c) (e) ensure a school safety needs assessment the state security chief…

53G-8-701.6. School safety and security specialist. (1) As used in this section: "Principal" means the chief administrator at a public school, including: a school principal; a charter school director; or the superintendent of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. "Teacher"…

53G-8-701.8. School safety and security director. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, an LEA shall designate a school safety and security director as the LEA point of contact for the county security chief regarding a school other than the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind…

53G-8-702. School administrator and school resource officer training -- Curriculum. (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state security chief appointed under Sectionin consultation with the state board, shall make rules that prepare…

53G-8-703. Contracts between an LEA and law enforcement for school resource officer services -- Requirements -- LEA establishment of a school resource officer policy -- Public comment. (1) An LEA may use a school resource officer to satisfy the school safety personnel requirement…

53G-8-704. Contracts between an LEA and a contract security company for armed school security guards. (1) As used in this section: "Armed private security officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 58-63-102 "Armed school security guard" means: an armed private s…

53G-8-801. Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 53-13-103 (2) "School Safety Center" means the entity established in Section. 53G-8-802 (3) "State security chief" means the same as that term is defi…

53G-8-802. State Safety and Support Program -- State board duties -- LEA duties. (1) There is created the School Safety Center. (2) The School Safety Center shall: develop in conjunction with the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health and the state security chief model student…

53G-8-803. Standard response protocol to active threats in schools. The state security chief described in Section, in consultation with the School Safety Center, shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to: (1) in accordance w…

53G-8-805. Panic alert device -- Security cameras -- Key box. (1) As used in this section: "Universal access key box" means a UL Standard 1037 compliant secure container designed to store and protect emergency access keys and devices. "Emergency responder" means law enforcement, …

53G-8-806. School visitor management protocols -- Requirements -- LEA responsibilities. (1) As used in this section: "Controlled access point" means a designated entry point to a school building that: school personnel or electronic surveillance monitors during school hours; and r…

53G-8-807. Student threat information sharing -- Definitions -- Requirements -- Procedures. (1) As used in this section: "Credible threat" means a threat that has been evaluated by a threat assessment team and determined to pose a potential risk of physical violence, serious bodi…

53G-8-901. General provisions -- Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Cyber Center" means the Utah Cyber Center created in Section. 63A-16-1102 (2) "Data breach" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 63A-16-1101 (3) "UETN" means the Utah Education and Telehealth N…

53G-8-902. LEA compliance with cybersecurity standards -- Coordination. (1) An LEA shall comply with the minimum cybersecurity standards established by the Cybersecurity Commission created in Sectionin rule made in accordance with Subsection. 63C-27-201 63C-27-202(9) (2) An LEA s…

53G-8-903. Data breach reporting -- Coordination with Utah Cyber Center. (1) An LEA shall report a data breach to the Cyber Center: in accordance with Section; and 63A-19-405 consistent with standards and procedures established in rule under Subsection. 63C-27-202(9) (2) In addit…