Title 53G, Public Education System -- Local Administration

53G-6-805. Parental right to school comparison. (1) Parents have the right to compare public school performance in a given area. (2) The state board shall provide an online tool that allows parents to: (a) search for public schools within a given radius of a specific location or …

53G-6-806. Parent portal. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Parent portal" means the posting the state board is required to provide under this section. (b) "School" means a public elementary or secondary school, including a charter school. (2)(a) The state board shall post inform…

53G-6-807. Parent engagement specialist. (1)(a) The state superintendent shall appoint an individual as a parent engagement specialist after: (i) posting the position publicly; and (ii) reviewing and consulting with the state board leadership about the appointment. (b) The indivi…

53G-6-901. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Coed" or "mixed" means that a team is composed of members of both sexes who traditionally compete together. (2) "Interscholastic athletic activity" means that a student represents the student's school or LEA in competition agains…

53G-6-902. Participation in school athletic activities. (1) Notwithstanding any state board rule: (a) a public school or LEA, or a private school that competes against a public school or LEA, shall expressly designate school athletic activities and teams as one of the following, …

53G-6-903. Severability. (1) If any provision of this part or the application of any provision of this part to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this part shall be given effect without the invalid…

53G-6-904. Indemnification -- Enforcement. (1) The attorney general shall defend and the state shall indemnify and hold harmless a person acting under color of state law to enforce this part for any claims or damages, including court costs and attorney fees, that: (a) arise as a …

53G-7-1001. Definitions. As used in this part, "public school" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-205.1.

53G-7-1002. Internet and online access policy required. State funds may not be provided to any local school board that provides access to the Internet or an online service unless the local school board adopts and enforces a policy to restrict access to Internet or online sites th…

53G-7-1003. Process and content standards for policy. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Parent-accessible monitoring system" means a technology platform that enables a parent to review the activity of the parent's student on school managed devices. (b) "Policy" means the elementa…

53G-7-1004. Rulemaking -- Reporting. The state board may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, regarding compliance standards and reporting requirements for local school boards with respect to the policy required by Section 53G-7…

53G-7-101. Title. This chapter is known as "Public School General Requirements."

53G-7-102. Definitions. Reserved

53G-7-1101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Alignment" or "realignment" means the initial or subsequent act, respectively, of assigning a public school a classification or region. (2) "Appeals panel" means the appeals panel created in Section 53G-7-1106. (3)(a) "Associati…

53G-7-1102. Public schools prohibited from membership. (1) A public school may not be a member of or pay dues to an association that: (a) is not in compliance with: (i) this part; (ii) Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act; (iii) Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Recor…

53G-7-1103. Governing body membership. (1)(a) A governing body shall have 15 members as follows: (i) six members who: (A) are each an elected member of a local school board; and (B) each represent a different classification; (ii)(A) one school superintendent representing the two …

53G-7-1104. Reporting requirements. An association shall provide a verbal report, accompanied by a written report, annually to the state board, including: (1) the association's annual budget in accordance with Section 53G-7-1105; (2) a schedule of events scheduled or facilitated …

53G-7-1105. Association budgets. (1) An association shall: (a) adopt a budget in accordance with this section; and (b) use uniform budgeting, accounting, and auditing procedures and forms, which shall be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or auditing stan…

53G-7-1106. Procedures for disputes -- Appeals -- Appeals panel -- Compensation. (1)(a) An association shall establish a uniform procedure for hearing and deciding: (i) disputes; (ii) allegations of violations of the association's rules or policies; (iii) requests to establish el…

53G-7-1201. Definitions. Reserved

53G-7-1202. School community councils -- Duties -- Composition -- Election procedures and selection of members. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Digital citizenship" means the norms of appropriate, responsible, and healthy behavior related to technology use, including digital li…

53G-7-1203. School community councils -- Open and public meeting requirements. (1) As used in this section: (a)(i) "Charter trust land council" means a council established by a charter school governing board under Section 53G-7-1205. (ii) "Charter trust land council" does not inc…

53G-7-1205. Charter trust land councils. (1) As used in this section, "council" means a charter trust land council described in this section. (2) To receive School LAND Trust Program funding as described in Sections 53F-2-404 and 53G-7-1206, a charter school governing board shall…

53G-7-1206. School LAND Trust Program. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Charter trust land council" means a council established by a charter school governing board under Section 53G-7-1205. (b) "Council" means a school community council or a charter trust land council. (c) "LAND…

53G-7-1301. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "LEA distribution" means the money distributed by the state board to an LEA as described in Section 53G-7-1303. (2) "LEA governing board student success framework" means an LEA governing board student success framework described …

53G-7-1302. Teacher and Student Success Program created. There is created the Teacher and Student Success Program to improve school performance and student academic achievement, as described in this part.

53G-7-1303. State funding distribution. The state board shall distribute program funding to an LEA as described in Section 53F-2-416.

53G-7-1304. Program requirements -- LEA governing board student success framework -- LEA distribution -- School allocation -- Reporting. (1)(a) To receive an LEA distribution, an LEA governing board shall: (i) adopt an LEA governing board student success framework to provide guid…

53G-7-1305. Teacher and student success plans -- Plan review and approval. (1)(a) The principal of a school shall develop the school's teacher and student success plan: (i) in accordance with the LEA governing board student success framework for the school's LEA; (ii) by integrat…

53G-7-1306. School improvement oversight -- Performance standards. (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules that: (a) using a criteria-setting process, determine a threshold of points under the statewide sch…

53G-7-1307. Teaching Self-Government Skills for Success, Classroom Communication, and Discipline Framework Pilot Program. (1) Beginning May 1, 2025, there is created within the Teacher and Student Success Program, a three-year pilot program known as the Teaching Self-Government S…

53G-7-1401. General provisions -- Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Artificial intelligence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-72-101. (2) "Artificial intelligence sandbox course" or "AI sandbox course" means a high school course offered to a student enro…

53G-7-1402. Model artificial intelligence use policy. (1) As used in this section "high-stakes determination" means a decision regarding a student's: (a) placement; (b) discipline; (c) academic progression; or (d) eligibility for a program or service. (2) The state board shall pu…

53G-7-1403. Artificial intelligence -- Sandbox course. (1) An LEA may offer an AI sandbox course to a student in grades 9 through 12 to provide instructional opportunities aligned with workforce development needs in emerging fields, including: (a) artificial intelligence; (b) dat…

53G-7-201. Definitions. Reserved

53G-7-202. Waivers from state board rules. (1) A charter school or any other public school or school district may apply to the state board for a waiver of any state board rule that inhibits or hinders the school or the school district from accomplishing its mission or educational…

53G-7-203. Kindergartens -- Establishment -- Funding -- Assessment. (1) Kindergartens are an integral part of the state's public education system. (2)(a) Each LEA governing board shall provide kindergarten classes free of charge for kindergarten children residing within the distr…

53G-7-204. Access to student records by custodial and noncustodial parents. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a public school shall allow a custodial parent and a noncustodial parent of a child the same access to their child's education records. (2) A school may not allow…

53G-7-205. Assessment of emerging and early reading skills -- Resources provided by school districts. (1) The Legislature recognizes that well-developed reading skills help: (a) children to succeed in school, develop self esteem, and build positive relationships with others; (b) …

53G-7-206. Acceptance of credits and grades awarded by accredited schools. (1)(a) A public school shall accept credits and grades awarded to a student by a school accredited or approved by the state board or accredited or recognized by the Northwest Association of Accredited Scho…

53G-7-207. Period of silence. A teacher may provide for the observance of a period of silence each school day in a public school.

53G-7-208. Local governmental entities and school districts -- Contracts and cooperation -- Disbursement of funds -- Municipal and county representative participation in local school board meetings -- Notice required. (1) Local governmental entities and school districts may contr…

53G-7-209. Use of public school buildings and grounds as civic centers. (1) As used in this section, "civic center" means a public school building or ground, including a charter school building or ground, that is established and maintained as a limited public forum for supervised…

53G-7-210. Local school boards' and charter school governing boards' responsibility for school buildings and grounds when used as civic centers. (1) As used in this section, "civic center" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-7-209. (2) A local school board or ch…

53G-7-211. Display of American flag. (1) Each local school board shall provide each school within the district with a suitable flagpole. (2) The American flag shall be displayed on every school day and on every state and national holiday. (3) The flag shall be maintained in a res…

53G-7-212. Voter registration forms for high school students. Each public school district and each accredited nonpublic school shall provide voter registration forms to students as required by Section 20A-2-302.