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

53G-2-103. Prohibition on the use of certain submissions in public education -- Exceptions. (1) As used in this section, "prohibited submission" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 53H-1-502 (2) Except as provided in Subsections (4)(a) and (5), an LEA may not requi…

53G-2-104. Prohibition on the use of certain training in public education -- Exceptions. (1) As used in this section: "Prohibited training" means a mandatory instructional program that: an LEA requires the LEA's employees, prospective employees, students, or prospective students …

53G-2-105. Prohibited discriminatory practices -- Restrictions -- Reporting. (1) As used in this section, "prohibited discriminatory practice" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 53H-1-504 (2) An LEA may not: engage in a prohibited discriminatory practice; establis…

53G-2-501. Definitions. (1) "Educational service provider" means a third-party entity contracted by an LEAto provide: courses or instructional services that: generate average daily membership for the LEA; or count toward graduation requirements; or curriculum, grading services, o…

53G-2-502. LEA accountability for learner validated programs. (1) An LEA that operates a learner validated program shall: establish and maintain a written policy in accordance with Subsection; (3) assign a teacher of record for each student enrolled in the learner validated progr…

53G-3-101. Title. This chapter is known as "School District Creation and Change."

53G-3-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Allocation date" means: July 1 of the second calendar year following the local school board election date as described in Section; or 53G-3-302 another date to which the new local school board and reorganized school board agre…

53G-3-201. School districts. School districts may be created, merged, dissolved, or their boundaries changed only as provided in this chapter.

53G-3-202. School districts independent of municipal and county governments -- School district name -- Control of property. (1) Each school district, including a new school district or a reorganized new school district upon the election of the local school board, is: under the co…

53G-3-203. Filing of notice and plat relating to school district boundary changes including creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution -- Recording requirements -- Effective date. (1) The county legislative body shall, within 30 days following the day on which the creation…

53G-3-204. Notice before preparing or amending a long-range plan or acquiring certain property. (1) As used in this section: "Affected entity" means each county, municipality, special district under, special service district under, interlocal cooperation entity established under,…

53G-3-205. Rights of transferred employees -- Salary during first year -- Leave and tenure benefits -- Written offer of employment. (1) If a school or school district employee described in Subsectionis transferred from one district to another because of district consolidation, cr…

53G-3-301. Creation of new school district -- Initiation of process -- Procedures to follow. (1) A new school district may be created from one or more existing school districts, as provided in this chapter. (2) The process to create a new school district may be initiated: through…

53G-3-301.1. Creation of a new school district -- Citizens' petition -- Procedures to follow -- Removal or reinstatement of signature. (1) Citizens may file a petition to create a new school district in accordance with this section and Section. 53G-3-301 (2) The county clerk shal…

53G-3-301.3. Creation of a new school district -- Request by a municipality -- Procedures to follow. (1) A municipality located within the boundaries of a school district may file a request to create a new school district in accordance with this section and Section. 53G-3-301 (2)…

53G-3-301.4. Creation of a new school district -- By interlocal agreement participants -- Procedures to follow. (1) On or after April 30, 2024, interlocal agreement participants may file a request proposing the creation of a new school district in accordance with this section and…

53G-3-302. Election of local school board members -- Allocation of assets and liabilities -- Startup costs -- Transfer of title. (1) As used in this section: "Associated property" means furniture, equipment, or supplies located in or specifically associated with a physical asset.…

53G-3-303. New school district property tax -- Limitations. (1) A new school district, created under Section,, or, and a reorganized new school district may not impose a property tax before the fiscal year in which the new school district and reorganized new school district assum…

53G-3-304. Property tax levies in new district and reorganized new district -- Distribution of property tax revenue. (1) As used in this section: "Property tax levy" means a property tax levy that a school district is authorized to impose, except: the minimum basic tax rate impos…

53G-3-305. Redistricting -- Local school board membership. (1) Upon the creation of a new school district or a reorganized new school district in accordance with Section,, or, the applicable legislative body shall redistrict the affected school districts in accordance with Sectio…

53G-3-306. Transfer of school property to new school district and reorganized new school district. (1) On July 1 of the second calendar year following the local school board elections for a new school district and a reorganized new school district under this part, the divided sch…

53G-3-307. Tax to pay for indebtedness of divided school district. (1) As used in this section, "outstanding bonded indebtedness" means, except for a lease revenue bond or a general obligation bond described in Subsection, debt owed for a general obligation bond or lease revenue …

53G-3-308. Employees of a new district. (1) Upon the day a new school district commences educational services: an employee of a divided school district who is employed at a school that is transferred to a new school district shall become an employee of the district in which the s…

53G-3-401. Consolidation of school districts -- Resolution by local school board members -- Petition by electors -- Certification of petition signatures -- Removal of signature -- Election. (1) Two or more school districts may unite and form a single school district in one of the…

53G-3-402. Transfer of property to new school district -- Rights and obligations of new local school board -- Outstanding indebtedness -- Special tax. (1) On July 1 following the approval of the creation of a new school district under Section, the local school boards of the forme…

53G-3-403. School district consolidation -- State funding of consolidated districts. When districts consolidate, payments made by the state under, shall continue for a period of five years from the date of consolidation on the same basis as if no consolidation had occurred. At th…

53G-3-404. Additional levies -- Local school board options to abolish or continue after consolidation. (1) If a school district that has approved an additional levy under Sectionis consolidated with a district which does not have such a levy, the local school board of the consoli…

53G-3-501. Transfer of a portion of a school district -- Required boundary adjustments -- Local school board petition -- Elector petition -- Certification of petition signatures -- Removal of signature -- Transfer election. (1) Part of a school district may be transferred to anot…

53G-3-502. Transfer of school district property -- Indebtedness on transferred property. (1) If a transfer of a portion of one school district to another school district is approved under Section, the state superintendent and the superintendents and presidents of the local school…

53G-3-503. Additional levies in transferred territory -- Transferee local school board option to abolish or continue. If two or more districts undergo restructuring that results in a district receiving territory that increases the population of the district by at least 25%, and i…

53G-4-1001. Definitions. Reserved

53G-4-1002. New industrial plants in school district -- Duty of school district. A school district confronted with actual or anticipated large increases in enrollment because of the construction of a new industrial plant or plants to a degree that new buildings or additions to ex…

53G-4-1003. Funds raised -- Highest priority projects. (1) Funds raised by the school district in accordance with this part shall be used on the highest priority projects established by the district's five-year comprehensive capital outlay plan, which shall be approved by the sta…

53G-4-1004. Minimal school facilities -- Lease-purchase or lease with option to purchase agreement authorized. (1) If a school district is unable to find any private builder who is capable of furnishing minimal school facilities in new or existing communities, on terms acceptable…

53G-4-1005. Remote industrial plant requiring new school building -- Construction permit requirements. A state officer or local governmental official may not issue a construction permit or other authorization for the construction of a remote industrial plant requiring the provisi…

53G-4-1006. Rules and regulations authorized. The state board shall adopt all standards and rules necessary for the administration and enforcement of this part.

53G-4-101. Title. This chapter is known as "School Districts."

53G-4-102. Definitions. Reserved

53G-4-201. Selection and election of members to local school boards. Members of local school boards shall be elected as provided in.

53G-4-202. Local school board meetings -- Rules of order and procedure -- Location requirements -- Expulsion of members prohibited -- Exceptions. (1) As used in this section: "Disaster" means an event that: causes, or threatens to cause, loss of life, human suffering, public or p…

53G-4-203. Election of officers -- Terms -- Time of election -- Removal of officers -- Quorum requirements. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, a local school board shall elect a president and a vice president whose terms of office are for two years and until their successors a…

53G-4-204. Compensation for services -- Additional per diem -- Notice of meeting -- Approval of expenses. (1) Each member of a local school board, except the student member, shall receive compensation for services and for necessary expenses in accordance with compensation schedul…

53G-4-205. Duties of president. (1) The president of each local school board shall preside at all meetings of the local school board, appoint all committees, and sign all warrants ordered by the local school board to be drawn upon the business administrator for school money. (2) …

53G-4-206. Ethics complaint -- Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission. A person may file a complaint for an alleged violation of, by a member of a local school board in accordance with.

53G-4-301. Local superintendent of schools -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Term -- Compensation. (1) Subject to Subsection, a local school board shall appoint a district superintendent of schools who serves as the local school board's chief executive officer. (7) (2) A local …