Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-474 - School Instruction and Sex Education
Section R277-474-1 - Authority and Purpose

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 277-474-1

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) This rule is authorized by:

(a) Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 3, which vests general control and supervision over public education in the Board;

(b) Subsections 53G-10-402(2), (4) and (5), which direct the Board to adopt rules to allow local boards to adopt sex education materials or programs as described in this Rule R277-474 and provide sex education instruction as provided in Section 53G-10-402; and

(c) Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which allows the Board to make rules to execute the Board's duties and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution and state law.

(2) The purpose of this rule is to provide:

(a) requirements for LEAs and individual educators to select instructional materials about sex education and maturation;

(b) notice to parents of proposed sex education and maturation discussions and instruction; and

(c) direction to public education employees regarding instruction and discussion of maturation and sex education with students.

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