Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-474 - School Instruction and Sex Education
Section R277-474-6 - Local School Board or Charter School Governing Board Adoption of Sex Education and Maturation Education Instructional Materials
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 277-474-6
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) An LEA governing board may adopt the LEA's instructional materials if the instructional materials meet the requirements of Subsection 53G-10-402(2).
(2) Instructional materials adopted as described in Subsection (1) shall:
(a) comply
with the criteria of Subsection
53G-10-402(2)(h)
and:
(b) be medically
accurate;
(c) be approved by a
majority vote of the LEA governing board present at a public meeting of the LEA
governing board;
(d) be available
for reasonable review opportunities to residents of the school district or
parents of charter school students before consideration for adoption;
and
(e) comply with the county data
review requirements as outlined in Subsection
53G-10-402(8).
(3) An LEA shall comply with the reporting requirements of Section 53G-10-402.
(4) A report to the Board shall include:
(a) a copy of sex education instructional
materials or maturation education materials not approved by the Instructional
Materials Commission that the local board or local charter board seeks to
adopt;
(b) documentation of the
materials' adoption in a public board meeting;
(c) documentation that the materials or
program meets the medically accurate criteria as defined in Subsection
R277-474-2(7);
(d) documentation of the recommendation of
the materials by the committee; and
(e) a statement of the local board's or local
charter board's rationale for selecting materials not approved by the
instructional materials commission.
(5) An LEA governing board's adoption process for sex education instructional materials and maturation education materials shall include:
(a) an appeals process for the
adopted materials; and
(b) a
process for annual review of the LEA governing board's decision.
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