Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-607 - Absenteeism and Truancy Prevention
Section R277-607-1 - Authority and Purpose
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 277-607-1
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) 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; and
(c) Section
53G-6-206, which:
(i) describes the duties of an LEA governing
board in promoting regular attendance;
(ii) does not impose civil liability on the
Board, and LEA governing board, or their employees; and
(iii) requires each LEA to annually report
data on absences with or without a valid excuse to the state board.
(d) Section
53G-9-804, which:
(i) describes the Legislature's expectations
regarding absenteeism prevention and outreach policies; and
(ii) requires the Board to make rules
requiring LEAs to enact chronic absenteeism prevention and intervention
policies.
(2) The purpose of this rule is to direct LEAs to create a policy, which:
(a) defines attendance
expectations;
(b) delineates
consequences consistent with state law; and
(c) provides an appeals process.
(3) An LEA described in Subsection 53G-9-802(5) is exempt from providing dropout recovery services as described in Subsection 53G-9-802(3).
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