Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-630 - Child Sex Abuse and Human Trafficking Prevention Training and Instruction
Section R277-630-2 - Application Process and Criteria
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A third-party provider offering child sex abuse or human trafficking training or instruction shall apply to the Superintendent and be approved by the Board before being utilized by an LEA.
(2) An LEA may only use instructional materials that have been approved by the Board.
(3) A third-party provider shall apply according to the form and deadlines established by the Superintendent and include the following within the application submission:
(4) The Superintendent, in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services, shall establish a review committee to determine a potential third-party provider's advancement to the Board for final approval.
(5) The review committee members shall sign a nondisclosure agreement regarding the materials provided
(6) The review committee shall use a scoring rubric to assess several key program components including:
(7) A third-party provider that is sent to the Board for final approval shall make all application materials available to the Board for review and Board members shall be bound to keep the materials confidential;
(8) If the Board denies an application for approval, the Board shall notify the third-party provider within 30 days of the Board's determination the reason for the denial.
(9) A third-party provider that has been denied may reapply for approval if the reasons for the denial have been shown by the third-party provider to be remediated.
(10) An approved third-party provider shall reapply for approval of materials or trainings every three years and when updates to the approved materials or trainings are made.