Section R277-474-1 - Authority and Purpose(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.Utah Admin. Code R277-474-1
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-13, effective 6/8/2015Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-23, effective 11/7/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-23, effective 11/7/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-21, effective 10/8/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-22, effective 11/7/2023