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Public Education Course Grade Requirements
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Ariel Defay
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill prohibits a local education agency (LEA) from requiring student attendance at an
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off-campus event.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ defines terms;
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▸ prohibits an LEA from requiring a student to attend an off-campus event as a condition
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for grades or academic credit;
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▸ prohibits adverse effects on a student's grades or academic standing due to non-attendance
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at an off-campus event; and
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▸ requires an LEA to provide optional transportation, a fee waiver, and alternative options
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for students to meet academic requirements.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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ENACTS:
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53G-10-307, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 53G-10-307 is enacted to read:
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53G-10-307 . Prohibition on mandatory attendance at off-campus event.
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(1) As used in this section, "off-campus event" means an activity or meeting held outside
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the premises of the school where the student is enrolled.
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(2) An LEA may not require a student to attend, or pay admission to, an off-campus event
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as a condition for:
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(a) earning academic credit or receiving a certain grade; or H.B. 189 01-13 16:51
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(b) satisfying an academic requirement.
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(3) An LEA may not impose a negative consequence on a student for the student's failure to
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attend or pay for an off-campus event.
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(4) If an LEA grants credit for attendance at, or payment for admission to, an off-campus
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event, the LEA shall provide:
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(a) optional transportation to and from the off-campus event;
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(b) a fee waiver for the off-campus event; and
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(c) a reasonable alternative for a student to obtain the credit on campus during regular
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school hours.
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Section 2. Effective date.
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This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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