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Utah House Bill HB0189

Utah 2025 Regular Session

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2-Ariel Defay proposes the following substitute bill:
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43 Public Education Course Grade Requirements
54 2025 GENERAL SESSION
65 STATE OF UTAH
76 Chief Sponsor: Ariel Defay
8-Senate Sponsor:
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1210 LONG TITLE
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1412 General Description:
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1614 This bill prohibits a local education agency (LEA) from requiring student attendance at an
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1816 off-campus event.
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2018 Highlighted Provisions:
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2220 This bill:
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2422 ▸ defines terms;
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2624 ▸ prohibits an LEA from requiring a student to attend an off-campus event as a condition
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2826 for grades or academic credit;
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3028 ▸ prohibits adverse effects on a student's grades or academic standing due to non-attendance
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3230 at an off-campus event; and
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3432 ▸ requires an LEA to provide optional transportation, a fee waiver, and alternative options
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3634 for students to meet academic requirements.
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3836 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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4038 None
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4240 Other Special Clauses:
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44-This bill provides a special effective date.
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4644 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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4846 ENACTS:
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5048 53G-10-307, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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5452 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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5654 Section 1. Section 53G-10-307 is enacted to read:
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5856 53G-10-307 . Prohibition on mandatory attendance at off-campus event.
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6058 (1) As used in this section, "off-campus event" means an activity or meeting held outside
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6260 the premises of the school where the student is enrolled.
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6562 (2) An LEA may not require a student to attend, or pay admission to, an off-campus event
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6764 as a condition for:
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69-(a) earning academic credit or receiving a certain grade; or
66+(a) earning academic credit or receiving a certain grade; or H.B. 189 01-13 16:51
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7168 (b) satisfying an academic requirement.
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73-(3) Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, an LEA may require a student to
70+(3) An LEA may not impose a negative consequence on a student for the student's failure to
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75-attend, or pay admission to, an off-campus event for the reasons described in S
72+attend or pay for an off-campus event.
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77-ubsections (2)(a) and (b) if an LEA designs and approves a school program to occur at
74+(4) If an LEA grants credit for attendance at, or payment for admission to, an off-campus
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79-an off-campus location that:
76+event, the LEA shall provide:
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81-(a) takes place off-campus for some or all of the instructional period;
78+(a) optional transportation to and from the off-campus event;
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83-(b) is essential for fulfilling the instructional objectives of the class; and
80+(b) a fee waiver for the off-campus event; and
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85-(c) school administration approves for student travel.
82+(c) a reasonable alternative for a student to obtain the credit on campus during regular
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87-(4) An LEA may not impose a negative consequence on a student for the student's failure to
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89-attend or pay for an off-campus event.
86+Section 2. Effective date.
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91-(5) If an LEA grants credit for attendance at, or payment for admission to, an off-campus
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93-event, the LEA shall provide:
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95-(a) optional transportation to and from the off-campus event;
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97-(b) a fee waiver for the off-campus event; and
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99-(c) a reasonable alternative for a student to obtain the credit on campus during regular
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101-school hours.
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103-Section 2. Effective Date.
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105-This bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
88+This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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