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2	2		Nicholeen P. Peck proposes the following substitute bill:
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4	4		School Digital Materials Amendments
5	5		2025 GENERAL SESSION
6	6		STATE OF UTAH
7	7		Chief Sponsor: Nicholeen P. Peck
8	8		Senate Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton
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12	12		LONG TITLE
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14	14		General Description:
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16	16		This bill amends and enacts provisions regarding the accessibility of sensitive material
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18	18		through digital instructional material in a school setting.
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20	20		Highlighted Provisions:
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22	22		This bill:
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24	24		▸ defines terms;
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26	26		▸ includes information regarding sensitive material in the information the state board
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28	28		provides through a certain parent portal;
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30	30		▸ requires each local education agency (LEA) to:
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32	32		● provide certain information to parents at the time of student registration each year; and
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34	34		● maintain a section on the homepage of the LEA's website regarding sensitive material
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36	36		reporting;
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38	38		▸ allows the state board, an LEA, or the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN)
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40	40		to rescind certain contracts if a vendor does not remove access to digital sensitive
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42	42		material after a number of instances;
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44	44		▸ requires the state board, an LEA, or UETN to:
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46	46		● remove access to digital instructional material that a vendor provides after a certain
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48	48		threshold of violations;
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50	50		● provide certain notice to each vendor with which the entity contracts to provide digital
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52	52		instructional material in a school setting; and
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54	54		● ensure that any database or school-provided device which a student may access uses a
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56	56		filter or other software to prohibit access to sensitive material; and
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58	58		▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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60	60		Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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62	62		None
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65	65		Other Special Clauses:
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67	67		This bill provides a special effective date.
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69	69		Utah Code Sections Affected:
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71	71		AMENDS:
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73	73		53G-6-806, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 21
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75	75		53G-10-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 318
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79	79		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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81	81		Section 1. Section 53G-6-806 is amended to read:
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83	83		53G-6-806 . Parent portal.
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85	85		(1) As used in this section:
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87	87		(a) "Parent portal" means the posting the state board is required to provide under this
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89	89		section.
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91	91		(b) "School" means a public elementary or secondary school, including a charter school.
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93	93		(2)(a) The state board shall post information that allows a parent of a student enrolled in
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95	95		a school to:
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97	97		(i) access an LEA's policies required by Sections 53G-9-203 and 53G-9-605;
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99	99		(ii) be informed of resources and steps to follow when a student has been the subject,
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101	101		perpetrator, or bystander of bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, retaliation, or
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103	103		abusive conduct such as:
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105	105		(A) resources for the student, including short-term mental health services;
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107	107		(B) options for the student to make changes to the student's educational
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109	109		environment;
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111	111		(C) options for alternative school enrollment;
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113	113		(D) options for differentiated start or stop times;
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115	115		(E) options for differentiated exit and entrance locations; and
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117	117		(F) the designated employee for an LEA who addresses incidents of bullying,
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119	119		cyber-bullying, hazing, retaliation, and abusive conduct;
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121	121		(iii) be informed of the steps and resources for filing a grievance with a school or
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123	123		LEA regarding bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, or retaliation;
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125	125		(iv) be informed of the steps and resources for seeking accommodations under the
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127	127		Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq;
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129	129		(v) be informed of the steps and resources for seeking accommodations under state or
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131	131		federal law regarding religious accommodations;
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134	134		(vi) receive information regarding the reporting of sensitive material, as described in
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136	136		Section 53G-10-103;
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138	138		[(vi)] (vii) be informed of the steps and resources for filing a grievance for an alleged
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140	140		violation of state or federal law, including:
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142	142		(A) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000d-2000d-4;
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144	144		(B) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681-1688;
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146	146		(C) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 794; and
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148	148		(D) Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Sec.
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150	150		12131-12165;
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152	152		[(vii)] (viii) receive information about constitutional rights and freedoms afforded to
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154	154		families in public education;
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156	156		[(viii)] (ix) be informed of how to access an internal audit hotline if established by the
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158	158		state board; and
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160	160		[(ix)] (x) be informed of services for military families.
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162	162		(b) In addition to the information required under Subsection (2)(a), the state board:
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164	164		(i) shall include in the parent portal:
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166	166		(A) the comparison tool created under Section 53G-6-805;
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168	168		(B) school level safety data, including data points described in Section 53E-3-516;
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170	170		and
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172	172		(C) a link to the public safety portal described in Section 63A-16-1002; and
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174	174		(ii) may include in the parent portal other information that the state board determines
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176	176		is helpful to parents.
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178	178		(3)(a) The state board shall post the parent portal at a location that is easily located by a
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180	180		parent.
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182	182		(b) The state board shall update the parent portal at least annually.
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184	184		(c) In accordance with state and federal law, the state board may collaborate with a
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186	186		third-party to provide safety data visualization in comparison to other states' data.
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188	188		(4) An LEA shall annually notify each of the following of how to access the parent portal:
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190	190		(a) a parent of a student; and
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192	192		(b) a teacher, principal, or other professional staff within the LEA.
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194	194		Section 2. Section 53G-10-103 is amended to read:
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196	196		53G-10-103 . Sensitive instructional materials.
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198	198		(1) As used in this section:
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200	200		(a) "Contracting entity" means the LEA governing board, state board, or UETN that
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203	203		contracts with a vendor for a given digital instructional material, including a digital
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205	205		database.
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207	207		[(a)] (b)(i) "Instructional material" means a material, regardless of format, used:
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209	209		(A) as or in place of textbooks to deliver curriculum within the state curriculum
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211	211		framework for courses of study by students; or
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213	213		(B) to support a student's learning in any school setting.
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215	215		(ii) "Instructional material" includes reading materials, handouts, videos, digital
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217	217		materials, websites, online applications, and live presentations.
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219	219		(iii) "Instructional material" does not mean exclusively library materials.
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221	221		[(b)] (c) "LEA governing board" means[:] the same as that term is defined in Section
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223	223		53E-1-102.
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225	225		[(i) for a school district, the local school board;]
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227	227		[(ii) for a charter school, the charter school governing board; or]
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229	229		[(iii) for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, the state board.]
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231	231		[(c)] (d) "Material" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-1201.
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233	233		[(d)] (e) "Minor" means any person less than 18 years old.
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235	235		[(e)] (f) "Objective sensitive material" means an instructional material that constitutes
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237	237		pornographic or indecent material, as that term is defined in Section 76-10-1235,
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239	239		under the non-discretionary standards described in Subsection 76-10-1227(1)(a)(i),
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241	241		(ii), or (iii).
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243	243		[(f)] (g) "Public school" means:
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245	245		(i) a district school;
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247	247		(ii) a charter school; or
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249	249		(iii) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
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251	251		[(g)] (h)(i) "School setting" means, for a public school:
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253	253		(A) in a classroom;
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255	255		(B) in a school library; or
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257	257		(C) on school property.
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259	259		(ii) "School setting" includes the following activities that an organization or
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261	261		individual or organization outside of a public school conducts, if a public school
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263	263		or an LEA sponsors or requires the activity:
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265	265		(A) an assembly;
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267	267		(B) a guest lecture;
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269	269		(C) a live presentation; or
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272	272		(D) an event.
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274	274		[(h)] (i)(i) "Sensitive material" means an instructional material that constitutes
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276	276		objective sensitive material or subjective sensitive material.
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278	278		(ii) "Sensitive material" does not include an instructional material:
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280	280		(A) that an LEA selects under Section 53G-10-402;
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282	282		(B) for a concurrent enrollment course that contains sensitive material and for
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284	284		which a parent receives notice from the course provider of the material before
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286	286		enrollment of the parent's child and gives the parent's consent by enrolling the
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288	288		parent's child;
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290	290		(C) for medical courses;
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292	292		(D) for family and consumer science courses; or
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294	294		(E) for another course the state board exempts in state board rule.
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296	296		(iii) "Subjective sensitive material" means an instructional material that constitutes
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298	298		pornographic or indecent material, as that term is defined in Section 76-10-1235,
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300	300		under the following factor-balancing standards:
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302	302		(A) material that is harmful to minors under Section 76-10-1201;
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304	304		(B) material that is pornographic under Section 76-10-1203; or
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306	306		(C) material that includes certain fondling or other erotic touching under
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308	308		Subsection 76-10-1227(1)(a)(iv).
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310	310		(j) "UETN" means the Utah Education and Telehealth Network, created in Section
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312	312		53B-17-105.
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314	314		(k)(i) "Vendor" means an entity that provides digital instructional material to students
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316	316		in a school setting:
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318	318		(A) under a contract with a contracting entity; or
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320	320		(B) through donating the digital instructional material.
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322	322		(ii) "Vendor" does not include an internet service provider, as that term is defined in
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324	324		Section 76-10-1230.
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326	326		(2)(a) Sensitive materials are prohibited in the school setting.
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328	328		(b) A public school or an LEA may not:
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330	330		(i) adopt, use, distribute, provide a student access to, or maintain in the school setting,
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332	332		sensitive materials; or
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334	334		(ii) permit a speaker or presenter in the school setting to display or distribute
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336	336		sensitive materials.
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338	338		(c) In evaluating, selecting, or otherwise considering action related to a given
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341	341		instructional material under this section, each public school and each LEA shall
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343	343		prioritize protecting children from the harmful effects of illicit pornography over
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345	345		other considerations in evaluating instructional material.
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347	347		(d) If an instructional material constitutes objective sensitive material:
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349	349		(i) a public school or an LEA is not required to engage in a review under a subjective
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351	351		sensitive material standard; and
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353	353		(ii) the outcome of a subjective sensitive material evaluation has no bearing on the
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355	355		non-discretionary objective sensitive material conclusion.
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357	357		(3)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the following individuals may initiate a
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359	359		sensitive material review under this section:
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361	361		(i) an employee of the relevant LEA;
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363	363		(ii) a student who is enrolled in the relevant LEA;
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365	365		(iii) a parent of a child who is enrolled in the relevant LEA; or
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367	367		(iv) a member of the relevant LEA governing board.
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369	369		(b)(i) As used in this Subsection (3)(b), "unsuccessful challenge" means an allegation
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371	371		that a given instructional material constitutes sensitive material that the LEA
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373	373		concludes to be erroneous, either on direct review or on appeal to the LEA
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375	375		governing board, resulting in the retention of the given instructional material.
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377	377		(ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), after an individual makes three unsuccessful
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379	379		challenges during a given academic year, the individual may not trigger a
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381	381		sensitive material review under this section during the remainder of the given
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383	383		academic year.
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385	385		(4) Upon receipt of an allegation from an individual described in Subsection (3)(a), an LEA
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387	387		shall:
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389	389		(a)(i) make an initial determination as to whether the allegation presents a plausible
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391	391		claim that the challenged instructional material constitutes sensitive material,
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393	393		including whether the allegation includes excerpts and other evidence to support
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395	395		the allegation; and
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397	397		(ii) if the LEA determines that the allegation presents a plausible claim that the
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399	399		challenged instructional material constitutes sensitive material under Subsection
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401	401		(4)(a)(i), immediately remove the challenged material from any school setting that
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403	403		provides student access to the challenged material until the LEA completes the
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405	405		LEA's full review of the challenged material under this section;
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407	407		(b)(i) engage in a review of the allegations and the challenged instructional material
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410	410		using the objective sensitive material standards; and
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412	412		(ii) if the LEA makes a determination that the challenged instructional material
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414	414		constitutes objective sensitive material, ensure that the material remains
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416	416		inaccessible to students in any school setting;
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418	418		(c) only if the LEA makes a determination that the challenged instructional material
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420	420		does not constitute objective sensitive material:
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422	422		(i) review the allegations and the challenged instructional material under the
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424	424		subjective material standards, ensuring that the review includes parents who are
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426	426		reflective of the members of the school's community when determining if an
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428	428		instructional material is subjective sensitive material;
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430	430		(ii) allow student access to the challenged instructional material during the LEA's
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432	432		subjective sensitive material review if the student's parent gives consent regarding
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434	434		the specific challenged instructional material; and
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436	436		(iii) if the LEA makes a determination that the challenged instructional material
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438	438		constitutes subjective sensitive material, ensure that the material is inaccessible to
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440	440		students in any school setting, including the termination of the parent consent
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442	442		option described in Subsection (4)(c)(ii); and
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444	444		(d) communicate to the state board:
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446	446		(i) the allegation[ and ] ;
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448	448		(ii) the LEA's final determination regarding the allegation and the challenged
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450	450		instructional material[.] ; and
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452	452		(iii) if the challenged instructional material is digital material, the vendor providing
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454	454		access to the digital material.
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456	456		(5)(a) An individual described in Subsection (3)(a) may appeal an LEA's decision
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458	458		regarding a sensitive material review, regardless of whether the LEA removed or
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460	460		retained the challenged instructional material, to the LEA governing board.
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462	462		(b) An LEA governing board shall vote in a public board meeting to decide the outcome
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464	464		of a sensitive material review appeal, clearly identifying:
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466	466		(i) the board's rationale for the decision; and
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468	468		(ii) the board's determination on each component of the statutory and any additional
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470	470		policy standards the board uses to reach the board's conclusions.
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472	472		(6) An LEA governing board may not enact rules or policies that prevent the LEA
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474	474		governing board from:
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476	476		(a) revisiting a previous decision;
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479	479		(b) reviewing a recommendation of LEA personnel or a parent-related committee
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481	481		regarding a challenged instructional material; or
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483	483		(c) reconsidering a challenged instructional material if the LEA governing board
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485	485		receives additional information regarding the material.
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487	487		(7)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(d), if the threshold described in Subsection
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489	489		(7)(b) is met, each LEA statewide shall remove the relevant instructional material
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491	491		from student access.
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493	493		(b) The requirement described in Subsection (7)(a) to remove a given material from
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495	495		student access applies if the following number of LEAs makes a determination that a
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497	497		given instructional material constitutes objective sensitive material:
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499	499		(i) at least three school districts; or
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501	501		(ii) at least two school districts and five charter schools.
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503	503		(c) The state board shall:
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505	505		(i) aggregate allegations and LEA determinations described in Subsection (4)(d); and
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507	507		(ii) no later than 10 school days after the day on which the condition described in
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509	509		Subsection (7)(b) occurs, communicate to all LEAs the application of the
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511	511		requirement described in Subsection (7)(a) to remove the material from student
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513	513		access.
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515	515		(d)(i) When the threshold described in Subsection (7)(b) is met for a given
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517	517		instructional material, in addition to making the communication described in
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519	519		Subsection (7)(c), the state board may:
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521	521		(A) place the material on the agenda of a public board meeting within 60 days
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523	523		after the day on which the state board makes the communication to LEAs
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525	525		under Subsection (7)(c); and
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527	527		(B) at the specified state board meeting, vote to overturn the application of the
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529	529		requirement described in Subsection (7)(a) to remove a given material from
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531	531		student access statewide.
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533	533		(ii) If the state board votes to overturn the application of the statewide removal
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535	535		requirement described in Subsection (7)(a) under Subsection (7)(d)(i):
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537	537		(A) the statewide removal requirement described in Subsection (7)(a) no longer
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539	539		applies;
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541	541		(B) an LEA may choose to return the given material to student access; and
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543	543		(C) nothing affects the findings of an LEA governing board regarding removal of
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545	545		the given material within the board's LEA.
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548	548		(e) Each LEA, the state board, and UETN shall remove student access that the LEA,
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550	550		state board, or UETN facilitates to any material that a vendor provides if three
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552	552		separate items of digital instructional material that the vendor provides are subject to
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554	554		statewide removal under this section.
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556	556		[(e)] (f) This Subsection (7) applies to sensitive materials that LEAs remove from student
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558	558		access, regardless of whether:
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560	560		(i) the sensitive material determinations occur in the same academic year; or
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562	562		(ii) a sensitive material determination occurred before July 1, 2024.
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564	564		(8) The state board shall:
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566	566		(a) in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, provide guidance and
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568	568		training to support public schools in identifying instructional materials that meet the
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570	570		definition of sensitive materials under this section;
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572	572		(b) establish a process through which an individual described in Subsection (3)(a) may
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574	574		report to the state board an allegation that an LEA is out of compliance with this
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576	576		section; and
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578	578		(c) annually report to the Education Interim Committee, at or before the November
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580	580		interim meeting, on implementation and compliance with this section, including:
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582	582		(i) any policy the state board or an LEA adopts to implement or comply with this
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584	584		section;
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586	586		(ii) any rule the state board makes to implement or comply with this section; and
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588	588		(iii) any complaints an LEA or the state board receives regarding a violation of this
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590	590		section, including:
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592	592		(A) action taken in response to a complaint described in this Subsection (8)(c)(iii);
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594	594		(B) if an LEA retains an instructional material for which the LEA or the state
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596	596		board receives a complaint, the LEA's rationale for retaining the instructional
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598	598		material; and
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600	600		(C) compliance failures that the state board identifies through the reporting
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602	602		process described in Subsection (8)(b) and other investigations or research.
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604	604		(9) The state shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless a person acting under color of state
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606	606		law to enforce this section for any claims or damages, including court costs and attorney
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608	608		fees, that:
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610	610		(a) a person brings or incurs as a result of this section; and
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612	612		(b) is not covered by the person's insurance policies or any coverage agreement that the
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614	614		State Risk Management Fund issues.
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617	617		(10) Subject to prioritization of the Audit Subcommittee created in Section 36-12-8, the
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619	619		Office of the Legislative Auditor General shall:
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621	621		(a) conduct an audit of each school district's compliance with this section, ensuring the
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623	623		completion of all school district audits before November 2028; and
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625	625		(b) annually report to the Education Interim Committee regarding completed sensitive
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627	627		material audits under this Subsection (10).
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629	629		(11)(a) At the time of student registration each year, each LEA shall provide to parents:
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631		-	(i) Ĥ→ [an email containing] ←Ĥ the information described in Subsection (11)(a)(ii);
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633		-	and
	631	+	(i) an email containing the information described in Subsection (11)(a)(ii); and
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635	633		(ii) a direct link to the LEA's website that addresses sensitive material reporting
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637	635		described in Subsection (11)(b).
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639	637		(b) Each LEA website shall maintain an easily accessible and clearly visible section on
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641	639		the website's homepage for reporting violations of law regarding sensitive material.
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643	641		(12)(a) The state board, an LEA, or UETN may refuse donations of materials by a
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645	643		vendor or nonprofit if the materials contain sensitive material.
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647	645		(b) A contracting entity may, without any penalty or any further financial obligation,
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649	647		rescind or otherwise terminate a contract for a vendor to provide instructional
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651	649		material into which the contracting entity enters on or after July 1, 2025, after three
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653	651		instances of:
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655	653		(i)(A) for material under a contract of an LEA, the LEA governing board
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657	655		determining that the digital instructional material is or contains objective
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659	657		sensitive material; or
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661	659		(B) for material under a contract of the state board or UETN, an LEA reporting
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663	661		that the LEA governing board has determined that the digital instructional
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665	663		material is or contains objective sensitive material; and
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667	665		(ii) within 30 school days after the day on which the contracting entity provides
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669	667		notice of a determination described in Subsection (12)(a)(i), the vendor failing to
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671	669		eliminate the segment of the digital instructional material containing the objective
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673	671		sensitive material or otherwise remove access to the sensitive material.
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675	673		(c) In any contract for a vendor to provide digital instructional material for which the
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677	675		parties negotiate terms and into which the parties enter on or after July 1, 2025, the
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679	677		contracting entity shall ensure that the contract contains:
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681	679		(i) notice provisions regarding the requirements and prohibitions regarding digital
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683	681		sensitive material in this section, including any relevant rule or policy of the
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686	683		contracting entity;
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688	686		(ii) provisions prohibiting vendors from including live or typed links to sites or
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690	688		material outside the vendor's material; and
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692	690		(iii) provisions requiring the vendor to notify the contracting entity of any update,
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694	692		modification, or addition to the digital instructional material the vendor provides
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696	694		that contains or constitutes objective sensitive material, including links to other
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698	696		material or websites from within the digital instructional material.
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700	698		(d) Before an LEA, the state board, or UETN may require the removal of donated digital
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702	700		instructional materials from a vendor, the entity receiving the donation shall provide
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704	702		notice of the requirements and prohibitions regarding sensitive material in this
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706	704		section.
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708	706		(e) The state board, an LEA, or UETN may remove a segment of digital instructional
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710	708		material that is found, through the processes described in this section, to contain
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712	710		sensitive material from the relevant curriculum.
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714	712		(f) Each LEA and school shall ensure that any LEA- or school-provided device,
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716	714		database, or service that allows a student to access digital instructional material
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718	716		includes a filter or other software service that prohibits access to sensitive material.
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720	718		Section 3. Effective Date.
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722	720		This bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
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