01-13 16:40 S.B. 105
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Student Privacy and Modesty in Public Education
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jen Plumb
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill enacts provisions regarding a student's reasonable expectation of individual
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privacy and personal modesty in the public education system.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ defines terms; and
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▸ enacts provisions regarding a student's reasonable expectation of individual privacy and
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personal modesty in the public education system, including:
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● prohibiting any requirement that a student undress in the presence of another
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individual; and
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● establishing options for local education agencies which constitute compliance
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regarding the prohibition.
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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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This bill provides a special effective date.
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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ENACTS:
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53G-9-214, 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-9-214 is enacted to read:
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53G-9-214 . Individual privacy -- Personal modesty.
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(1) As used in this section:
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(a)(i) "Changing facility" means a room in which two or more individuals may be in
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a state of undress in the presence of others.
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(ii) "Changing facility" includes a dressing room, fitting room, locker room, changing
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room, or shower room. S.B. 105 01-13 16:40
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(b) "Full nudity" means that an individual's genitalia, female breast below the top of the
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areola, buttocks, anus, or pubic area is completely exposed.
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(c) "Partial nudity" means that an individual's pubic region or chest are less than
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completely covered.
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(d) "Restroom" means a room that includes one or more toilets or urinals.
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(e) "Single-occupant facility" means a restroom or changing facility:
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(i) with floor-to-ceiling walls;
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(ii) with an entirely encased and locking door; and
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(iii) that is designated for single occupancy.
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(2) Each student in the public education system has a reasonable expectation of individual
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privacy and personal modesty.
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(3) In accordance with Subsection (2), an LEA may not require, invite, or encourage a
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student to undress, change clothing, or otherwise be in a state of full or partial nudity in
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the presence of another individual, regardless of whether:
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(a) the student is in a restroom or changing facility; or
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(b) the other individual is an employee of the LEA.
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(4)(a) An LEA is presumed to comply with Subsection (3) if the LEA ensures the
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availability of the following for students who choose to undress or change clothing in
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private:
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(i) single-occupant facilities;
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(ii) floor-to-ceiling walls and doors or similar privacy protections within changing
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facilities; or
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(iii) curtains or similar privacy protections in changing facilities.
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(b) Nothing in this section requires an LEA to make available a specific privacy
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accommodation described in Subsection (4)(a).
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Section 2. Effective date.
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This bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
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