Utah Admin. Code R277-217-4 - Educator Reporting of Arrests, Citations, Charges, and Convictions
(1) An educator who is arrested, cited, or
charged with the following alleged offenses shall report the arrest, citation,
or charge within 48 hours or as soon as possible to the licensed educator's
district superintendent, charter school director, or the LEA's designee, or to
the Executive Secretary if not employed:
(a)
any matters involving an alleged sex offense;
(b) any matters involving an alleged
drug-related offense;
(c) any
matters involving an alleged alcohol-related offense;
(d) any matters involving an alleged offense
against the person under Title 76, Chapter 5, Offenses Against the
Person;
(e) any matters involving
an alleged felony offense under Title 76, Chapter 6, Offenses Against
Property;
(f) any matters involving
an alleged crime of domestic violence under Title 77, Chapter 36, Cohabitant
Abuse Procedures Act; and
(g) any
matters involving an alleged crime under federal law or the laws of another
state comparable to the violations listed in Subsections (1)(a) through
(f).
(2) An educator
shall report any conviction or plea in abeyance for a felony or misdemeanor
offense to the educator's LEA, or the Executive Secretary if not employed,
within 48 hours, or as soon as possible thereafter.
(3) An LEA superintendent, director, or
designee shall report conviction, arrest, or offense information received from
an educator to the Superintendent within 48 hours of receipt of information
from an educator.
(4) The
Superintendent shall provide a form on the Board's website for reports required
under this section.
(5) An educator
shall report for work following an arrest and provide notice to the licensed
educator's employer unless directed not to report for work by the employer,
consistent with LEA policy.
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