Utah Admin. Code R277-474-2 - Definitions
(1) "Curriculum materials review committee"
or "committee" means a curriculum materials review committee formed at the
school district or charter school level as described in Section
R277-474-5.
(2) "Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C.
1232g" or "FERPA" means a federal law
designed to protect the privacy of students' education records.
(3) "Sex education instruction or
instructional programs" means any course, unit, class, activity, or
presentation that provides instruction or information to students as outlined
under Subsection
53G-10-403(1)(a).
(4) "Instructional materials commission"
means the advisory commission authorized under Section
53E-4-402.
(5) "LEA" for purposes of this rule, includes
the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
(6) "Maturation education" means instruction
and materials used to provide fifth or sixth grade students with age
appropriate, medically accurate information regarding the physical and
emotional changes associated with puberty, to assist in protecting students
from abuse and to promote hygiene and good health practices.
(7) "Medically accurate" means verified or
supported by a body of research conducted in compliance with scientific methods
and published in journals that have received peer-review, and recognized as
accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with
expertise in the relevant field, such as the American Medical
Association.
(8) "Parental
notification form" means a form developed by the Superintendent and used
exclusively by LEAs or public schools for parental notification of subject
matter identified in this rule.
(9)
"Professional development" means training in which Utah educators may
participate to renew a license, receive information or training in a specific
subject area, teach in another subject area or teach at another grade
level.
(10) "Utah educator" means
an individual such as an administrator, teacher, counselor, teacher's
assistant, or coach, who is employed by a unit of the Utah public education
system and who provides teaching or counseling to students.
(11) "Utah Professional Practices Advisory
Commission" or "UPPAC" means a Commission established under Section
53E-6-501 and designated to
review allegations against educators and recommend action against educators'
licenses to the Board.
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