Utah Admin. Code R277-474-6 - Local School Board or Charter School Governing Board Adoption of Sex Education and Maturation Education Instructional Materials
(1) An LEA governing board may adopt the
LEA's instructional materials if the instructional materials meet the
requirements of Subsection
53G-10-402(2).
(2) Instructional materials adopted as
described in Subsection (1) shall:
(a) comply
with the criteria of Subsection
53G-10-402(2)(h)
and:
(b) be medically
accurate;
(c) be approved by a
majority vote of the LEA governing board present at a public meeting of the LEA
governing board;
(d) be available
for reasonable review opportunities to residents of the school district or
parents of charter school students before consideration for adoption;
and
(e) comply with the county data
review requirements as outlined in Subsection
53G-10-402(8).
(3) An LEA shall comply with the
reporting requirements of Section 53G-10-402.
(4) A report to the Board shall include:
(a) a copy of sex education instructional
materials or maturation education materials not approved by the Instructional
Materials Commission that the local board or local charter board seeks to
adopt;
(b) documentation of the
materials' adoption in a public board meeting;
(c) documentation that the materials or
program meets the medically accurate criteria as defined in Subsection
R277-474-2(7);
(d) documentation of the recommendation of
the materials by the committee; and
(e) a statement of the local board's or local
charter board's rationale for selecting materials not approved by the
instructional materials commission.
(5) An LEA governing board's adoption process
for sex education instructional materials and maturation education materials
shall include:
(a) an appeals process for the
adopted materials; and
(b) a
process for annual review of the LEA governing board's decision.
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