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Utah Code § 13-34-203

Record keeping

Enacted by Chapter 458, 2023 General Session

(1) A postsecondary school shall maintain a student's official transcript and any diploma, degree, or certificate:

(a) in an electronic format established by division rule in accordance with Section 13-34-103; and

(b) for not less than 60 years.

(2) A postsecondary school shall maintain an educational credential not described in Subsection (1):

(a) in an electronic format established by division rule in accordance with Section 13-34-103; and

(b) for not less than 10 years.

(3) A postsecondary school shall maintain a student's enrollment agreement, record of the student's payment, and any financing agreement:

(a) in an electronic format established by division rule in accordance with Section 13-34-103; and

(b) for not less than 10 years.

(4)

(a) The division may require a postsecondary school to provide an educational credential to the division.

(b) A postsecondary school shall provide a requested educational credential to the division within 14 days of a request from the division described in Subsection (4)(a).

(5) Each educational credential that is not maintained in accordance with this section constitutes a separate violation of this chapter.

(6)

(a) A postsecondary school may submit to the division a written petition to request that the 60-year period described in Subsection (1) be reduced.

(b) Upon receipt of a written petition from a postsecondary school, the division may reduce the 60-year period described in Subsection (1) if:

(i) the reduced period will not substantially harm student interests;

(ii) the reduced period is consistent with any applicable requirement imposed on the postsecondary school by its accreditor or by the United States Department of Education; and

(iii) the postsecondary school demonstrates good cause for the reduced period.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.