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Utah Code § 53G-7-1003

Process and content standards for policy

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Current — July 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2025
(1) "Policy" as used in this section means the elementary and secondary school online access policy adopted by a local school board to meet the requirements of Section 53G-7-1002.
(1) As used in this section: (a) "Parent-accessible monitoring system" means a technology platform that enables a parent to review the activity of the parent's student on school managed devices. (b) "Policy" means the elementary and secondary school online access policy adopted by a local school board to meet the requirements of Section 53G-7-1002. (c) "Preapproved content filtering system" means a method of internet access control that permits use only of the websites or online resources the local school board or school administrator preapproves.
(2) (a) Each policy shall be developed under the direction of the local school board, adopted in an open meeting, and have an effective date. The local school board shall review the policy at least every three years, and a footnote shall be added to the policy indicating the effective date of the last review. (b) Notice of the availability of the policy shall be posted in a conspicuous place within each school. The local school board may issue any other public notice it considers appropriate.
(2) (a) The local school board shall: (i) direct the development of each policy; (ii) adopt the policy in an open meeting; (iii) assign the policy an effective date; (iv) review the policy at least every three years; (v) add a footnote to the policy indicating the effective date of the last review; and (vi) post a notice of the policy's availability in a conspicuous place within each school. (b) The local school board may issue a public notice, separate from the notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(vi), if the school board considers issuing the notice appropriate.
(3) The policy shall: (a) state that it restricts access to Internet or online sites that contain obscene material and shall state how the local school board intends to meet the requirements of Section 53G-7-1002; (b) inform the public that administrative procedures and guidelines for the staff to follow in enforcing the policy have been adopted and are available for review at the school; and (c) inform the public that procedures to handle complaints about the policy, its enforcement, or about observed behavior have been adopted and are available for review at the school.
(3) The local school board shall ensure that the policy: (a) restricts access to internet or online sites that contain obscene material; (b) states how the local school board intends to meet the requirements of Section 53G-7-1002; (c) at the request of a student's parent, requires the use of a preapproved content filtering system when the student uses a school approved electronic device; (d) requires the use of a parent-accessible monitoring system; (e) informs the public that the school has adopted administrative procedures and guidelines for staff to follow in enforcing the policy; (f) informs the public that the school has adopted procedures to handle complaints about: (i) the policy; (ii) the enforcement of the policy; and (iii) observed behavior; and (g) states that the procedures described in Subsections (3)(e) and (f) are available for review at the school.

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