Laws and Policies

Overview

This webpage is to provide stakeholders with resources and tools to navigate laws and policies regarding safe and healthy schools.

Utah State Board of Education Administrative Rules

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Regulation

R277-100: Definitions for Utah State Board of Education (Board) Rules
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Local Education Agency (LEA) Compliance and Assurance Checklist for 2019-2020 School Year
(PDF File)Utah State Board of Education Financial Operations Forms and Applications

R277-623-1: School Climate Survey
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Behavioral

H.B. 411: Student Behavioral Health Services Amendments
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R277-609-1: Standards for LEA Discipline Plans and Emergency Safety Interventions
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Personnel

R277-301-1: Educator Licensing
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R277-306-1: Educator Preparation Programs for School Psychologists, Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Speech-Language Technicians, Counselors, and School Social Workers
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Safety

Title 53G-8-702: School Resource Officer Training
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Title 53G-8-703: Contracts between LEAs and Law Enforcement
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Title 53G-8-802: State Safety and Support Program
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H.B. 61: School Safety Requirements
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H.B. 140: Standard Response Protocol to Active Threats in Schools
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H.B. 304: Juvenile Justice Revisions
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R277-400: School Facility Emergency and Safety
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R277-912: Law Enforcement Related Incident Reporting
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School-based Mental Health

Title 53F-2-415: Student health and counseling support -- Qualifying personnel
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Title 58-60-101: Mental Health Professional Practice Act
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H.B. 250: Social Worker Licensing Amendments
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H.C.R. 6: Concurrent Resolution Regarding Mental Health Support in Schools
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H.B. 403: Student Mental Health Amendments
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R156-60-101: Mental Health Professional Practice Act Rule
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R156-60a-101: Social Work Licensing Act Rule
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R277-622-1: School-based Mental Health Qualified Grant Program
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School Nursing

Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
American Nurses Association

Title 58-31b-101: Nurse Practice Act
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Title 58-31e-102: Nurse Licensure Compact
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