Utah Code § 53G-7-1003

Process and content standards for policy
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(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) 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 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.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 101, 2026 General Session

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