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Utah Code § 53G-7-708: Club membership.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 53G Public Education System -- Local Administration
  2. Chapter 53G-7 Public School General Requirements
  3. Part 53G-7-7 Student Clubs

(1) The following governs membership in curricular clubs:

(a)

(i) a school or LEA governing board may limit membership to students who are currently attending the sponsoring school or school district; and

(ii) members who attend a school other than the sponsoring school shall have, in addition to the consent required under Section 53G-7-709, specific parental permission for membership in a curricular club at another school;

(b)

(i) curricular clubs may require that prospective members try out based on objective criteria outlined in the application materials; and

(ii) try-outs may not require activities that violate the provisions of this part or other applicable laws, rules, or policies;

(c) a school or curricular club may not:

(i) promote, limit, or restrict membership based on a personal identity characteristic; or

(ii) require affirmation of a particular ideological or political belief unrelated to the curricular purpose of the club described in Subsection 53G-7-703(3)(b)(i) as a condition of participation; and

(d) other rules or policies as determined by the state board, school district, or school.

(2) The following governs membership in noncurricular clubs:

(a) student membership in a noncurricular club is voluntary;

(b) a school or LEA governing board may limit membership to students who are currently attending the school;

(c)

(i) noncurricular clubs may require that prospective members try out based on objective criteria outlined in the application materials; and

(ii) try-outs may not require activities that violate the provisions of this part or other applicable laws, rules, or policies;

(d) an individual described in Subsection 53G-7-706(4) who presents any written or other media materials at a noncurricular club meeting shall deliver a copy of the materials to a school administrator no later than 24 hours after the noncurricular club meeting;

(e) a student's parent may, upon request, review the materials described in Subsection (2)(d);

(f) a school or noncurricular club may not limit or restrict membership based on a personal identity characteristic; and

(g) other rules or policies as determined by the state board, school district, or school.

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