{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-11-516","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53G-11-516","heading":"Necessary staff reduction not precluded -- Last-hired, first-fired layoffs prohibited.","body":"(1) Nothing in this part prevents staff reduction if necessary to reduce the number of employees because of the following:\n(a) declining student enrollments in the district;\n(b) the discontinuance or substantial reduction of a particular service or program;\n(c) the shortage of anticipated revenue after the budget has been adopted; or\n(d) school consolidation.\n(2) A school district may not utilize a last-hired, first-fired layoff policy when terminating school district employees.\n(3) A school district may consider the following factors when terminating a school district employee:\n(a) the results of an employee's performance evaluation; and\n(b) a school's personnel needs.","path":["Title 53G Public Education System -- Local Administration","Chapter 53G-11 Employees","Part 53G-11-5 School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee Requirements"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53G/Chapter11/53G-11-S516.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"4d507ef875df09e31338d73f8edbd40410c0b68374b85157e08b28b76e2637d4","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-11-515","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-11-517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}