{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-6-213","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53G-6-213","heading":"Attendance-based grading.","body":"(1) A teacher may include up to 10% of a student's final grade in a course in grades 7 through 12 based on the student's attendance in the class.\n(2) An LEA may adopt a policy that permits attendance to account for more than 10% but not more than 20% of a student's final grade for a course in grades 7 through 12.\n(3) If an LEA adopts a policy for a course under Subsection (2), the LEA shall ensure the LEA's policy shall:\n(a) be publicly posted and available to parents and students, including through the parent portal described in Section 53G-6-806;\n(b) specify which courses the policy applies to and the percentage of the final grade that attendance will comprise, which may not exceed 20%;\n(c) permit valid excused absences, as defined in Section 53G-6-201, to be excluded from attendance-based grade calculations; and\n(d) establish reasonable limits on the number of valid excused absences that may be excluded from attendance-based grade calculations to ensure accountability for class participation while accommodating student needs.\n(4) If an LEA permits students to earn credit through a test-out option under Section 53E-4-209, the LEA shall require students who decline to test out and instead enroll in the course to comply with any attendance-based grading policy adopted under this section.","path":["Title 53G Public Education System -- Local Administration","Chapter 53G-6 Participation in Public Schools","Part 53G-6-2 Compulsory Education"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53G/Chapter6/53G-6-S213.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"9a40d2fd2e48a78bb647fb17ded677e2b35f8fa0badd68ea507d71703c165641","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-6-212","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-6-214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}