{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-7-1003","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53G-7-1003","heading":"Process and content standards for policy.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(2)\n(a) The local school board shall:\n(i) direct the development of each policy;\n(ii) adopt the policy in an open meeting;\n(iii) assign the policy an effective date;\n(iv) review the policy at least every three years;\n(v) add a footnote to the policy indicating the effective date of the last review; and\n(vi) post a notice of the policy's availability in a conspicuous place within each school.\n(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.\n(3) The local school board shall ensure that the policy:\n(a) restricts access to internet or online sites that contain obscene material;\n(b) states how the local school board intends to meet the requirements of Section 53G-7-1002;\n(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;\n(d) requires the use of a parent-accessible monitoring system;\n(e) informs the public that the school has adopted administrative procedures and guidelines for staff to follow in enforcing the policy;\n(f) informs the public that the school has adopted procedures to handle complaints about:\n(i) the policy;\n(ii) the enforcement of the policy; and\n(iii) observed behavior; and\n(g) states that the procedures described in Subsections (3)(e) and (f) are available for review at the school.","path":["Title 53G Public Education System -- Local Administration","Chapter 53G-7 Public School General Requirements","Part 53G-7-10 Internet Policy"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53G/Chapter7/53G-7-S1003.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"36519e10a57b8283a387c3a56e47e24dcdef630702d0980026988798c174de35","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-7-1002","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-7-1004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}