{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-7-501","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53G-7-501","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\n(1)\n(a) \"Common education expense\" means an expense an LEA incurs that is related to the delivery of instruction for all courses, unrelated to a specific course, program, or activity.\n(b) \"Common education expense\" includes the employment of educators and staff, the provision of capital facilities, and operation and maintenance costs.\n(2)\n(a) \"Course\" means an activity, a course, or a program that an LEA:\n(i) intends to deliver instruction;\n(ii) provides, sponsors, or supports; and\n(iii) conducts primarily during school hours.\n(b) \"Course\" includes a course in which a student is required to enroll as a condition of participation in a separate extracurricular activity.\n(3) \"Discretionary project\" means a project that a student completes in lieu of or in addition to a required classroom project in accordance with Section 53G-7-503.\n(4) \"Elementary school\" means a school that provides instruction to students in grades kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.\n(5)\n(a) \"Elementary school student\" means a student enrolled in an elementary school.\n(b) \"Elementary school student\" does not include a secondary school student.\n(6)\n(a) \"Extracurricular activity\" means an activity or a program that:\n(i) is not a course; and\n(ii) an LEA provides, sponsors, or supports.\n(b) \"Extracurricular activity\" does not include a noncurricular club as defined in Section 53G-7-701.\n(7)\n(a) \"Fee\" means a charge, expense, deposit, rental, or payment:\n(i) regardless of how an LEA terms, describes, requests, or requires the charge, expense, deposit, rental, or payment, directly or indirectly;\n(ii) in the form of money, goods, or services; and\n(iii) that is a condition to a student's full participation in or admission to an activity, course, or program that an LEA provides, sponsors, or supports.\n(b) \"Fee\" includes:\n(i) payments to a third party that provides a part of a school activity, class, or program; and\n(ii) a fine other than a fine described in Subsection (7)(c)(i).\n(c) \"Fee\" does not include:\n(i) a student fine that an LEA approves for:\n(A) failing to return school property;\n(B) losing, wasting, or damaging private or school property through intentional, careless, or irresponsible behavior, including defacing or damaging school property as described in Section 53G-8-212; or\n(C) improper use of school property, including a parking violation;\n(ii) a payment for school breakfast or lunch;\n(iii) a deposit that:\n(A) is a pledge securing the return of school property; and\n(B) the LEA or school refunds upon the return of the school property;\n(iv) a charge for insurance, unless the insurance is required for a student to participate in an activity, course, or program; or\n(v) money or another item of monetary value that a student or the student's family raises through fundraising.\n(8) \"Fee course\" means a course that is not a non-fee course.\n(9)\n(a) \"Fundraising\" means an activity or event that:\n(i) an LEA provides, sponsors, or supports; and\n(ii) uses students to generate funds or raise money to:\n(A) provide financial support to a school or a school's class, group, team, or program; or\n(B) benefit a particular charity or for other charitable purposes.\n(b) \"Fundraising\" does not include an alternative method of raising revenue without students.\n(10)\n(a) \"Instructional equipment\" means an activity-, course-, or program-related tool that:\n(i) a student is required to use as part of an activity, course, or program in a secondary school; and\n(ii) becomes the property of the student upon exiting the activity, course, or program.\n(b) \"Instructional equipment\" does not include:\n(i) school equipment;\n(ii) an instructional supply; or\n(iii) a personal student supply for a secondary student.\n(11)\n(a) \"Instructional supply\" means a non-reusable or a consumable material or supply that is necessary to use, expend, or deplete as a component or element of an activity, course, or program in a secondary school.\n(b) \"Instructional supply\" does not include a personal student supply for a secondary student.\n(12) \"Non-fee course\" means a course that results in course credit or a course grade within the core standards the state board establishes under Section 53E-4-202 and other statutory requirements for:\n(a) English language arts;\n(b) health education;\n(c) mathematics;\n(d) science; and\n(e) social studies.\n(13)\n(a) \"Personal student supply\" means, for a secondary student, an object, tool, material, or supply that:\n(i) is the personal property of the student;\n(ii) regardless of the use of the supply in the instructional process, individuals not enrolled in the course or activity also commonly purchase and use; and\n(iii) has a high probability of regular use in activities other than school-sponsored activities.\n(b) \"Personal student supply\" includes pencils, papers, notebooks, crayons, scissors, and basic clothing.\n(14)\n(a) \"School activity clothing\" means special shoes or items of clothing that:\n(i) meet specific requirements, including requesting a specific brand, fabric, or imprint;\n(ii) a school requires a student to provide and to wear for an activity-, course-, or program-related activity; and\n(iii)\n(A) the student rents while participating in the activity; or\n(B) become the property of the student upon exiting the activity, course, or program.\n(b) \"School activity clothing\" does not include:\n(i) a school uniform; or\n(ii) clothing that is commonly found in students' homes.\n(15) \"School equipment\" means a machine, equipment, facility, or tool that:\n(a) is durable;\n(b) is reusable;\n(c) a secondary school owns; and\n(d) a student uses as part of an activity, course, or program in a secondary school.\n(16)\n(a) \"School uniform\" means special shoes or an item of clothing that:\n(i)\n(A) meets specific requirements, including a requested specific color, style, fabric, or imprint; and\n(B) a school requires a student to provide and wear during school attendance; and\n(ii) is the property of the student.\n(b) \"School uniform\" does not include school activity clothing.\n(17) \"Secondary school\" means a school that provides instruction to students in grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12.\n(18) \"Secondary school student\":\n(a) means a student enrolled in a secondary school; and\n(b) includes a student in grade 6 if the student attends a secondary school.\n(19)\n(a) \"Textbook\" means instructional material necessary for participation in an activity, course, or program, regardless of the format of the material.\n(b) \"Textbook\" includes:\n(i) a hardcopy book or printed pages of instructional material, including a consumable workbook; or\n(ii) computer hardware, software, or digital content.\n(c) \"Textbook\" does not include school equipment, instructional equipment, or instructional supplies.\n(20) \"Waiver\" means a full release from:\n(a) a requirement to pay a fee; and\n(b) any provision in lieu of fee payment.","path":["Title 53G Public Education System -- Local Administration","Chapter 53G-7 Public School General Requirements","Part 53G-7-5 Student Fees"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53G/Chapter7/53G-7-S501.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"29d178831ecae1a06e0f90aa3ae619134579b128c1c09f4df45dab3ef6d09164","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-7-402","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-7-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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