{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-7-708","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53G-7-708","heading":"Club membership.","body":"(1) The following governs membership in curricular clubs:\n(a)\n(i) a school or LEA governing board may limit membership to students who are currently attending the sponsoring school or school district; and\n(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;\n(b)\n(i) curricular clubs may require that prospective members try out based on objective criteria outlined in the application materials; and\n(ii) try-outs may not require activities that violate the provisions of this part or other applicable laws, rules, or policies;\n(c) a school or curricular club may not:\n(i) promote, limit, or restrict membership based on a personal identity characteristic; or\n(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\n(d) other rules or policies as determined by the state board, school district, or school.\n(2) The following governs membership in noncurricular clubs:\n(a) student membership in a noncurricular club is voluntary;\n(b) a school or LEA governing board may limit membership to students who are currently attending the school;\n(c)\n(i) noncurricular clubs may require that prospective members try out based on objective criteria outlined in the application materials; and\n(ii) try-outs may not require activities that violate the provisions of this part or other applicable laws, rules, or policies;\n(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;\n(e) a student's parent may, upon request, review the materials described in Subsection (2)(d);\n(f) a school or noncurricular club may not limit or restrict membership based on a personal identity characteristic; and\n(g) other rules or policies as determined by the state board, school district, or school.","path":["Title 53G Public Education System -- Local Administration","Chapter 53G-7 Public School General Requirements","Part 53G-7-7 Student Clubs"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53G/Chapter7/53G-7-S708.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"33d6baf0ce49e995573ae34703a302702b7785b00ef36f37004125144c1f925a","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-7-707","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-7-709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}