H.B. 310

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TRANSFER OF STUDENT RECORDS
2 2007 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Tim M. Cosgrove
5 Senate Sponsor: Patricia W. Jones
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the requirements of schools relating to transfer students' records.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . requires a school that has been requested to forward a copy of a transferring
13 student's record to the new school to comply within 30 days of the request; and
14 . makes technical corrections.
15 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 53A-11-504, as last amended by Chapter 234, Laws of Utah 1993
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 53A-11-504 is amended to read:
25 53A-11-504. Requirement of school record for transfer of student -- Procedures.
26 (1) Within 14 days after enrolling a transfer student, a school shall request, directly
27 from the student's previous school, a certified copy of his record.

28 [(2) The requesting school shall exercise due diligence in obtaining that record.]
29 [(3)] (2) Any school requested to forward a copy of a transferring student's record to
30 the new school shall comply within 30 days of the request unless the record has been flagged
31 pursuant to Section 53A-11-502 , in which case the copy [shall] may not be forwarded and the
32 requested school shall notify the division of the request.




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