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H.B. 389

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PARENT RIGHTS TO INFORMATION REGARDING

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TEACHERS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Carol Spackman Moss

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill allows a parent to move the parent's child from the classroom of a teacher if
             11      the teacher is carrying a concealed firearm.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    requires teachers who carry concealed firearms to school to notify the principal of
             15      the school;
             16          .    permits a parent to inquire if the teacher of the parent's child is carrying a concealed
             17      firearm;
             18          .    requires a principal to tell a parent who inquires if the teacher of the parent's child is
             19      carrying a concealed firearm;
             20          .    allows a parent to request removal of the parent's child from a classroom with a
             21      teacher carrying a concealed firearm;
             22          .    requires the school to comply with a parent's request to remove the parent's child
             23      from a classroom with a teacher carrying a concealed firearm; and
             24          .    provides that the information obtained by the parent is confidential.
             25      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             26          None
             27      Other Special Clauses:


             28          None
             29      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             30      ENACTS:
             31          53A-2-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             33      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             34          Section 1. Section 53A-2-501 is enacted to read:
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Part 5. Firearms

             36          53A-2-501. Educators with concealed firearm permits -- Request by parent to
             37      move student.
             38          (1) An educator, as defined in Section 53A-8a-402 , who has a concealed firearm
             39      permit issued in accordance with Section 53-5-704 or 53-5-705 and who carries or intends to
             40      carry a concealed firearm on the grounds of the school in which the educator is employed shall:
             41          (a) notify the principal of the school that the educator is carrying a concealed firearm;
             42      and
             43          (b) carry the firearm on the educator's person at all times when on school grounds.
             44          (2) Upon request by a parent of a child in the educator's classroom, the principal shall
             45      disclose to the parent that the educator has a concealed firearm permit and that the educator has
             46      notified the principal of the educator's intent to carry the firearm while on the school grounds.
             47          (3) If the parent requests reassignment of the parent's child from the classroom of an
             48      educator who has notified the principal of the educator's intent to carry a concealed firearm on
             49      school grounds, the request shall be honored.
             50          (4) Information obtained by a parent under this section shall be kept confidential.




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