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AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; REQUIRING AN ELECTION FOR THE
ADOPTION OF A SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT UNIFORM POLICY; CLARIFYING
VOTING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING THAT SCHOOL UNIFORM POLICIES INCLUDE
AN EXEMPTION PROVISION; AND MAKING CERTAIN TECHNICAL CHANGES.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
53A-15-602, as enacted by Chapter 160, Laws of Utah 1994
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 53A-15-602 is amended to read:
53A-15-602. Uniforms in public schools -- Determination by school board or school
-- Patron approval.
(1) The Legislature recognizes that each student in the public schools should be allowed
to learn in a safe environment which fosters the learning process and is free from unnecessary
disruptions.
(2) The Legislature further recognizes that the wearing of certain types of clothing
identifies students as members of youth gangs and has contributed to disruptive behavior and
violence in the public schools.
(3) (a) Local school boards and [
the school day in order to help avoid the disruption of the classroom atmosphere and decorum and
prevent disturbances among students.
(b) The [
adopted, if for more than one school, at the [
a single school, at the school level by the principal of the school [
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to formal adoption of the [
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(ii) (A) the adopting authority shall hold an election for approval of a school uniform policy
prior to its adoption and must receive an affirmative vote from a majority of those voting at the
election; and
(B) only parents and guardians of students subject to the proposed uniform policy may vote
at the election, limited to one vote per family.
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adoption of a school district or individual school [
petitions are presented as follows:
(i) for a district [
of the district's students presented to the local school board; and
(ii) for an individual school, a petition signed by a parent or guardian of 20% of the school's
students presented to the principal.
(b) The procedures required in Subsection (3)(b) apply to Subsection (4).
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discontinuance or modification of a [
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under this section.
(7) A school uniform policy adopted under this section shall include a provision that would
exempt a student from wearing a uniform at school if requested, in writing, by the student's parent
or guardian.
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