H.B. 303 Enrolled

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING
TO PRIOR SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Sheryl L. Allen
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PROVIDING THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A
TEACHER'S LICENSE PROVIDE THE LICENSING AUTHORITY WITH AN AFFIDAVIT
LISTING THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED BY THE APPLICANT
AND WHETHER THE APPLICANT'S ENROLLMENT OR ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPLETION
OF A PROGRAM WAS TERMINATED BY THE INSTITUTIONS, AND THE REASONS FOR
THE TERMINATION; AND REQUIRING A RELEASE FROM AN APPLICANT TO OBTAIN
RECORDS REGARDING THE APPLICANT'S PAST CONDUCT FROM INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION AND FORMER SCHOOL EMPLOYERS.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
53A-6-404, as enacted by Chapter 108, Laws of Utah 1999
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 53A-6-404 is amended to read:
53A-6-404. Certification in other jurisdictions -- Impact on licensing in Utah.
(1) An applicant for a license, renewal of a license, or reinstatement of a license shall
provide the administrator of teacher licensing with an affidavit, stating under oath the current status
of any certificate, license, or other authorization required for a professional position in education,
which the applicant holds or has held in any other jurisdiction.
(2) An applicant for a license who has held a teacher's license in any other jurisdiction or
who graduated from an institution of higher education in another state shall also provide the
administrator of teacher licensing with:
(a) a complete listing of the higher education institutions attended by the applicant, whether
the applicant's enrollment or eligibility for completion of a program was terminated by the
institution, and, if so, the reasons for termination;

(b) a complete list of prior school employers; and
(c) a release on a form provided by the administrator permitting the office to obtain records
from other jurisdictions and from institutions of higher education attended by the applicant, including
expunged or otherwise protected records, relating to any offense described substantially in the same
language as in Subsection 53A-6-401 (4).
[(2)] (3) If the applicant's certificate, license, or authorization as an educator in any other
jurisdiction is under investigation, has expired or been surrendered, suspended or revoked, or is
currently not valid for any other reason, [then] the office may not grant the requested license,
renewal, or reinstatement until it has received confirmation from the administrator of professional
certification in that jurisdiction that the applicant would be eligible for certification or licensure in that
jurisdiction.
[(3)] (4) The office may not withhold a license for the sole reason that the applicant would
be ineligible for certification, licensure, or authorization in the jurisdiction referred to in Subsection
[(2)] (3) because of failure to meet current requirements in that jurisdiction relating to education, time
in service, or residence.

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