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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill enacts language related to an instructor for the Junior Reserve Officer's
10 Training Corps.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ exempts a Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps instructor from holding an
14 educator license; and
15 ▸ requires a Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps instructor to submit to a
16 background check.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
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21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 ENACTS:
23 53A-6-114, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 53A-6-114 is enacted to read:
27 53A-6-114. JROTC instructors.
28 (1) As used in this section:
29 (a) "Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps instructor" or "JROTC instructor" means
30 an individual who:
31 (i) provides instruction authorized by 10 U.S.C. Sec. 2031; and
32 (ii) is qualified to provide instruction in accordance with 10 U.S.C. Sec. 2033.
33 (b) "Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps program" or "JROTC program" means a
34 program established in a school district or charter school as described in 10 U.S.C. Sec. 2031.
35 (2) A school district, a charter school, or the board may not require that a JROTC
36 instructor hold a license as described in this part to teach a course that is part of a JROTC
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38 (3) A JROTC instructor shall submit to a background check under Section
39 53A-15-1503 as a condition for employment in a school district or charter school.