Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 53G-7-703 - Curricular clubs - Authorization(1) Faculty members or students proposing a curricular club shall submit written application for authorization on a form approved by the LEA governing board.(2) An LEA governing board may exempt a club whose membership is determined by student body election or a club that is governed by an association that regulates interscholastic activities from the authorization requirements under this section.(3) An application for authorization of a curricular club shall include:(a) the recommended club name;(b) a statement of the club's purpose, goals, and activities;(c) a statement of the club's categorization, which shall be included in the parental consent required under Section 53G-7-709, indicating all of the following that may apply: (iv) art/music/performance;(viii) community service/social justice; and(d) the recommended meeting times, dates, and places;(e) a statement that the club will comply with the provisions of this part and all other applicable laws, rules, or policies; and(f) a budget showing the amount and source of any funding provided or to be provided to the club and its proposed use.(4) The application may be as brief as a single page so long as it contains the items required under this section.(5) A school shall approve the name of a curricular club consistent with the club's purposes and its school sponsorship.(6)(a) A school shall determine curriculum relatedness by strictly applying this part's definition of curricular club to the club application.(b) If the school finds that the proposed club is a curricular club, the school shall continue to review the application as an application for authorization of a curricular club.(c) If the school finds that the proposed club is a noncurricular club, the school may: (i) return the application to the faculty member or students proposing the club for amendment; or(ii) review the application as an application for authorization of a noncurricular club.(7)(a) Only curricular clubs may be authorized for elementary schools.(b) A school governing body may limit, or permit a secondary school to limit, the authorization of clubs at the secondary school to only curricular clubs.Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session ,§ 130, eff. 5/14/2019.Renumbered from § 53A-11-1204 and amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session ,§ 214, eff. 1/24/2018.Enacted by Chapter 114, 2007 General Session.