2015 Utah Code
Title 53A - State System of Public Education
Chapter 11 - Students in Public Schools
Part 12 - Student Clubs Act
Section 1204 - Curricular clubs -- Authorization.

53A-11-1204. Curricular clubs -- Authorization.

• (1) Faculty members or students proposing a curricular club shall submit written application for authorization on a form approved by the school governing board.

• (2) A school 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 53A-11-1210, indicating all of the following that may apply:
    • (i) athletic;
    • (ii) business/economic;
    • (iii) agriculture;
    • (iv) art/music/performance;
    • (v) science;
    • (vi) gaming;
    • (vii) religious;
    • (viii) community service/social justice; and
    • (ix) other;
  • (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.

Enacted by Chapter 114, 2007 General Session