2015 Utah Code
Title 53A - State System of Public Education
Chapter 11 - Students in Public Schools
Part 12 - Student Clubs Act
Section 1205 - Noncurricular clubs -- Annual authorization.

53A-11-1205. Noncurricular clubs -- Annual authorization.

• (1) A noncurricular club shall have a minimum of three members.

• (2) Students proposing a noncurricular club shall submit a written application for authorization on a form approved by the school governing board.

• (3) An application for authorization of a noncurricular 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) A school governing board may provide for approval of a noncurricular club name in an action separate from that relating to authorization of the club itself.
  • (b) A school governing board shall require:
    • (i) that a noncurricular club name shall reasonably reflect the club's purpose, goals, and activities; and
    • (ii) that the noncurricular club name shall be a name that would not result in or imply a violation of this part.

Enacted by Chapter 114, 2007 General Session