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2017 Utah Code
Title 53A - State System of Public Education
Chapter 13 - Curriculum in the Public Schools
Part 1 - General Courses of Instruction
Section 113 - Underage Drinking Prevention Program -- State Board of Education rules.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 53A-13-113 (2017)
Effective 5/9/2017
53A-13-113. Underage Drinking Prevention Program -- State Board of Education rules.
Enacted by Chapter 455, 2017 General Session
53A-13-113. Underage Drinking Prevention Program -- State Board of Education rules.
- (1) As used in this section:
- (a) "Advisory council" means the Underage Drinking Prevention Program Advisory Council created in this section.
- (b) "Board" means the State Board of Education.
- (c) "LEA" means:
- (i) a school district;
- (ii) a charter school; or
- (iii) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
- (d) "Program" means the Underage Drinking Prevention Program created in this section.
- (e) "School-based prevention presentation" means an evidence-based program intended for students aged 13 and older that:
- (i) is aimed at preventing underage consumption of alcohol;
- (ii) is delivered by methods that engage students in storytelling and visualization;
- (iii) addresses the behavioral risk factors associated with underage drinking; and
- (iv) provides practical tools to address the dangers of underage drinking.
- (2) There is created the Underage Drinking Prevention Program that consists of:
- (a) a school-based prevention presentation for students in grade 8; and
- (b) a school-based prevention presentation for students in grade 10 that increases awareness of the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol.
- (3)
- (a) Beginning with the 2018-19 school year, an LEA shall offer the program each school year to each student in grade 8 and grade 10.
- (b) An LEA shall select from the providers qualified by the board under Subsection (6) to offer the program.
- (4) The board shall administer the program with input from the advisory council.
- (5) There is created the Underage Drinking Prevention Program Advisory Council comprised of the following members:
- (a) the executive director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control or the executive director's designee;
- (b) the executive director of the Department of Health or the executive director's designee;
- (c) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health or the director's designee;
- (d) the director of the Division of Child and Family Services or the director's designee;
- (e) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services or the director's designee;
- (f) the state superintendent of public instruction or the state superintendent of public instruction's designee; and
- (g) two members of the State Board of Education, appointed by the chair of the State Board of Education.
- (6)
- (a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, the board shall qualify one or more providers to provide the program to an LEA.
- (b) In selecting a provider described in Subsection (6)(a), the board shall consider:
- (i) whether the provider's program complies with the requirements described in this section;
- (ii) the extent to which the provider's underage drinking prevention program aligns with core standards for Utah public schools; and
- (iii) the provider's experience in providing a program that is effective at reducing underage drinking.
- (7)
- (a) The board shall use money from the Underage Drinking Prevention Program Restricted Account described in Section 53A-13-114 for the program.
- (b) The board may use money from the Underage Drinking Prevention Program Restricted Account to fund up to .5 of a full-time equivalent position to administer the program.
- (8) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board shall make rules that:
- (a) beginning with the 2018-19 school year, require an LEA to offer the Underage Drinking Prevention Program each school year to each student in grade 8 and grade 10; and
- (b) establish criteria for the board to use in selecting a provider described in Subsection (6).
Enacted by Chapter 455, 2017 General Session
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