Section 209 – Use of public school buildings and grounds as civic centers.

• (1) As used in this section, “civic center” means a public school building or ground, including a charter school building or ground, that is established and maintained as a limited public forum for supervised recreational activities and meetings.

• (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), all public school buildings and grounds shall be civic centers.

• (3) The use of school property as a civic center:
  • (a) may not interfere with a school function or purpose; and
  • (b) is considered a permit for governmental immunity purposes for a governmental entity under Subsection 63G-7-201(4)(c).

• (4) The organizer of an event may not use a civic center unless the organizer resides within the geographic boundaries of the school district in which the civic center is located.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session