Effective 5/14/2019
53G-7-703. Curricular clubs — Authorization.
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:
- (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.
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session