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

53A-11-1204. Curricular clubs -- Authorization.
(1) Faculty members or students proposing a curricular club shall submit writtenapplication for authorization on a form approved by the school governing board.
(2) A school governing board may exempt a club whose membership is determined bystudent body election or a club that is governed by an association that regulates interscholasticactivities 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 parentalconsent 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 otherapplicable laws, rules, or policies; and
(f) a budget showing the amount and source of any funding provided or to be provided tothe club and its proposed use.
(4) The application may be as brief as a single page so long as it contains the itemsrequired under this section.
(5) A school shall approve the name of a curricular club consistent with the club'spurposes and its school sponsorship.
(6) (a) A school shall determine curriculum relatedness by strictly applying this part'sdefinition of curricular club to the club application.
(b) If the school finds that the proposed club is a curricular club, the school shallcontinue 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 foramendment; 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, theauthorization of clubs at the secondary school to only curricular clubs.

Enacted by Chapter 114, 2007 General Session