53A-11-1208 - Use of school facilities by clubs. - Utah Statutes

53A-11-1208. Use of school facilities by clubs.
(1) A school shall determine and assign school building use for curricular andnoncurricular clubs consistent with the needs of the school.
(2) The following rules apply to curricular clubs:
(a) in assigning school building use, the administrator may give priority to curricularclubs over noncurricular clubs; and
(b) the school may provide financial or other support to curricular clubs.
(3) The following rules apply to noncurricular clubs:
(a) a preference or priority may not be given among noncurricular clubs;
(b) (i) a school shall only provide the space for noncurricular club meetings; and
(ii) a school may not spend public funds for noncurricular clubs, except as required toimplement the provisions of this part, including providing space and faculty oversight fornoncurricular clubs;
(c) a school shall establish the noninstructional times during which noncurricular clubsmay meet;
(d) a school may establish the places that noncurricular clubs may meet;
(e) a school may set the number of hours noncurricular clubs may meet per month,provided that all noncurricular clubs shall be treated equally; and
(f) a school shall determine what access noncurricular clubs shall be given to the schoolnewspaper, yearbook, bulletin boards, or public address system, provided that all noncurricularclubs shall be treated equally.

Enacted by Chapter 114, 2007 General Session