UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 53A. State System of Public Education |
Chapter 11. Students in Public Schools |
Part 1. Compulsory Education Requirements |
§ 53A-11-101. Definitions.
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- For purposes of this part:
(1) (a) "Absence" or "absent" means, consistent with Subsection (1)(b), failure of a school-age minor assigned to a class or class period to attend the entire class or class period. (b) A school-age minor may not be considered absent under this part more than one time during one day. (2) "Habitual truant" means a school-age minor who: (a) is at least 12 years old; (b) is subject to the requirements of Section 53A-11-101.5; and (c) (i) is truant at least 10 times during one school year; or (ii) fails to cooperate with efforts on the part of school authorities to resolve the minor's attendance problem as required under Section 53A-11-103. (3) "Minor" means a person under the age of 18 years. (4) "Parent" includes: (a) a custodial parent of the minor; (b) a legally appointed guardian of a minor; or (c) any other person purporting to exercise any authority over the minor which could be exercised by a person described in Subsection (4)(a) or (b). (5) "School-age minor" means a minor who: (a) is at least six years old, but younger than 18 years old; and (b) is not emancipated. (7) "Truant" means absent without a valid excuse. (8) "Truant minor" means a school-age minor who: (a) is subject to the requirements of Section 53A-11-101.5 or 53A-11-101.7; and (b) is truant. (9) "Valid excuse" means: (a) an illness; (b) a family death; (c) an approved school activity; (d) an absence permitted by a school-age minor's: (i) individualized education program, developed pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, as amended; or (ii) accommodation plan, developed pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or (e) any other excuse established as valid by a local school board, local charter board, or school district.
Amended by Chapter 81, 2007 General Session