Rules Under Review

The Utah State Board of Education is tasked by the legislature to make administrative rules regarding various topics within education. These rules have the effect of law and govern many areas that impact all levels of the education community. On this page you will find rules that are currently being considered. Please contact the Policy and Law team with any questions.

* No Board Meeting in July - August 6 Board Report and August 7, 2026 Committee Review coming soon *

 

Thursday, June 4 - Board Review

Finance Committee Report

R277-407: School Fees (Amendment & Continuation)

R277-726: Statewide Online Education Program (Amendment)

R277-477: Distribution of Funds from the Trust Distribution Account and Administration of the School LAND Trust Program (Amendment & Continuation)

R277-916: College and Career Awareness (Repeal)

R277-632: Funding for At-Risk Students and Students Learning English (Amendment)

R277-911: Secondary Career and Technical Education (Amendment)

R277-625: Mental Health Screeners (Amendment)

R277-634: Grants and Scholarships (New)

R277-419: Pupil Accounting (Amendment & Continuation)

R277-607: Absenteeism and Truancy Prevention (Amendment)

R277-484: Data Standards (Amendment)

R277-100: Definitions for Utah State Board of Education Rules (Amendment)

Law & Licensing Committee Report

R277-322: Local Education Agency (LEA) Codes of Conduct (Amendment)

R277-605: Coaching Standards and Athletic Clinics (Amendment & Continuation)

R277-317: Incentives for National Board Certification (Amendment & Continuation)

R277-328: Equal Opportunity in Education (Continuation)

Standards & Assessment Committee Report

R277-705: Secondary School Completion and Diplomas (Amendment)

R277-326: Early Literacy Coaches (Amendment)

R277-917: Gold Medal Schools Pilot Program (New)

R277-923: American Indian and Alaskan Native Education State Plan Pilot Programs (Amendment & Continuation)

R277-404: Requirements for Assessments of Student Achievement (Amendment & Continuation)

 USDB Board  (June 5, 2026)

R277-801: Services for Students who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, Visually Impaired, and Deaf-Blind (Amendment)

 

Friday, June 5 - Committee Review

Law & Licensing Committee

R277-322: Local Education Agency (LEA) Codes of Conduct (Amendment)

R277-301: Educator Licensing (Amendment & Continuation)

R277-304: Teacher Preparation (Amendment)

R277-306: Educator Preparation Programs for School Psychologists, Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Speech-Language Technicians, Counselors, and School Social Worker (Amendment)

R277-101: Public Participation in State Board of Education Meetings (Continuation)

R277-409: Public School Membership in Associations (Continuation)

R277-121: Board Waiver of Administrative Rules (Amendment)

R277-211: Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission (UPPAC), Rules of Procedure: Notification to Educators, Complaints and Final Disciplinary Actions (Amendment)

 Finance Committee

R277-462: Comprehensive School Counseling Program (Amendment)

R277-110: Educator Salary Adjustment (Amendment)

R277-626: Carson Smith Scholarships Funding and Procedures (Amendment)

R277-445: Classifying Small Schools as Necessarily Existent (Amendment & Continuation)

R277-460: Distribution of Substance Abuse Prevention Account (Continuation)

R277-486: Professional Staff Cost Program (Repeal)

R277-108: Annual Assurance of Compliance for Local Educational Agencies (Amendment)

R277-465: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in Schools (Amendment)

R277-927: Teacher and Student Success Act (TSSA) Program (Amendment)

Standards & Assessment

R277-334: Classroom Technology (New)

R277-117: High School Course Grading Requirements (Amendment)

USDB Committee  (June 9, 2026)

R277-802: USDB Enrichment Program (New)