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Board approves package of UPAC rule changes after months of committee review; definitions and procedural rules adjusted
Summary
The board approved a set of changes to the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission (UPAC) rules — including definitions, disciplinary presumptions and procedural rules — after extended debate on definitions of 'minor' and 'harassment' and a recommendation to form a working group for a five‑year review.
The State Board of Education approved multiple UPAC (Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission) rule changes on second and final reading after extended debate over definitions and procedural alignment. The items acted on included R277‑210 (definitions), R277‑215 (disciplinary rebuttable presumptions) and R277‑211 (UPAC rules of procedure: notifications, complaints and final disciplinary actions).
Key actions and votes: The board approved R277‑210 draft 4 (definitions) after a substitute motion; the final recorded tally was 11 in favor and 3 opposed (Members Green, Booth and Boggess opposed). R277‑215 was adopted as draft 3 (a substitute that added a student/minor reference in a boundary‑violation clause); the board approved that motion 10 in favor and 4 opposed. For R277‑211, after lengthy discussion about investigator…
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