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Board moves multiple UPAC rule changes: definitions, disciplinary presumptions and procedure updates advance after debate
Summary
The board approved a package of Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission (UPAC) rules including definitions (R277-210), disciplinary presumptions (R277-215) and procedures (R277-211). The meeting included multiple amendments and votes on boundary-violation definitions, harassment wording, and prioritization of investigations.
The Utah State Board of Education approved a set of Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission (UPAC) rules on Sept. 11, voting to adopt revised definitions, disciplinary rebuttable presumptions and procedural rules after days of committee consideration.
Key actions - R277-210 (definitions): The board approved draft 2 of UPAC definitions with edits introduced in committee. The rule adds language such as a definition for "consensual sexual activity" and a definition of "recent graduate" (an individual within six months of graduating or officially exiting high school). A substitute motion to adopt draft 4 (which would have added a definition of "minor" and clarified "boundary violations" that involve a minor) was discussed; the board approved draft 4 on the floor after additional debate. Motion passed (vote recorded:…
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