Summary


This rule is amended in response to S.B. 161, Bullying and Hazing Amendments, and H.B. 62, Educator Rights Amendments, both from the 2017 General Session. Along with technical changes in accordance with the Rulewriting Manual for Utah, the rule changes include changes in definitions and terminology, and updates to training requirements. This rule change also adds incident review requirements whereby a local education agency must review allegations of incidents of bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, and retaliation as detailed in R277-613-5.