53E-3-517.  Educator credential database.

(1)  As used in this section:

Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-3-517

  • LEA: means :
(a) a school district;
(b) a charter school; or
(c) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
  • (a)  “Educator” means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102.

    (b)  “Educator credential database” means a database used by the state board that:

    (i)  contains educator credential information and LEA information; and

    (ii)  is used by the state board to determine funding distribution.

    (2)  Before July 1, 2020, the state board shall ensure that a technical limitation of the educator credential database does not prevent an educator from accepting employment at more than one LEA.

    Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session