53G-11-202. Employment of school personnel — Length of contract — Termination for cause — Individual contract of employment — Employee acknowledgment of liability protection.
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A local school board may enter into a written employment contract for a term not to exceed five years. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 53G-11-202
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
| (2) |
Nothing in the terms of the contract shall restrict the power of a local school board to terminate the contract for cause at any time. |
| (3) |
| (a) |
A local school board may not enter into a collective bargaining agreement that prohibits or limits individual contracts of employment. |
| (b) |
Subsection (3)(a) does not apply to an agreement that was entered into before May 5, 2003. |
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| (4) |
Each local school board shall:
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ensure that each employment contract complies with the requirements of Section 34-32-1.1; |
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comply with the requirements of Section 34-32-1.1 in employing any personnel, whether by employment contract or otherwise; and |
| (c) |
ensure that at the time an employee enters into an employment contract, the employee shall sign a separate document acknowledging that the employee:
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has received:
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the disclosure required under Subsection 63A-4-204(4)(d) if the school district participates in the Risk Management Fund; or |
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written disclosure similar to the disclosure required under Section 63A-4-204 if the school district does not participate in the Risk Management Fund; and |
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| (ii) |
understands the legal liability protection provided to the employee and what is not covered, as explained in the disclosure. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
