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Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-3-707

  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
  • State superintendent: means the state superintendent of public instruction appointed under Section 53E-3-301. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
     (1)(a) The state board, through the state superintendent, shall develop and distribute to each school district a school building construction and inspection resource manual.
     (1)(b) The manual shall be provided to a charter school upon request of the charter school.
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     (2)(a) The manual shall include:

          (2)(a)(i) current legal requirements; and
          (2)(a)(ii) information on school building construction and inspections, including the guidelines adopted by the state board in accordance with Section 53E-3-702.
     (2)(b) The state superintendent shall review and update the manual at least once every three years.
(3) The state board shall provide for an annual school construction conference to allow a representative from each school district and charter school to:

     (3)(a) receive current information on the design, construction, and inspection of school buildings;
     (3)(b) receive training on such matters as:

          (3)(b)(i) using properly certified building inspectors;
          (3)(b)(ii) filing construction inspection summary reports and the final inspection certification with the local governmental authority’s building official;
          (3)(b)(iii) the roles and relationships between a school district or charter school and the local governmental authority, either a county or municipality, as related to the construction and inspection of school buildings; and
          (3)(b)(iv) adequate documentation of school building inspections; and
     (3)(c) provide input on any changes that may be needed to improve the existing school building inspection program.
(4) The state board shall develop a process to verify that inspections by qualified inspectors occur in each school district or charter school.