Utah Code Title 53E. Public Education System--State Administration § 53E-6-506. UPPAC duties and procedures

(a) dismiss the complaint; or

(b) investigate the complaint in accordance with this section.

(2)(a) The state board may direct UPPAC to:

(b) UPPAC may initiate a hearing as part of an investigation.

(c) Upon completion of an investigation or hearing, UPPAC shall:

(d) UPPAC may not make a recommendation described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii) to adversely affect an educator's license unless UPPAC gives the educator an opportunity for a hearing.

(3)(a) The state board may:

(b) In conducting an investigation, UPPAC or an independent investigator shall conduct the investigation independent of and separate from a related criminal investigation.

(c) In conducting an investigation, UPPAC or an independent investigator may:

(d) If UPPAC finds that reasonable cause exists during an investigation, UPPAC may recommend that the state board initiate a background check on an educator as described in Section 53G-11-403.

(e) UPPAC has a rebuttable presumption that an educator committed a sexual offense against a minor child if the educator voluntarily surrendered a license or certificate or allowed a license or certificate to lapse in the face of a charge of having committed a sexual offense against a minor child.

(a) recommend to the state board procedures for:

(b) recommend to the state board or a professional organization of educators:

(c) fulfill other duties the state board finds appropriate.

(a) a school district and the school district's educators; or

(b) a charter school and the charter school's educators.