Utah Code Title 53E. Public Education System--State Administration § 53E-6-603. Ineligibility for educator license

(a) found pursuant to a criminal, civil, or administrative matter after reasonable opportunity for the applicant to contest the allegation; and

(b) considered, as behavior of an educator, to be:

(a) was convicted of a felony of a sexual nature;

(b) pled guilty to a felony of a sexual nature;

(c) entered a plea of no contest to a felony of a sexual nature;

(d) entered a plea in abeyance to a felony of a sexual nature;

(e) was convicted of a sexual offense under Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses, against a minor child;

(f) engaged in sexually explicit conduct, as defined in Section 76-5b-103, with a student who is a minor;

(g) engaged in sexually explicit conduct, as defined in Section 76-5b-103, with a student who:

(h) admits to the state board or UPPAC that the license applicant or educator committed conduct that amounts to:

(a) employ the person in the public school; or

(b) allow the person to volunteer in the public school.

(4)(a) If the state board denies licensure under this section, the state board shall immediately notify the applicant of:

(b) Upon receipt of a notice described in Subsection (4)(a), an applicant may, within 30 days after the day on which the applicant received the notice, request a hearing before UPPAC for the applicant to review and respond to all evidence upon which the state board based the denial.

(c) If the state board receives a request for a hearing described in Subsection (4)(b), the state board shall direct UPPAC to hold a hearing.