Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 356 Second Substitute (2022GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Teuscher, J.

Final action

House/ filed 3/4/2022

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• requires the State School Board to develop sport-specific coaching standards for high school athletic coaches;
• requires a principal to conduct an annual standardized evaluation of a coach based on the relevant standards developed by the State School Board;
• allows a coach to review and respond to the evaluation; and
• provides for the collection and use of a coach's evaluation for the purpose of making a hiring decision.

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Bill text

ATHLETIC COACHING STANDARDS AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher
Senate Sponsor: 
 Daniel McCay
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses standards for, and the evaluation of, high school athletic coaches.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ requires the State School Board to develop sport-specific coaching standards for
high school athletic coaches;
▸ requires a principal to conduct an annual standardized evaluation of a coach based
on the relevant standards developed by the State School Board;
▸ allows a coach to review and respond to the evaluation; and
▸ provides for the collection and use of a coach's evaluation for the purpose of making
a hiring decision.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53E-3-524
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53G-7-221
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53G-7-1107
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53E-3-524
 is enacted to read:
 53E-3-524.
State board to establish coaching standards.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Association" means the association, as that term is defined in Section 
53G-7-1101
,
that regulates a majority of athletic activities in the state.
(b) "Athletic coach" means an individual who, on behalf of an LEA, coaches students
participating in a sport.
(c) "Interscholastic activity" means the same as that term is defined in Section
53G-7-1102
.
(d) "LEA" means a school district, public school, or charter school that serves students
in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12.
(e) "Sport" means an athletic interscholastic activity sanctioned by the association.
(2) In consultation with the association and groups and organizations that represent
athletic coaches in the state, the state board shall establish, for each sport:
(a) state standards for athletic coaches; and
(b) an evaluation form to be used to evaluate an athletic coach's performance relative to
the applicable standards established under Subsection (2)(a).
(3) The standards established under Subsection (2) shall include standards related to an
athletic coach's:
(a) relationship with students, administrators, referees, parents, and other stakeholders;
(b) training and certification; and
(c) use and management of athletic resources, including fiscal and facility resources.
Section 2. Section 
53G-7-221
 is enacted to read:
 53G-7-221.
Athletic coach evaluations.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Association" means the association, as that term is defined in Section 
53G-7-1101
,
that regulates a majority of athletic activities in the state.
(b) "Athletic coach" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53E-3-524
.
(c) "Classification" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53G-7-1101
.
(d) "Completed coach evaluation" means a completed evaluation described in
Subsection (2), including any response provided by a coach as described in Subsection (3).
(e) "Contest" means an interscholastic meet, game, tournament, or other competitive
activity.
(f) "LEA" means a school district, public school, or charter school that serves students
in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12.
(g) "Sport" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53E-3-524
.
(h) (i) "Sport season" means the competition season for a sport.
(ii) A sport season ends on the day of the last sanctioned state contest for the sport,
regardless of whether the last sanctioned state contest is for schools in a different classification.
(2) Within 10 business days after a sport season ends, an LEA principal or the
principal's designee shall evaluate the LEA's athletic coaches for that sport using the relevant
evaluation form established by the state board under Subsection 
53E-3-524
(2).
(3) Upon completion of an evaluation under Subsection (2), the principal or the
principal's designee who conducts the evaluation shall provide the coach with:
(a) a copy of the evaluation; and
(b) a reasonable opportunity to provide a written response to the evaluation.
(4) After complying with Subsection (3), an LEA shall:
(a) maintain the completed coach evaluation as part of the coach's personnel file; and
(b) submit a copy of the completed coach evaluation to the association.
(5) (a) An LEA shall classify a completed coach evaluation as a private performance
evaluation under Subsection 
63G-2-302
(2)(a).
(b) A completed coach evaluation submitted to the association as required by
Subsection (4) retains the classification of a private record.
Section 3. Section 
53G-7-1107
 is enacted to read:
 53G-7-1107.
Athletic coach evaluations.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Association" means the association, as that term is defined in Section 
53G-7-1101
,
that regulates a majority of athletic activities in the state.
(b) "Athletic coach" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53E-3-524
.
(c) "Completed coach evaluation" means the same as that term is defined in Section
53G-7-221
.
(d) "LEA" means a school district, public school, or charter school that serves students
in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12.
(2) The association shall collect and maintain completed coach evaluations submitted
to the association by an LEA pursuant to Section 
53G-7-221
.
(3) The association shall provide a copy of an athletic coach's completed coach
evaluation to an LEA that requests the coach's evaluation if:
(a) the requesting LEA certifies that:
(i) the LEA is requesting a copy of the completed coach evaluation for the purpose of
making a hiring decision;
(ii) the LEA will not use the completed coach evaluation for any purpose other than
making the hiring decision; and
(iii) the LEA will maintain the completed coach evaluation as a private record under
Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act; and
(b) the coach who is the subject of the completed coach evaluation authorizes, in
writing, the release of the completed coach evaluation to the requesting LEA.
(4) (a) The association shall classify a completed coach evaluation as a private
performance evaluation under Subsection 
63G-2-302
(2)(a).
(b) A completed coach evaluation submitted to an LEA under Subsection (3) retains
the classification of a private record.
(5) The association shall retain a completed coach evaluation for 10 years after the date
of the completed coach evaluation, and then destroy the completed coach evaluation.