Law / United States / 
Utah
Classroom Technology Amendments (HB 273, 2026): local education agency vetting of instructional technology for student privacy compliance, and a balanced technology policy
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding government bodies.
- Obligation class
- Governance, Prohibition
What it requires
- If you are a school district, charter school, or the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, before you allow a public school to use an instructional technology in the classroom, ensure that it complies with state standards and law, including Title 53E, Chapter 9, Student Privacy and Data Protection (Utah Code 53G-7-228(2)(a)).
- Select, deploy, and monitor instructional technology in accordance with those requirements, and adopt internal monitoring and accountability policies to ensure compliance (Utah Code 53G-7-228(2)(b) and (3)(c)).
- Before , adopt the state board's model policy on balanced technology use in the classroom, or an amended version that is compliant with the Student Privacy and Data Protection chapter (Utah Code 53G-7-228(3)(e)).
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What this law does
Before a local education agency allows a public school to use an instructional technology in the classroom, the agency must ensure that the technology meets the conditions the section lists, including that it is compliant with state standards and law such as Title 53E, Chapter 9, Student Privacy and Data Protection.
Instructional technology means technology a local education agency issues to a student in connection with the student's public education, including an electronic device, a digital tool, or a digital application. A local education agency must select, deploy, and monitor instructional technology in accordance with those requirements.
Before , a local education agency must adopt the state board's model policy on balanced technology use in the classroom, or an amended version that includes, among other elements, a balanced instructional technology use policy compliant with Title 53E, Chapter 9, Student Privacy and Data Protection. The state board's model policy must prohibit instructional technology practices that undermine student safety, privacy, or wellbeing.
A local education agency must adopt internal monitoring and accountability policies to ensure compliance with the section.
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