(1) An educator who is not employed by a USHE institution and teaches a CE course shall:
- (a) be employed by an LEA; and
- (b) meet the requirements of Subsections 53E-10-302(5) and (6).
- (2) An educator employed by an LEA who teaches a CE course shall be approved as an adjunct faculty member at the contracting USHE institution before teaching the CE course.
- (3) High school educators who hold adjunct or part time faculty status with a USHE institution to teach CE courses shall be included as fully as possible in the academic life of the supervising academic department at the USHE institution.
- (4) An LEA and a USHE institution shall share expertise and professional development, as necessary, to adequately prepare a teacher to teach in the CE program, including federal and state laws specific to student privacy and student records.
- (5) A USHE institution that employs a faculty member who teaches in a high school has responsibility for ensuring and maintaining documentation that the faculty member has successfully completed a criminal background check, consistent with Section 53G-11-402.
KEY: early college program, advanced placement, international baccalaureate, concurrent enrollment
Date of Last Change: November 21, 2025
Notice of Continuation: September 15, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-3-401(4); 53F-2-408.5; 53F-2-409