53E-4-207. Firearm safety minimum standards and instruction.

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Effective 7/1/2025

(1)As used in this section:

(a)"Firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-11-101 .

(b)"On or about school premises" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-11-205 .

(2)An LEA shall, in accordance with state board standards, provide an instructional session on firearm safety to each grade level as described in Subsection

(3).

(3)An LEA shall present firearm safety instruction:

(a)to a grade, at least three times, while a student is attending kindergarten through grade 6;

(b)to a grade, at least twice, once while a student is attending middle school and once while a student is attending high school;

(c)in a manner that is developmentally appropriate to the grade level receiving the instruction; and

(d)emphasizing the best practices and guidelines for the safe handling and storage of a firearm to prevent accidents and ensure personal safety.

(4)An LEA providing the instruction described in Subsection

(3):

(a)may provide the instruction:

(i)in a public school using live instruction, a video, or online materials;

(ii)with an existing hunter safety course;

(iii)with the health education curriculum; or

(iv)with the physical education curriculum;

(b)may use firearm safety curricula and materials the attorney general's office previously created; and

(c)shall ensure that any statement regarding a firearm is politically neutral.

(5)If a firearm safety instruction under this section entails the display or functionality of an actual firearm on or about school premises, the LEA shall ensure that the individual who provides the firearm safety instruction is a person exempt from certain weapons laws as described in Subsections 53-5a-108(1)(a) through (f).

(a)A school shall, before providing firearm safety instruction, notify a student's parent or legal guardian of the instruction and provide details on how to opt out.

(b)A school may provide an alternative educational activity to a student whose parent or legal guardian opts the student out of firearm safety instruction.

Enacted by Chapter 517 , 2025 General Session