53G-6-213. Attendance-based grading.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)A teacher may include up to 10% of a student's final grade in a course in grades 7 through 12 based on the student's attendance in the class.

(2)An LEA may adopt a policy that permits attendance to account for more than 10% but not more than 20% of a student's final grade for a course in grades 7 through 12.

(3)If an LEA adopts a policy for a course under Subsection

(2), the LEA shall ensure the LEA's policy shall:

(a)be publicly posted and available to parents and students, including through the parent portal described in Section 53G-6-806 ;

(b)specify which courses the policy applies to and the percentage of the final grade that attendance will comprise, which may not exceed 20%;

(c)permit valid excused absences, as defined in Section 53G-6-201 , to be excluded from attendance-based grade calculations; and

(d)establish reasonable limits on the number of valid excused absences that may be excluded from attendance-based grade calculations to ensure accountability for class participation while accommodating student needs.

(4)If an LEA permits students to earn credit through a test-out option under Section 53E-4 -209, the LEA shall require students who decline to test out and instead enroll in the course to comply with any attendance-based grading policy adopted under this section.

Enacted by Chapter 206 , 2026 General Session