§ 53H-7-303. Complaint process -- Reporting.

(1) The board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing a procedure whereby a student enrolled in an institution may submit a complaint to the board alleging a policy of the institution directly affects one or more of the student's civil liberties. (2) (a) When a student submits a complaint in accordance with the rules adopted under Subsection (1), the board shall: (i) examine the complaint and, within 30 days after the day on which the board receives the complaint, determine whether the complaint is made in good faith; and (ii) (A) if the board determines that the complaint is made in good faith, direct the institution against which the complaint is made to initiate rulemaking proceedings for the challenged policy; or (B) if the board determines that the complaint is made in bad faith, dismiss the complaint. (b) Before November 30 of each year, the board shall submit a report to the General Oversight Committee detailing: (i) the number of complaints the board received during the preceding year; (ii) the number of complaints the board found to be made in good faith during the preceding year; and (iii) each policy that is the subject of a good-faith complaint that the board received during the preceding year. (3) If the board directs an institution to initiate rulemaking proceedings for a challenged policy in accordance with this section, the institution shall initiate rulemaking proceedings for the policy within 60 days after the day on which the board directs the institution.