Last modified: marzo 7, 2025

School Fees Notice for Families of Students in Grades K 6

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The Utah Constitution prohibits the charging of fees in elementary schools. If a child is in kindergarten through grade six, they cannot be charged for:

• Textbooks
• Classroom equipment or supplies
• Musical instruments
• Field trips
• Assemblies
• Snacks (other than food provided through the School Lunch Program)
• Anything else that takes place or is used during the regular school day

Fees may only be charged for programs offered before or after school, or during school vacations. Fees may also be charged for a student in grade six who attends a school that includes one or more grades 7-12, if the school follows a secondary model of delivering education to the school’s sixth-grade students.

Utah law requires schools that charge fees to ensure that a fee waiver or other provisions in lieu of a fee waiver is available to any student whose parents are unable to pay a fee.

Fee Waivers

A fee waiver is a full release from the requirement to pay a fee. If a student is eligible for fee waivers, all fees must be waived. If it is not specifically addressed in state law, a school must waive all fees, including any where a student’s participation is optional. This means that those students who are eligible for a fee waiver can participate in any school class or activity free of charge.

A student is eligible for a waiver if:

• Their family receives TANF funding (food stamps or state Family Employment Program)
• The student receives SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
• The student is designated McKinney-Vento
• The student is in foster care
• The student is in state custody
• The student is eligible based on family/household income (the levels match those of free lunch eligibility)

Note: A student may also be eligible for fee waivers if they do not meet any of these standards but are still unable to pay a fee. Please see the local school or district policy for more information.

If a student wishes to apply for fee waivers, they will be asked to provide documentation of fee waiver eligibility as part of the application process.

To apply for a fee waiver, a student may submit the “Fee Waiver Application (Grades K-6)”. A copy of the application is included with this notice, and additional copies may be obtained from the school office or from the Utah State School Fees Website.

Once the documents have been submitted to the school, the fee requirement will be suspended until a final decision has been reached about the student’s eligibility for fee waivers.

If the application is denied, the school will send a “Decision and Appeal Form”. This form will explain why the application was denied and how to appeal the decision. Be sure to always keep a copy. If an appeal for a denial of fee waivers is submitted, all fees will not need to be paid until the appeal is decided.

If a student wishes to purchase school pictures, yearbooks, or similar items through the school, those costs are not considered fees and will not be waived. Additionally, if a student loses or damages school property, the costs of replacement or repair are not fees and do not need to be waived.

Revised March 2022 Utah State Board of Education School Fees Team ADA Compliant 4/4/2022