Section 703 - Community Education Program.

UT Code § 76-5-703 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) The director of the Department of Health shall develop a community education program regarding female genital mutilation.

(2) The program shall include: (a) education, prevention, and outreach materials regarding the health risks and emotional trauma inflicted by the practice of female genital mutilation; (b) ways to develop and disseminate information regarding recognizing the risk factors associated with female genital mutilation; and (c) training materials for law enforcement, teachers, and others who are mandated reporters under Section 62A-4a-403, encompassing: (i) risk factors associated with female genital mutilation; (ii) signs that an individual may be a victim of female genital mutilation; (iii) best practices for responses to victims of female genital mutilation; and (iv) the criminal penalties associated with the facilitation or commission of female genital mutilation.

(a) education, prevention, and outreach materials regarding the health risks and emotional trauma inflicted by the practice of female genital mutilation;

(b) ways to develop and disseminate information regarding recognizing the risk factors associated with female genital mutilation; and

(c) training materials for law enforcement, teachers, and others who are mandated reporters under Section 62A-4a-403, encompassing: (i) risk factors associated with female genital mutilation; (ii) signs that an individual may be a victim of female genital mutilation; (iii) best practices for responses to victims of female genital mutilation; and (iv) the criminal penalties associated with the facilitation or commission of female genital mutilation.

(i) risk factors associated with female genital mutilation;

(ii) signs that an individual may be a victim of female genital mutilation;

(iii) best practices for responses to victims of female genital mutilation; and

(iv) the criminal penalties associated with the facilitation or commission of female genital mutilation.