H.B. 1001 Enrolled

NOTICE BY SCHOOL TO CUSTODIAL AND
NONCUSTODIAL PARENT
2001 FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Fred J. Fife
This act requires a public school to notify the custodial and make reasonable efforts to notify
the noncustodial parent of a student who is injured or becomes ill at the school and requires
medical treatment for the injury or illness at a facility not located on the school premises.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
53A-11-205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 53A-11-205 is enacted to read:
53A-11-205. Notification to the parent of an injured or sick child.
(1) A public school shall notify the custodial parent and, if requested in writing by a
noncustodial parent, make reasonable efforts to notify the noncustodial parent of a student who is
injured or becomes ill at the school during the regular school day if:
(a) the injury or illness requires treatment at a hospital, doctor's office, or other medical
facility not located on the school premises; and
(b) the school has received a current telephone number for the party it is required to notify
or make reasonable efforts to notify.
(2) (a) Subsection (1) does not apply to a noncustodial parent forbidden to have contact
with the student under a court order or similar procedure.
(b) The custodial parent is responsible for providing the school with the noncustodial
parent's status under Subsection (2)(a) through a procedure adopted by the local school board.