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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0310" sponsor="Angela Romero" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL1256" date="1/21/2026 12:01:27" printDate="01-21 12:54" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>3</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="1" uid="C53G-8-S213_2026050620260506" fromuid="C53G-8-S213_2025050720250507" sort="53G08 02130020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">53G-8-213</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="2" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">School Reintegration Plan Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Angela Romero</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill amends provisions relating to reintegration plans.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">extends the timeline for developing a reintegration plan;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1"> provides additional time during summer months for developing reintegration plans;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" level="1">allows schools flexibility to tailor reintegration plan components based on student need <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>and risk level; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="1">makes technical changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="14">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="16">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="53G-8-213" src="code" uid="C53G-8-S213_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="53G08 02130020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19"><bold>53G-8-213</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 348</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="20"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="53G-8-213" type="amend" src="code" uid="C53G-8-S213_2026050620260506" sort="53G08 02130020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="53G-8-213" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="22">Section 1. Section <bold>53G-8-213</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="23"><bold>53G-8-213<parens/>. Reintegration plan for student alleged to have committed violent <ln numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-3"/>felony or weapon offense.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-4" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>As used in this section,"multidisciplinary team" means: <subsection ssid="1-null-2" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-5" level="2"><display>(a)</display>the local education agency; </subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-6" level="2"><display>(b)</display>the juvenile court; </subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-4" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-7" level="2"><display>(c)</display>the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services; </subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-5" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-8" level="2"><display>(d)</display>a school safety and security specialist designated under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53G-8-701.6">53G-8-701.6</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-6" dnum="e-o" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-9" level="2"><display>(e)</display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="28" groupid="19" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">a </amend>school safety and security director designated under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53G-8-701.8">53G-8-701.8</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-7" dnum="f-o" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-10" level="2"><display>(f)</display>a school resource officer if applicable; and </subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-8" dnum="g-o" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-11" level="2"><display>(g)</display>any other relevant party that should be involved in a reintegration plan.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-9" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-12" level="1" space="false"><display>(2)</display><subsection ssid="1-28" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both">(a)</amend></display>If a school district receives a notification from the juvenile court or a law <ln numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-13"/>enforcement agency that a student was arrested for, charged with, or adjudicated in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-14"/>the juvenile court for a serious offense, the school shall develop a reintegration plan <ln numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-15"/>for the student with a multidisciplinary team, the student, and the student's parent or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-16"/>guardian, within <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="38" groupid="28" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">five</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="37" groupid="27" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">seven</amend> school days after the day on which the school receives a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-17"/>notification<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-29" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="33" groupid="24" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">Notwithstanding Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53G-8-213(2)(a)">(2)(a)</xref>, if the school receives a notification described in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-19"/>Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53G-8-213(2)(a)">(2)(a)</xref> during summer break, the school shall develop a reintegration plan <ln numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-20"/>before the beginning of the following school year or within seven school days after <ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-21"/>the day on which the school receives the notification, whichever is later</amend>.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-10" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-22" level="1"><display>(3)</display>The school may deny admission to the student until the school completes the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-23"/>reintegration plan under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53G-8-213(2)">(2)</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-11" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-24" level="1" space="false"><display>(4)</display><subsection ssid="1-24" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both">(a)</amend></display>The reintegration plan under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53G-8-213(2)">(2)</xref> shall address:<subsection ssid="1-null-12" dnum="a-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-25" level="3" tab="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1014" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(a)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1015" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(i)</amend></display>a behavioral intervention for the student;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-13" dnum="b-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-26" level="3" tab="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1015" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(b)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1016" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(ii)</amend></display>a short-term mental health or counseling service for the student;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-14" dnum="c-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-27" level="3" tab="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1016" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(c)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1017" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(iii)</amend></display>an academic intervention for the student; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-15" dnum="d-o:iv-i" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-28" level="3" tab="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1017" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(d)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1018" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(iv)</amend></display>if the serious offense was directed at a school employee or another student <ln numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-29"/>within the school, notification of the reintegration plan to that school employee or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-30"/>student and the student's parent.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-25" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-31" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1018" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="7" groupid="5" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">Notwithstanding Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53G-8-213(4)(a)">(4)(a)</xref>, the school district may:</amend><subsection ssid="1-26" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-32" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1019" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="16" groupid="10" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">add any additional interventions or components to those listed in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53G-8-213(4)(a)">(4)(a)</xref>; <ln numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-33"/>or </amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-27" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-34" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1020" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="21" groupid="14" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">create a unique reintegration plan to <marker pairid="47">meet the</marker> individual needs and risk level of a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-35"/>specific student.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-16" dnum="5-o" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-36" level="1"><display>(5)</display>A school district may not reintegrate a student into a school where:<subsection ssid="1-null-17" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-37" level="2"><display>(a)</display>a student or staff member has a protective order against the student being <ln numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-38"/>reintegrated; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-18" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-39" level="2"><display>(b)</display>a student or staff member is the victim of a sexual crime or forcible felony <ln numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-40"/>committed by the student being reintegrated.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-19" dnum="6-o" numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-41" level="1" space="false"><display>(6)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-20" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>Notwithstanding Subsection <xref refnumber="53G-8-213(2)" depth="4">(2)</xref>, a school district may elect to not <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="44" groupid="34" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">integrate</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="42" groupid="32" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-42"/>reintegrate</amend> a student into a school if the student has committed, or allegedly <ln numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-43"/>committed, a forcible felony.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-21" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="1-44" level="2"><display>(b)</display>If a school district elects to not <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="46" groupid="36" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">integrate</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="43" groupid="33" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">reintegrate</amend> a student under Subsection <xref refnumber="53G-8-213(6)(a)" depth="4"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="1-45"/>(6)(a)</xref>, the school district shall provide alternative education options for the student.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-22" dnum="7-o" numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="1-46" level="1"><display>(7)</display>A reintegration plan under this section is classified as a protected record under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63G-2-305"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="1-47"/>63G-2-305</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-23" dnum="8-o" numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="1-48" level="1"><display>(8)</display>All other records of disclosures under this section are governed by Title 63G, Chapter 2, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="1-49"/>Government Records Access and Management Act, and the Family Educational Rights <ln numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="1-50"/>and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="72">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="73"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>1-21-26 12:54 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>