HB 303 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Public School Directory Sharing Amendments

HB 303 amends rules for sharing public school student directories, requiring written consent from parents or guardians before schools can share student contact information. The bill limits directory sharing to specific school-related purposes, such as school events or communications directly involving the student. It also prohibits schools from selling directories or using them for commercial purposes. This directly affects public schools, students, and families by changing how personal information is handled and shared. The bill is currently in the House after being returned from the Senate.
Bill status failed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Mar 8, 2025
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Amended Excerpts 2/21/2025 14:02:207 Amended 2/21/2025 14:02:207 · 7 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates how Utah local education agencies share student directory information and manages school employee email addresses. It clarifies what counts as directory information, adds requirements for sharing data between schools within 50 miles, and establishes new rules for the state board to communicate with school employees via email.
Scope change
The bill expands directory sharing requirements to include schools within a 50-mile radius and adds email communication protocols between the state board and school employees.
DEFINITION

Redefines 'directory information' to specifically list parent name/address and student grade level instead of the previous broader list.

REQUIREMENT

Requires local education agencies to share directory information with other agencies when a request is made and schools are within 50 miles of each other.

Mandates that local education agencies provide school employee email addresses to the state board by October 1 each year.

Allows the state board to email school employees for official communication with 48-hour notice and limits to three times per year.

Permits the Senate president and House speaker to jointly email school employees for legislative education matters with similar notice and frequency limits.

Prohibits using school employee email addresses for political activities or sharing them with third parties.

TIMELINE

Sets the effective date of the bill to July 1, 2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House/ comm rpt/ amended
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
House/ to standing committee
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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