HB 310: School Reintegration Plan Amendments - Utah

Substitute #2 → Substitute #3 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates Utah's student reintegration and enrollment laws to improve safety and record-keeping. It allows schools to deny enrollment to students with serious safety violations, tightens deadlines for transferring student records, and mandates digital storage of disciplinary files. The bill also clarifies notification rules when minors are taken into custody and expands the scope of 'restricted services' requiring parental consent.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of student record transfers to include specific disciplinary files and extends the definition of restricted services to include more counseling and therapeutic interactions.

ELIGIBILITY

Schools are now explicitly authorized to deny open enrollment applications to students who have committed serious infractions of the law or school policies, or who have a history of chronic misbehavior that endangers others.

TIMELINE

The deadline for schools to request transfer records was reduced from 14 days to 10 days, and the deadline for sending those records was reduced from 30 days to 10 days.

REQUIREMENT

Schools must now digitally maintain and transfer specific student records, including discipline files, safe-school violations, and threat assessments, for one year.

The definition of 'restricted services' requiring parental consent was expanded to include various counseling and therapeutic sessions, with specific rules on when parents can opt out of notifications.

ENFORCEMENT

Notification timelines for schools when a minor is taken into temporary custody were adjusted, and the bill clarifies liability protections for employees who disclose this information.

TECHNICAL

Several sections were renumbered and text was cleaned up to conform with recent legislative changes and improve clarity.

Substitute #1 → Substitute #2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was expanded from focusing solely on reintegration plans for violent students to a broader scope covering open enrollment policies, student record transfers, and notification procedures for minors in custody. It adds new requirements for schools to deny enrollment based on specific safety incidents and mandates faster transfer of disciplinary records between schools.

Scope change

The bill's scope significantly expanded from exclusively addressing reintegration plans for students alleged to have committed violent felonies to including general open enrollment policies, record transfer procedures, and custody notification requirements.

SCOPE

The bill now covers a wider range of student issues including open enrollment, record transfers, and custody notifications, in addition to reintegration plans.

ELIGIBILITY

New grounds were added to allow schools to deny open enrollment applications based on serious legal infractions, chronic misbehavior endangering safety, and any school safety incidents.

TIMELINE

The timeline for requesting transfer records was shortened from 14 days to an unspecified period, while the deadline for schools to forward records was reduced from 30 days to 10 school days.

REQUIREMENT

Schools are now required to digitally maintain and transfer specific student records, including discipline files and threat assessments.

The specific requirement to develop a reintegration plan within five school days during the session was removed, replaced by broader enrollment and record transfer rules.

Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:761 → Substitute #1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends the reintegration plan process for students involved in serious offenses by extending the timeline for plan development to seven school days and adding specific provisions for summer breaks. It also grants schools more flexibility to customize plan components based on individual student needs and risk levels, while clarifying the specific offenses that can lead to a student's exclusion from school.

Scope change

The bill applies to all Utah school districts developing reintegration plans for students arrested, charged, or adjudicated for serious offenses, with new specific rules for notifications received during summer breaks.

TIMELINE

Extended the deadline to develop a reintegration plan from five to seven school days after receiving notification.

Added a specific rule for summer notifications, requiring plans to be completed before the next school year begins or within seven days, whichever is later.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the plan requirements to allow schools to add additional interventions or create unique plans tailored to the specific student's needs and risk level.

Added a new subsection stating that reintegration plans remain in effect for an entire school year or 180 days.

ELIGIBILITY

Narrowed the list of offenses that automatically prevent a student's reintegration to only those listed in Section 76-3-203.5, removing the previous blanket ban for sexual crimes and forcible felonies.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of the 'multidisciplinary team' to include 'or designee' for several members, allowing for greater administrative flexibility.

Amended Excerpts 2/2/2026 11:02:761 → Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:761 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the timeline for creating reintegration plans for students involved in serious offenses, extending the deadline to seven school days from five. It also adds flexibility for schools to create unique plans tailored to individual student needs and risk levels, and provides an extended deadline if the offense occurs during summer break.

Scope change

The bill applies to all school districts in Utah developing reintegration plans for students arrested, charged with, or adjudicated for serious offenses.

TIMELINE

The deadline to develop a reintegration plan was extended from five school days to seven school days after notification.

If a serious offense occurs during summer break, the school must complete the plan before the next school year begins or within seven days, whichever is later.

REQUIREMENT

Schools are now allowed to create unique reintegration plans that go beyond standard requirements to meet specific student needs and risk levels.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and numbering adjustments were made to align the text with standard legislative structure.

Introduced → Amended Excerpts 2/2/2026 11:02:761 · 1 edit

MINOR

This amendment clarifies how schools can customize reintegration plans for students involved in serious offenses. It explicitly allows districts to add extra interventions or create unique plans tailored to a student's specific needs and risk level, rather than being limited strictly to the four standard components. The change aims to provide schools with greater flexibility to ensure safety and support while maintaining the core requirements of the original bill.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for reintegration plans was modified to explicitly allow school districts to add additional interventions or create unique plans based on a student's individual needs and risk level, in addition to the standard behavioral, mental health, and academic components.

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