Student Integration Amendments

SB 249 requires Utah schools to develop a reintegration plan within five school days for students who commit a forcible felony or are charged with one. The plan, created with a multidisciplinary team including school staff, juvenile court, and mental health professionals, must address behavioral support, mental health services, academic intervention, and notification to affected students or staff. Schools may deny admission until the plan is complete and may choose not to reintegrate the student (offering alternative education instead) for forcible felony cases. The bill also prohibits reintegration if a protective order exists or if the student committed a sexual crime or forcible felony against a victim.