Reintegration for Disciplined Students

Reduced the time schools have to forward disciplinary records from 30 days to five school days.

Added a requirement for LEAs to digitally maintain secure files containing reintegration plans for one year.

Clarified that schools must deny admission to students until a reintegration plan is completed for those charged with serious offenses.

Explicitly allowed school boards to deny enrollment to students with chronic misbehavior that endangers others or causes serious disruptions.

Corrected formatting errors in the text of the Utah Code sections.

Revised the standards for denying open enrollment applications to explicitly include students with a history of school safety incidents or safe-school violations, alongside previous criteria like serious legal infractions and chronic misbehavior.

Shortened the deadline for schools to request and forward certified student records from previous schools from 30 days to five school days to ensure faster information sharing regarding disciplinary history.

Updated reintegration plan requirements to specify that plans must address cases where the offense was directed at a school employee or another student, ensuring targeted safety measures are in place.

Clarified that reintegration plans must remain in effect for an entire school year or 180 days, providing a clearer timeframe for monitoring student behavior post-reintegration.

Added requirements for local school boards to post specific enrollment data, including capacity limits and nonresident student statistics, on their websites to increase transparency.

Extended the deadline for developing a reintegration plan to seven days after school returns from break, rather than five school days while in session.

Added a requirement that schools must provide alternative education options if they choose not to integrate a student who allegedly committed a forcible felony.

Added a provision allowing schools to deny admission to a student until a reintegration plan is fully completed.

Clarified that the reintegration process applies to students arrested, charged with, or adjudicated for serious offenses, broadening the scope beyond just temporary custody scenarios.

Added a mandate for peace officers to notify school officials within five days when a minor is taken into temporary custody for a serious offense.

Added a mandate for juvenile probation officers to notify school officials after a detention hearing for a serious offense, including details about the court's decision.

Added a mandate to notify school officials when a minor is released from temporary custody.

Defined the specific information that may be disclosed to schools (minor's name and the offense) to balance safety with privacy.

Updated the definition of a 'multidisciplinary team' to explicitly include school safety and security specialists and directors as required participants in reintegration plans.

Refined the criteria for denying reintegration to specifically address cases where a student is adjudicated for a sex-related offense against a staff member or student, replacing broader language about 'sexual crime or forcible felony' with a specific statutory reference.

Adjusted the timeline for developing reintegration plans to seven school days after notification if school is in session, and seven days after school resumes if notification occurs during a break.

Corrected formatting errors in the statute text, such as inconsistent numbering and stray characters, to ensure the law is clear and enforceable.

Schools can now deny open enrollment applications for students with serious infractions of law or school policies, chronic misbehavior that endangers safety, or specific school safety incidents, whereas previously previous disciplinary proceedings were broadly prohibited as a denial standard.

The deadline for schools to request transfer records was shortened from 14 days to 5 school days, and the deadline for schools to forward those records was reduced from 30 days to 5 school days.

Schools are now required to digitally maintain secure files containing student adjudication information and reintegration plans for one year, ensuring these records follow the student if they transfer schools.

Reintegration plans for students charged with serious offenses must now include specific behavioral, mental health, and academic interventions developed within 5 to 7 school days of notification.

Notification requirements were updated to ensure school officials are informed within 3 to 5 days when a minor is taken into temporary custody, adjudicated, or admitted to home detention for a serious offense.

Minor formatting corrections were made to section headers and numbering throughout the bill to ensure consistency with current legislative standards.