SB26-120 • 2026

Missing Person Training & Higher Education Reporting

The bill requires a person seeking certification or recertification from the peace officers standards and training board to undergo training on various missing person alerts active within the state. T

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. K. Wallace, Rep. B. Bradley, Rep. Y. Zokaie, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. M. Ball, Sen. A. Benavidez, Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. S. Bright, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. L. Daugherty, Sen. L. Frizell, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. N. Hinrichsen, Sen. I. Jodeh, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. W. Lindstedt, Sen. K. Mullica, Sen. R. Pelton, Sen. D. Roberts, Sen. R. Rodriguez, Sen. C. Simpson, Sen. M. Snyder, Sen. T. Sullivan, Sen. M. Weissman
Last action: 2026-03-31
Official status: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effectiveness and implementation details of the training program are not specified.

Training for Missing Persons Alerts and Reporting

This bill requires peace officers seeking certification or recertification to undergo training on missing person alerts and mandates higher education institutions to either conduct a preliminary wellness assessment or immediately contact law enforcement if a student is reported missing.

What This Bill Does

Requires peace officers seeking certification or recertification from the Peace Officers Standards and Training Board to complete training on various missing person alerts in the state.
Directs the Department of Public Safety to create a missing person alert training program for persons seeking certification or recertification as peace officers.
Allows an institution of higher education to either conduct a preliminary wellness assessment for up to six hours or immediately contact law enforcement if a student is reported missing.
Requires institutions to notify law enforcement within six hours if the student cannot be located during the preliminary wellness assessment, or if there is credible evidence of risk to the student's safety.

Who It Names or Affects

Peace officers seeking certification or recertification
Higher education institutions with missing student reports

Terms To Know

Preliminary Wellness Assessment: A set of steps an institution must take to check on a missing student, including digital contact attempts and residential verification.
Emergency Contact Attempt: An additional step required if the student is not found within six hours during a preliminary wellness assessment.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens after the initial six-hour period of a preliminary wellness assessment.
It's unclear how institutions will handle missing students who do not reside in Colorado but attend an institution there.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

L.001

SEN Judiciary

Passed [*]

Plain English: The amendment adds provisions for higher education institutions to conduct preliminary wellness assessments and provides immunity from civil liability if they act in good faith.

Adds new subsections (c) through (h) that outline the responsibilities of higher education institutions when a student is missing, including conducting wellness assessments and maintaining documentation.
Provides immunity for institutions and their employees from civil liability related to actions taken under these provisions if they act in good faith.
Specifies that institutions must adopt and publish policies regarding preliminary wellness assessments, which include defining authorized personnel, escalation procedures, record-keeping systems, and additional assessment steps.

The amendment text is extensive and includes many technical details about the process of conducting a preliminary wellness assessment. Some parts may be difficult to fully explain without further context or definitions.
There are references to other sections (like 'subsection (5)(b)') that are not provided in this excerpt, which limits a complete understanding.

L.002

SEN Judiciary

Passed [*]

Plain English: The amendment changes the requirement for institutions to provide verification when they have institution-controlled housing.

Changes the bill so that an institution must only provide verification if it has institution-controlled housing.

The exact nature of what constitutes 'institution-controlled housing' and how this affects verification requirements is not specified in the amendment text.

L.003

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: The amendment removes references to the Department of Higher Education and modifies language related to emergency contact notifications for missing students.

Removes all mentions of 'THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION' from the report.
Modifies the process for institutions to request information about a student's emergency contact, ensuring it complies with federal and state privacy laws.
Limits permissible disclosure of student information solely to what is reasonably necessary to locate the missing student.

The exact impact on current policies and procedures at educational institutions is not fully detailed in this amendment text.

L.004

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: The amendment changes the requirements for institutions and law enforcement when dealing with missing person alerts.

Adds language to specify that an institution must consider where a student was last known to reside in the state.
Requires immediate notification of law enforcement without conducting a preliminary wellness assessment or allows for such an assessment if certain conditions are met.
Modifies how institutions notify the appropriate agency, now considering both current and permanent addresses on file.

The amendment text is technical and may require further clarification to understand all implications fully.

L.005

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: The amendment changes the language in a bill to clarify that institutions can only access limited personal information from students for emergency purposes, and it updates definitions related to higher education institutions.

Changes the phrase 'ATTENDANCE OR SOCIAL INTERACTION SUBJECT TO' to 'ATTENDANCE, LIMITED TO INFORMATION REASONABLY NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE STUDENT'S LOCATION, CONSISTENT WITH'.
Replaces 'EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.' with 'ANY PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION THE STUDENT HAS PROVIDED TO THE INSTITUTION FOR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION PURPOSES.'.
Updates the definition of 'college' to align with specific sections in state law.

The amendment text does not provide full context, so some details about how these changes will be implemented are unclear.

L.007

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: The amendment changes the language in a report to remove certain phrases and add new requirements for institutions regarding preliminary wellness assessments.

Removes 'HOUSING;' and replaces it with 'AND'.
Strikes out 'INQUIRY; AND' and substitutes it with 'INQUIRY.'.
Adds a new requirement that if an institution does not locate a student within six hours after conducting a preliminary wellness assessment, the institution must attempt to contact emergency contacts.

The exact impact of these changes on existing procedures is unclear without additional context.

Bill History

2026-03-31 House
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-26 House
House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-03-16 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
2026-03-16 Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-13 Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-03-12 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/13/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-10 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/12/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-09 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/10/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-04 Senate
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
2026-02-23 Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

Official Summary Text

The bill requires a person seeking certification or recertification from the peace officers standards and training board to undergo training on various missing person alerts active within the state. The department of public safety is required to create a missing person alert training program for persons seeking certification or recertification of their peace officer status.
The bill
allows a state

requires an
institution of higher education (institution) to
either
conduct a preliminary wellness assessment for no longer than 6 hours,
or immediately contact a law enforcement agency
if a student is reported missing. If the student is not found within the 6-hour period,
the institution does not conduct a preliminary wellness assessment,
or if there is evidence of a credible risk to the student's safety, the institution shall notify the institution's police department, or the nearest law enforcement agency
with jurisdiction over the student's current local address on file with the institution or the student's permanent address on file with the institution
if the institution does not have its own police department, of the missing student.

The preliminary wellness assessment must consist of at least the following steps: A digital contact attempt, a residential verification, and an academic and social inquiry. An institution that conducts a preliminary wellness assessment is immune from civil liability if the institution acted in good faith.

An institution is required to adopt and publish a preliminary wellness assessment policy.

An institution is required to maintain contemporaneous written documentation regarding the steps the institution took to complete the preliminary wellness assessment. The records are subject to certain disclosure requirements.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Current Bill Text

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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0010.02 Owen Hatch x2698 SENATE BILL 26-120
Senate Committees House Committees
Judiciary
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING LAW ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES RELATED TO MISSING101
PERSONS.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov.)
The bill requires a person seeking certification or recertification
from the peace officers standards and training board to undergo training
on various missing person alerts active within the state. The department
of public safety is required to create a missing person alert training
program for persons seeking certification or recertification of their peace
officer status.
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 16, 2026
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
March 13, 2026
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Marchman and Wallace, Amabile, Ball, Benavidez, Bridges, Bright, Coleman, Cutter,
Danielson, Daugherty, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker,
Lindstedt, Mullica, Pelton R., Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Zokaie and Bradley,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
The bill allows a state institution of higher education (institution)
to conduct a preliminary wellness assessment for no longer than 6 hours
if a student is reported missing. If the student is not found within the
6-hour period, the institution does not conduct a preliminary wellness
assessment, or if there is evidence of a credible risk to the student's safety,
the institution shall notify the institution's poli ce department, or the
nearest law enforcement agency if the institution does not have its own
police department, of the missing student.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-416.32
as follows:3
24-33.5-416.3. Missing persons alert training program -4
requirements.5
(1) A PERSON SEEKING CERTIFICATION , OR RENEWAL OF AN6
EXPIRED CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-31-305 (1.7), BY THE7
PEACE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING BOARD PURSUANT TO PART 38
OF ARTICLE 31 OF THIS TITLE 24 SHALL UNDERGO THE TRAINING RELATED9
TO MISSING PERSONS ALERTS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION.10
(2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR11
PEACE OFFICERS DESCRIBING THE STATE ALERTS RELATING TO MISSING12
PERSONS, INCLUDING MISSING PERSON ALERTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS13
16-2.7-103, 24-33.5-415.7, 24-33.5-415.8, 24-33.5-415.9, AND14
24-33.5-431, AND THE STATE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. PURSUANT TO15
SECTION 24-31-319 (3), THE PEACE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING16
BOARD SHALL INCLUDE THE TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE BASIC OR RESERVE17
PEACE OFFICER TRAINING CURRICULUM AND TRAINING REQUIRED TO18
RENEW A PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATION THAT EXPIRED. THE DEPARTMENT19
IS NOT REQUIRED TO DELIVER OR ADMINISTER THE TRAINING REQUIRED20
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.21
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SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-31-319, add (3)1
as follows:2
24-31-319. Training related to missing indigenous persons -3
development - missing persons alerts training.4
(3) THE P.O.S.T. BOARD SHALL INCLUDE IN THE BASIC OR RESERVE5
PEACE OFFICER TRAINING CURRICULUM, AND THE TRAINING REQUIRED TO6
RENEW A PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATION THAT EXPIRED , TRAINING7
CONCERNING MISSING PERSONS ALERTS CREATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF8
PUBLIC SAFETY PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-33.5-416.3.9
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-5-141, add (5) as10
follows:11
23-5-141. Campus police information sharing - missing12
student notifications to law enforcement - legislative declaration -13
rules - definitions.14
(5) (a) I F A STUDENT , FAMILY MEMBER , LEGAL GUARDIAN ,15
FACULTY MEMBER, OR OTHER PERSON REPORTS TO AN INSTITUTION OF16
HIGHER EDUCATION THAT A STUDENT ATTENDING THE INSTITUTION, WHO17
WAS LAST KNOWN TO RESIDE IN THE STATE , IS MISSING OR CANNOT BE18
LOCATED, THE INSTITUTION SHALL EITHER IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY LAW19
ENFORCEMENT PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(b) OF THIS SECTION20
WITHOUT CONDUCTING A PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT OR21
CONDUCT A PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO22
SUBSECTION (5)(d) OF THIS SECTION AND DOCUMENT THE INFORMATION23
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (5)(f) OF THIS SECTION.24
(b) I F AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION CONDUCTING A25
PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT DOES NOT LOCATE THE STUDENT26
WITHIN SIX HOURS AFTER RECEIVING THE REPORT, THE INSTITUTION SHALL,27
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AT THE EXPIRATION OF THE SIX-HOUR PERIOD, NOTIFY THE INSTITUTION'S1
POLICE DEPARTMENT . IF THE INSTITUTION DOES NOT CONDUCT A2
PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT OR AT ANY TIME DETERMINES THERE3
IS CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF RISK TO THE STUDENT 'S SAFETY , THE4
INSTITUTION SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE INSTITUTION 'S POLICE5
DEPARTMENT. IF THE INSTITUTION DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN POLICE6
DEPARTMENT, THE INSTITUTION SHALL MAKE THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRED7
IN THIS SUBSECTION (5)(b) TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY8
WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE STUDENT 'S CURRENT LOCAL ADDRESS ON9
FILE WITH THE INSTITUTION , OR, IF NO CURRENT LOCAL ADDRESS IS ON10
FILE, THE STUDENT'S PERMANENT ADDRESS ON FILE WITH THE INSTITUTION.11
AFTER RECEIVING THE MISSING PERSON REPORT, THE INSTITUTION'S POLICE12
DEPARTMENT OR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL FOLLOW13
THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 16-2.7-102 AND14
16-2.7-103, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE PROCEDURE.15
(c) (I) AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND AN EMPLOYEE16
THEREOF, IS IMMUNE FROM CIVIL LIABILITY RELATED TO A MISSING17
STUDENT IF THE INSTITUTION OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF WAS ACTING IN18
GOOD FAITH PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (5).19
(II) GOOD FAITH IMMUNITY FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PURSUANT20
TO THIS SUBSECTION (5)(c) APPLIES IN ADDITION TO ANY IMMUNITY21
PURSUANT TO THE "COLORADO GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY ACT",22
ARTICLE 10 OF TITLE 24. GOOD FAITH IMMUNITY PURSUANT TO THIS23
SUBSECTION (5)(c) APPLIES INDEPENDENTLY TO A PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF24
HIGHER EDUCATION.25
(III) A N INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION CLAIMING GOOD26
FAITH IMMUNITY PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (5)(c) BEARS THE27
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BURDEN OF ESTABLISHING THAT THE INSTITUTION INITIATED THE MINIMUM1
WELLNESS ASSESSMENT STEPS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(d)2
OF THIS SECTION , WHICH MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY DOCUMENTATION3
MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(f) OF THIS SECTION.4
(d) (I) F OR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION (5), A PRELIMINARY5
WELLNESS ASSESSMENT INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING STEPS6
CONDUCTED IN GOOD FAITH AND DOCUMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION7
(5)(f) OF THIS SECTION:8
(A) A DIGITAL CONTACT ATTEMPT;9
(B) A RESIDENTIAL VERIFICATION , IF THE INSTITUTION HAS10
INSTITUTION-CONTROLLED HOUSING; AND11
(C) AN ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL INQUIRY.12
(II) I F AN INSTITUTION CONDUCTS A PRELIMINARY WELLNESS13
ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (5) AND DOES NOT LOCATE14
THE STUDENT WITHIN SIX HOURS , THE INSTITUTION MUST CONDUCT AN15
EMERGENCY CONTACT ATTEMPT.16
(III) AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAY CONDUCT THE17
STEPS LISTED IN SUBSECTION (5)(d)(I) OF THIS SECTION SIMULTANEOUSLY18
IF THE INSTITUTION DEEMS IT NECESSARY.19
(IV) THIS SUBSECTION (5)(d) DOES NOT PREVENT AN INSTITUTION20
OF HIGHER EDUCATION FROM ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL PRELIMINARY21
WELLNESS ASSESSMENT STEPS.22
(V) (A) AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS NOT DEEMED TO23
HAVE FAILED TO CONDUCT A PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT24
SOLELY BECAUSE, DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE INSTITUTION 'S25
REASONABLE CONTROL , ONE OR MORE OF STEPS OF THE PRELIMINARY26
WELLNESS ASSESSMENT COULD NOT BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE SIX-HOUR27
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PERIOD REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(b) OF THIS SECTION.1
(B) AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL DOCUMENT THE2
REASON FOR EACH UNCOMPLETED STEP REQUIRED PURSUANT TO3
SUBSECTION (5)(f) OF THIS SECTION.4
(e) (I) AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL ADOPT AND5
PUBLISH A PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT POLICY THAT DEFINES ,6
AT A MINIMUM:7
(A) THE CATEGORIES OF INSTITUTIONAL EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS8
WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT A RESIDENTIAL VERIFICATION9
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(d)(I)(B) OF THIS SECTION , WHICH MUST10
INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEE OR AGENT AVAILABLE11
OUTSIDE OF REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS;12
(B) T HE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION 'S PROCESS FOR13
ESCALATING A MISSING PERSON REPORT TO AN EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBLE14
FOR INITIATING A PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT;15
(C) THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION'S RECORD-KEEPING16
SYSTEM REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(f) OF THIS SECTION; AND17
(D) ADDITIONAL PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT STEPS AS18
ESTABLISHED BY AN INSTITUTION.19
(II) A N INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL MAKE ITS20
PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT POLICY PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON21
THE INSTITUTION'S WEBSITE AND SHALL REVIEW AND UPDATE THE POLICY22
AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS.23
(f) (I) AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT CONDUCTS A24
PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(a) OF25
THIS SECTION SHALL MAINTAIN CONTEMPORANEOUS WRITTEN26
DOCUMENTATION OF THE ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING:27
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(A) T HE DATE AND TIME THE MISSING PERSON REPORT WAS1
RECEIVED AND THE NAME AND ROLE OF THE EMPLOYEE WHO RECEIVED IT;2
(B) THE DATE, TIME, METHOD, AND OUTCOME OF EACH CONTACT3
ATTEMPT MADE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(d)(I) OF THIS SECTION;4
(C) THE NAME AND ROLE OF EACH INSTITUTIONAL EMPLOYEE OR5
AGENT WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT;6
(D) T HE REASON ANY STEP OF THE PRELIMINARY WELLNESS7
ASSESSMENT WAS NOT COMPLETED WITHIN THE SIX -HOUR PERIOD8
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(b) OF THIS SECTION , IF9
APPLICABLE; AND10
(E) THE DATE AND TIME A MISSING PERSON REPORT IS MADE TO11
THE INSTITUTION 'S POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE NEAREST LAW12
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.13
(II) A N INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL RETAIN THE14
RECORDS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (5)(f) FOR A MINIMUM15
OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE MISSING PERSON REPORT WAS RECEIVED BY16
THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION , AND THE RECORDS MUST BE17
AVAILABLE TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY UPON REQUEST.18
(III) A N INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL MAKE THE19
RECORDS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (5)(f) AVAILABLE20
UPON REQUEST , CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE21
STUDENT PRIVACY LAWS, TO THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE STUDENT22
AS THE STUDENT 'S EMERGENCY CONTACT IN THE STUDENT 'S OFFICIAL23
INSTITUTIONAL RECORD IF THE STUDENT HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED WITHIN24
THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE INSTITUTION RECEIVES A MISSING PERSON25
REPORT. THE PERMISSIBLE DISCLOSURE MUST BE MADE SOLELY FOR THE26
PURPOSE OF INFORMING THE STUDENT 'S EMERGENCY CONTACT OF THE27
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INSTITUTION'S EFFORTS TO LOCATE THE STUDENT.1
(g) (I) C ONDUCTING A PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT2
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(d) OF THIS SECTION IS A PERMISSIBLE3
DISCLOSURE CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE STUDENT4
PRIVACY LAWS, LIMITED TO INFORMATION REASONABLY NECESSARY TO5
LOCATE THE STUDENT , AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF A6
STATE STUDENT PRIVACY LAW.7
(II) A DISCLOSURE MADE AS PART OF A PRELIMINARY WELLNESS8
ASSESSMENT MUST BE LIMITED TO INFORMATION REASONABLY NECESSARY9
TO LOCATE THE STUDENT AND MUST NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER10
PURPOSE.11
(h) A S USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (5), UNLESS THE CONTEXT12
OTHERWISE REQUIRES:13
(I) "A CADEMIC AND SOCIAL INQUIRY " MEANS A QUERY BY AN14
INSTITUTION OF AVAILABLE FACULTY MEMBERS AND RESIDENTIAL STAFF15
ABOUT THE STUDENT'S MOST RECENTLY KNOWN ATTENDANCE, LIMITED TO16
INFORMATION REASONABLY NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE STUDENT 'S17
LOCATION, CONSISTENT WITH THE PERMISSIBLE DISCLOSURE PROVISIONS18
OF SUBSECTION (5)(g) OF THIS SECTION.19
(II) "CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE INSTITUTION 'S REASONABLE20
CONTROL" MEANS AN UNFORESEEABLE SITUATION , OR A SITUATION THE21
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY RESPOND22
TO, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:23
(A) T HE UNAVAILABILITY OF FACULTY OR STAFF OUTSIDE OF24
REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS;25
(B) THE STUDENT 'S RESIDENCE BEING LOCATED OFF CAMPUS OR26
OUTSIDE THE INSTITUTION'S PHYSICAL JURISDICTION; AND27
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(C) AN INCORRECT, DISCONNECTED, OR UNANSWERED EMERGENCY1
CONTACT.2
(III) "DIGITAL CONTACT ATTEMPT" MEANS AN ATTEMPT BY THE3
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO CONTACT THE STUDENT THROUGH4
ALL INSTITUTION -PROVIDED COMMUNICATIONS AVAILABLE TO THE5
INSTITUTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN INSTITUTIONAL EMAIL,6
STUDENT PORTAL SYSTEM, AND ANY PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION7
THE STUDENT HAS PROVIDED TO THE INSTITUTION FOR EMERGENCY8
NOTIFICATION PURPOSES.9
(IV) "EMERGENCY CONTACT ATTEMPT " MEANS AN ATTEMPT BY10
THE INSTITUTION TO REACH THE STUDENT'S EMERGENCY CONTACT PERSON11
LISTED IN THE STUDENT'S OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONAL RECORD.12
(V) "I NSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION " OR "INSTITUTION"13
MEANS A STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION , AS DEFINED IN14
SECTION 23-18-102 (10)(a); A LOCAL DISTRICT COLLEGE, AS DEFINED IN15
SECTION 23-71-102 (1)(a); AN AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, AS DEFINED IN16
SECTION 23-60-103 (1); A PRIVATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, AS DEFINED17
IN SECTION 23-2-102; AND A PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOL, AS DEFINED18
IN SECTION 23-2-102.19
(VI) "R EGULAR BUSINESS HOURS " MEANS THE HOURS DURING20
WHICH THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION 'S ADMINISTRATIVE21
OFFICES ARE REGULARLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS , AS PUBLISHED IN THE22
INSTITUTION'S OFFICIAL ACADEMIC CALENDAR.23
(VII) "RESIDENTIAL VERIFICATION" MEANS A PHYSICAL CHECK OF24
THE STUDENT 'S RESIDENCE IF THE STUDENT RESIDES IN25
INSTITUTION-CONTROLLED HOUSING BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE26
OF THE INSTITUTION , AS DEFINED BY THE INSTITUTION 'S PUBLISHED27
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PRELIMINARY WELLNESS ASSESSMENT POLICY REQUIRED PURSUANT TO1
SUBSECTION (5)(e) OF THIS SECTION.2
SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act3
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the4
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August5
12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a6
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the7
state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act8
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect9
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in10
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the11
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.12
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