HB0310 • 2026

School Reintegration Plan Amendments

Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Rep. Romero, Angela
Last action: 2026-03-06
Official status: House/ filed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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School Reintegration Plan Amendments

This bill amends provisions relating to reintegration plans.

What This Bill Does

This bill amends provisions relating to reintegration plans.

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Bill History

2026-03-06 House file for bills not passed
House/ filed
2026-03-06 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-03-06 Senate Secretary
Senate/ strike enacting clause
2026-03-06 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-03-05 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0310S03
2026-03-04 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0310S03
2026-03-04 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
2026-03-03 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0310S03
2026-03-03 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0310S03
2026-02-28 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0310S02
2026-02-28 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0310S02
2026-02-27 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0310S02
2026-02-27 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0310S02
2026-02-25 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-02-25 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-02-20 Senate Education Committee
Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted
2026-02-20 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-19 Senate Education Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-19 Senate Education Committee
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
2026-02-18 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0310S01
2026-02-18 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0310S01
2026-02-17 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0310S01
2026-02-17 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0310S01
2026-02-13 Senate Education Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-02-12 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-11 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-10 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-10 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-10 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-02-02 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-02 House Education Committee
House/ comm rpt/ amended
2026-01-30 House Education Committee
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
2026-01-30 House Education Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-27 House Education Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-01-26 House Rules Committee
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-25 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0310
2026-01-25 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0310
2026-01-22 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-22 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-21 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-21 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
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2026-01-21 Legislative Fiscal Agency
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2026-01-21 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill amends provisions relating to reintegration plans.

Current Bill Text

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53G-8-213
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School Reintegration Plan Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Angela Romero
Senate Sponsor: Daniel McCay
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions relating to reintegration plans.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
extends the timeline for developing a reintegration plan;
provides additional time during summer months for developing reintegration plans;
allows schools flexibility to tailor reintegration plan components based on student need
and risk level; and
makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53G-8-213
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 348
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
53G-8-213
is amended to read:
53G-8-213
. Reintegration plan for student alleged to have committed violent
felony or weapon offense.
(1)
As used in this section,"multidisciplinary team" means:
(a)
the local education agency
or designee
;
(b)
the juvenile court
or designee
;
(c)
the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services
or designee
;
(d)
a school safety and security specialist designated under Section
53G-8-701.6
or
designee if applicable
;
(e)
a
school safety and security director designated under Section
53G-8-701.8
or
designee if applicable
;
(f)
a school resource officer if applicable;
and
or

(g)
any other relevant party that should be involved in a reintegration plan.
(2)
(a)
If a school district receives a notification from the juvenile court or a law
enforcement agency that a student was arrested for, charged with, or adjudicated in
the juvenile court for a serious offense, the school shall develop a reintegration plan
for the student with a multidisciplinary team, the student, and the student's parent or
guardian, within
five
seven
school days after the day on which the school receives a
notification
while school is in session.
(b)
If a school district receives a notification when school is not in session from the
juvenile court or a law enforcement agency that a student was arrested for, charged
with, or adjudicated in the juvenile court for a serious offense, the school shall
develop a reintegration plan for the student with a multidisciplinary team, the
student,and the student's parent or guardian, before school is back in session
.
(3)
The school may deny admission to the student until the school completes the
reintegration plan under Subsection
(2)
.
(4)
(a)
The reintegration plan under Subsection
(2)
shall
address
include
:
(a)
(i)
a behavioral intervention for the student;
(b)
(ii)
a short-term mental health or counseling service for the student;
(c)
(iii)
an academic intervention for the student; and
(iv)
any other interventions that the multidisciplinary team, the student, and the
student's parent or guardian determine are necessary.
(d)
(b)
if
If
the serious offense was directed at a school employee or another student
within the school, notification of the reintegration plan to that school employee or
student and the student's parent.
(5)
A school district may not reintegrate a student into a school where:
(a)
a student or staff member has a protective order against the student being
reintegrated; or
(b)
a student or staff member is the victim
of a sexual crime or forcible felony
committed by the student being reintegrated
of an offense listed in Section76-3-203.5
where the student is seeking reintegration or continued enrollment
.
(6)
A reintegration plan under this section will remain in effect for an entire school year or
180 days from the plan's implementation, or as long as the multidisciplinary team deems
the reintegration plan necessary.
(6)
(7)
(a)
Notwithstanding Subsection
(2)
, a school district may elect to not integrate a
student into a school if the student has committed, or allegedly committed, a forcible
felony.
(b)
If a school district elects to not integrate a student under Subsection
(6)(a)
(7)(a)
,
the school district shall provide alternative education options for the student.
(7)
(8)
A reintegration plan under this section is classified as a protected record under
Section
63G-2-305
.
(8)
(9)
All other records of disclosures under this section are governed by Title 63G,
Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, and the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
2-17-26 11:59 AM