SB0052 • 2026

Substitute Teaching Requirements Amendments

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Sen. Fillmore, Lincoln
Last action: 2026-03-19
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Substitute Teaching Requirements Amendments

This bill removes the requirement for a teaching license for a long-term substitute.

What This Bill Does

This bill removes the requirement for a teaching license for a long-term substitute.

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Bill History

2026-03-19 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-03 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-03 Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ to Governor
2026-02-20 Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-02-20 Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-02-17 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
2026-02-17 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-02-17 Senate President
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-17 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
2026-02-12 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-12 House Speaker
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-12 Senate President
House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
2026-02-12 Senate President
House/ to Senate
2026-02-10 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-10 House Education Committee
House/ committee report favorable
2026-02-09 House Education Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-04 House Education Committee
House Comm - Not Considered
2026-02-02 House Education Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-01-28 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-27 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-01-27 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-01-27 Clerk of the House
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-01-27 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-01-26 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-01-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ uncircled
2026-01-22 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-01-22 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-01-22 Senate Education Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-01-22 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-01-21 Senate Education Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-20 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-20 Senate Education Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-01-13 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0052
2026-01-13 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0052
2026-01-13 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-07 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
2025-12-29 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2025-12-29 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0052
2025-12-29 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0052
2025-12-29 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill removes the requirement for a teaching license for a long-term substitute.

Current Bill Text

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53E-6-901
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Substitute Teaching Requirements Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
House Sponsor: Tracy J. Miller
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill removes the requirement for a teaching license for a long-term substitute.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
removes the requirement for a teaching license for a long-term substitute.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53E-6-901
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 22
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
53E-6-901
is amended to read:
53E-6-901
. Substitute teachers.
(1)
As used in this section, "substitute teacher" means a licensed or non-licensed individual
who is employed by a school district to fill in for a regular classroom teacher during the
teacher's temporary absence from the classroom.
(2)
When hiring substitute teachers, school districts shall prioritize licensed educators as
substitutes when available.
(3)
An individual shall submit to a background check in accordance with Section
53G-11-402
prior to employment as a substitute teacher.
(4)
A teacher's position in the classroom may not be filled by a non-licensed substitute
teacher for more than a total of 20 days during any school year unless a licensed
educator is not available.
(5)
(4)
An individual who is ineligible to hold a license for reasons described in Title
53E,
Chapter 6, Part 6
, License Denial and Discipline, may not serve as a substitute teacher.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
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12-29-25 12:23 PM