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53H-4-210
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Medical Translation Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Heidi Balderree
House Sponsor: Steve Eliason
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill requires the development of a software application that is available in multiple
languages.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
requires the development of a SafeUT software application that is available in multiple
languages.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53H-4-210
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session,
Chapter 8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
53H-4-210
is amended to read:
53H-4-210
. SafeUT Crisis Line.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Commission" means the SafeUT and School Safety Commission established in this
section.
(b)
"Huntsman Mental Health Institute" means the mental health and substance abuse
treatment institute within the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics.
(2)
The Huntsman Mental Health Institute shall:
(a)
establish the SafeUT Crisis Line to provide:
(i)
a means for an individual to anonymously report:
(A)
unsafe, violent, or criminal activities, or the threat of such activities at or near
a public school;
(B)
incidents of bullying, cyber-bullying, harassment, or hazing; and
(C)
incidents of physical or sexual abuse committed by a school employee or
school volunteer; and
(ii)
crisis intervention, including suicide prevention, to individuals experiencing
emotional distress or psychiatric crisis;
(b)
provide the services described in Subsection
(2)(a)
24 hours a day, seven days a
week;
(c)
when necessary, or as required by law, promptly forward a report received under
Subsection
(2)(a)
to appropriate:
(i)
school officials; and
(ii)
law enforcement officials;
(d)
in accordance with Subsection
(2)(e)
, report the uses of the SafeUT Crisis Line
described in Subsection
(2)
to the State Bureau of Investigation's systems described
in Subsections
53-10-302(7)
and
(8)
;
(e)
coordinate with the state security chief to determine the appropriate circumstances
necessitating a report described in Subsection
(2)(d)
;
and
(f)
subject to legislative appropriations and in consultation with the School Security
Task Force described in Section
53-22-104.1
, state security chief described in Section
53-22-102
, and School Safety Center described in Section
53G-8-802
, develop and
deploy additional supports and enhancements for school safety efforts
.
; and
(g)
develop a SafeUT software application that is available in multiple languages
including Spanish.
(3)
There is created the SafeUT and School Safety Commission composed of the following
members:
(a)
one member who represents the Office of the Attorney General, whom the attorney
general appoints;
(b)
one member who represents the Utah public education system, whom the State
Board of Education appoints;
(c)
a designee of the Utah Board of Higher Education, whom the commissioner selects
under direction of the board;
(d)
one member who represents the Department of Health and Human Services, whom
the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services appoints;
(e)
one member of the House of Representatives, whom the speaker of the House of
Representatives appoints;
(f)
one member of the Senate, whom the president of the Senate appoints;
(g)
one member who represents the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, whom the chair
of the commission appoints;
(h)
one member who represents law enforcement who has extensive experience in
emergency response, whom the chair of the commission appoints;
(i)
one member who represents the Department of Health and Human Services who has
experience in youth services or treatment services, whom the executive director of
the Department of Health and Human Services appoints; and
(j)
two members of the public, whom the chair of the commission appoints.
(4)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection
(4)(b)
, members of the commission shall be
appointed to four-year terms.
(b)
The length of the terms of the members shall be staggered so that approximately half
of the committee is appointed every two years.
(c)
When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the commission, the replacement shall
be appointed for the unexpired term.
(5)
(a)
The attorney general's designee shall serve as chair of the commission.
(b)
The chair shall set the agenda for commission meetings.
(6)
Attendance of a simple majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the
transaction of official commission business.
(7)
Formal action by the commission requires a majority vote of a quorum.
(8)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection
(8)(b)
, a member may not receive compensation,
benefits, per diem, or travel expenses for the member's service.
(b)
Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by Section
36-2-2
and Legislative Joint Rules, Title
5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses
.
(9)
The Office of the Attorney General shall provide staff support to the commission.
(10)
The commission shall coordinate:
(a)
statewide efforts related to the SafeUT Crisis Line;
(b)
with the State Board of Education and the board to promote awareness of the
services available through the SafeUT Crisis Line; and
(c)
with the state security chief appointed under Section
53-22-102
to ensure appropriate
reporting described in Subsections and (2)(d) and (e).
(11)
An
A
local education agency governing board shall inform students, parents, and
school personnel about the SafeUT Crisis Line.
(12)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection
(12)(b)
, the Huntsman Mental Health Institute
may charge a fee to an institution of higher education or other entity for the use of the
SafeUT Crisis Line in accordance with the method described in Subsection
(12)(c)
.
(b)
The Huntsman Mental Health Institute may not charge a fee to the State Board of
Education or a local education agency for the use of the SafeUT Crisis Line.
(c)
The commission shall establish a standard method for charging a fee described in
Subsection
(12)(a)
.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
3-10-26 9:22 AM