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HB 310

School Reintegration Plan Amendments

2026 General Session Introduced by Dan McCay and 1 co-sponsor

Amends reintegration plans for serious offenses to extend timelines, add summer planning, and let schools customize components to fit a student’s needs and risk level.

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Bill Summary · HB 310

Overview

HB 310, School Reintegration Plan Amendments (2026 General Session, Utah), amends provisions governing reintegration plans for students alleged to have committed serious offenses, with a focus on extending timelines, providing additional summer planning time, and giving schools flexibility to tailor components based on individual student needs and risk level. The bill makes technical updates and clarifies processes around notification, interventions, and records.

Main Purpose and Intent

  • Update and streamline the reintegration planning process for students who have been alleged or adjudicated for serious offenses.
  • Extend the time allowed for developing reintegration plans and add summer-time planning windows.
  • Allow schools and Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) greater flexibility to customize reintegration plan components to fit a student’s specific needs and risk level.
  • Clarify notification requirements and ensure appropriate safeguards and record protections.

Key Provisions and Changes

  • Definition of Multidisciplinary Team ( MDT ):

    • Expanded to include the local education agency or designee, juvenile court or designee, Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services or designee, school safety personnel or designee, school resource officer (if applicable), and any other relevant parties as needed.

  • Timeline for developing reintegration plans:

    • If a student is arrested, charged, or adjudicated for a serious offense, the district must develop a reintegration plan with the MDT, the student, and the parent/guardian within five to seven school days after notification while school is in session.
    • If notification occurs when school is not in session, the plan must be developed before the student returns to school.

  • Admission during planning:

    • The district may deny admission to the student until the reintegration plan is completed (per the timeline above).

  • Contents of the reintegration plan:

    • Must address:
    • Behavioral interventions for the student
    • Short-term mental health or counseling services
    • Academic interventions
    • Any other necessary interventions as determined by the MDT, student, and parent/guardian

  • Notification to affected parties:

    • If the serious offense targeted another student or a school employee, notification of the reintegration plan must be provided to that student/employee and their parent.

  • Restrictions on reintegration:

    • Districts may not reintegrate a student into a school where a protective order exists against the student or where the student or staff member is a victim of a sexual crime or forcible felony related to the offense.

  • Duration and termination:

    • A reintegration plan remains in effect for the school year or 180 days from implementation, or as long as the MDT deems it necessary.

  • Optional district action for forcible felonies:

    • A district may choose not to reintegrate a student who has committed or allegedly committed a forcible felony, in which case alternative education options must be provided.

  • Records and privacy:

    • Reintegration plans are classified as protected records under Utah law (Section 63G-2-305). Other disclosures follow the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and related statutes.

  • Procedural clarifications (amendments from sponsor and committee):

    • Amendments allow districts to add additional interventions or components beyond the listed requirements.
    • Allow districts to create a unique reintegration plan tailored to a specific student’s needs and risk level, in addition to the standard components.

Who Is Affected

  • Students who are alleged, arrested, charged, or adjudicated in juvenile court for serious offenses.
  • School districts, school administrators, and MDTs responsible for developing and implementing reintegration plans.
  • Parents/guardians of the affected students.
  • School employees and other students who may be recipients of plan notifications if the offense targeted them.
  • Protective order holders and victims within the school community (as per plan restrictions).

Effective Date

  • The bill takes effect on May 6, 2026.

Fiscal Implications

  • Based on the fiscal note, enactment is not expected to create material state or local costs or revenue changes. No new ongoing or one-time appropriations are indicated.

Summary of Supporting and Legislative Actions

  • Amended and favorably recommended by House Education Committee (January 30, 2026).
  • Replaced and favorably recommended by Senate Education Committee (February 19, 2026).
  • House and Senate discussions included amplification of district flexibility to tailor reintegration plans.

Practical Considerations

  • Schools will need to coordinate closely with the MDT to meet shortened or adjusted timelines, particularly when notifications occur during school breaks.
  • Districts must balance safety and educational needs with privacy protections for the student.
  • The added flexibility could allow more individualized support but may require clear documentation to demonstrate compliance and effectiveness.

If you’d like, I can provide a side-by-side comparison with the prior law and a plain-language glossary of terms (e.g., MDT, reintegration plan, FORCIBLE FELONY) to aid understanding.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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