53G-8-213. Reintegration plan for student alleged to have committed violent felony or weapon offense.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(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)school safety and security director designated under Section 53G-8-701.8 or designee if applicable;

(f)a school resource officer if applicable; or

(g)any other relevant party that should be involved in a reintegration plan.

(a)If an LEA 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 LEA and the relevant school shall develop a reintegration plan for the student with a multidisciplinary team, the student, and the student's parent or guardian, within seven school days after the day on which the LEA receives a notification while school is in session.

(b)If an LEA 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 within seven days of school being back in session from summer break.

(3)The relevant school described in Subsection

(2)may deny admission to the student until the school completes the reintegration plan under Subsection

(2).

(a)The reintegration plan under Subsection

(2)shall include:

(i)a behavioral intervention for the student;

(ii)a short-term mental health or counseling service for the student;

(iii)an academic intervention for the student; or

(iv)any other interventions that the multidisciplinary team, the student, and the student's parent or guardian determine are necessary.

(b)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)An LEA 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 an offense listed in Section 76-3-203.5 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.

(a)Notwithstanding Subsection

(2), an LEA may elect to not integrate a student into a school if the student has committed, or allegedly committed, a forcible felony.

(b)If an LEA elects to not integrate a student under Subsection (7)(a), the LEA shall provide alternative education options for the student.

(8)A reintegration plan under this section is classified as a protected record under Section 63G-2-305 .

(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.

Amended by Chapter 213 , 2026 General Session

Amended by Chapter 226 , 2026 General Session