Utah Code § 53G-8-213

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 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;
(b) the juvenile court;
(c) the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services;
(d) a school safety and security specialist designated under Section 53G-8-701.6;
(e) school safety and security director designated under Section 53G-8-701.8;
(f) a school resource officer if applicable; and
(g) any other relevant party that should be involved in a reintegration plan.
(2) 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 school days after the day on which the school receives a notification.
(3) The school may deny admission to the student until the school completes the reintegration plan under Subsection (2).
(4) The reintegration plan under Subsection (2) shall address:
(a) a behavioral intervention for the student;
(b) a short-term mental health or counseling service for the student;
(c) an academic intervention for the student; and
(d) 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 committed by the student being reintegrated.
(6) A reintegration plan under this section is classified as a protected record under Section 63G-2-305.
(7) 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.

Utah Code § 53G-8-213

Amended by Chapter 75, 2024 General Session ,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Chapter 240, 2024 General Session ,§ 75, eff. 5/1/2024.
Amended by Chapter 21, 2024 General Session ,§ 25, eff. 5/1/2024.
Amended by Chapter 301, 2024 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/1/2024.
Amended by Chapter 301, 2024 General Session ,§ 27, eff. 5/1/2024, coordination clause.
Added by Chapter 161, 2023 General Session ,§ 7, eff. 5/3/2023.