Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB206: Chronic Absenteeism Pilot Program
Status: Chaptered, March 17, 2026
This bill creates the Attendance Advantage - my529 Initiative Pilot Program.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Chronic Absenteeism Pilot Program 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Sahara Hayes Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill creates the Attendance Advantage - my529 Initiative Pilot Program. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires the State Board of Education (state board) to make rules establishing the Attendance Advantage - my529 Initiative Pilot Program (program); - requires coordination between the state board and the Utah Educational Savings Plan; - establishes requirements for program design and implementation; - requires participating local education agencies to follow state board attendance data standards; - requires analysis of program effectiveness; and - makes program records containing individual student data protected. Money Appropriated in this Bill: This bill appropriates $660,000 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2026, all of which is from the various sources as detailed in this bill. Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63G-2-305 , (Effective 05/07/25) as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 18, 101, 135, 267, 344, and 522 63I-1-253 , (Effective 05/07/25) as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5 ENACTS: 53F-5-224 , (Effective 05/07/25) Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 53F-5-224 is enacted to read: 53F-5-224 (Effective …
Sponsors
- Hayes, Sahara (D, 32) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, Public Education Data and Reporting, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Utah Education Savings Plan
Common questions
- What is HB206?
- HB206 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Chronic Absenteeism Pilot Program.
- What does HB206 do?
- This bill creates the Attendance Advantage - my529 Initiative Pilot Program.
- What is the status of HB206?
- Chaptered as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB206?
- Hayes, Sahara (D, 32).
- Where is the official record for HB206?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0206.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.