Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB168: School Attendance Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill modifies graduation requirements and provides services for high school students experiencing homelessness or involved in the child welfare system.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 20, 2026:
0 School Attendance Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jen Plumb House Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies graduation requirements and provides services for high school students experiencing homelessness or involved in the child welfare system. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - requires local education agencies to offer diplomas based on the state baseline graduation standard; - limits local graduation requirements for eligible students; - requires acceptance of partial credits from various sources; - exempts students from additional requirements when transferring schools; - mandates academic support and personal graduation plans; - restricts disciplinary removals for eligible students; - establishes data collection and reporting requirements; - requires staff training and school point of contact designation; and - creates rulemaking authority for implementation. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 53E-4-501 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53E-4-502 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53E-4-503 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53E-4-504 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53E-4-505 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53E-4-506 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53E-4-507 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53E-4-508 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53E-4-509 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53E-4-510 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: …
Sponsors
- Plumb, Jen (D, 9) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0168
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0168
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
Subjects: State Board of Education, Education, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Common questions
- What is SB168?
- SB168 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): School Attendance Amendments.
- What does SB168 do?
- This bill modifies graduation requirements and provides services for high school students experiencing homelessness or involved in the child welfare system.
- What is the status of SB168?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB168?
- Plumb, Jen (D, 9).
- Where is the official record for SB168?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0168.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.