Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 303 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Acton, Cheryl K.

Final action

House/ filed 3/7/2025

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms; and
• requires a local education agency to share directory information with another local education agency upon request.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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53G-7-224
Public School Directory Sharing Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Cheryl K. Acton
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends the communication requirements of a local education agency.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms; and
requires a local education agency to share directory information with another local 
education agency upon request.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53G-7-224
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 20
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
53G-7-224
 is amended to read:
53G-7-224. Local education agency communication requirements -- Protection.
(1)
As used in this section
,
:
(a)
"Directory information" means a student's name, address, telephone number, email 
address, and grade level.
(b)
 "school
"School
 employee" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53G-8-510
.
(2)
On or before October 1 of each year, an LEA shall provide the state board with the work 
email address of each school employee.
(3)
The state board may email school employees for official communication:
(a)
if the state board provides 48 hours notice to the local superintendent; and
(b)
no more than three times per calendar year.
(4)
The state board:
(a)
may use an employee's email address provided under Subsection (2) for official 
communication between the state board and the school employee; and
(b)
may not disclose an email address provided under Subsection (2) to a third party.
(5)
(a)
Upon request, the state board shall provide the email addresses in Subsection (2) 
to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives.
(b)
The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives, by 
mutual agreement, may jointly email school employees for official communication 
on behalf of the Legislature relating to the teaching profession or education policy in 
the state:
(i)
if the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives 
provide 48 hours notice to the local superintendent; and
(ii)
no more than three times per calendar year.
(c)
The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives may not:
(i)
use or allow another individual to use a school employee's email address for 
political activity or for any purpose other than as described in Subsection (5)(b); 
and
(ii)
disclose and email address provided under Subsection (2) to another legislator or 
a third party.
(6)
An LEA:
(a)
may request directory information from another LEA for the administration of 
educational programs or services; and
(b)
shall share directory information with another LEA that makes a request described in 
Subsection 
(6)
(a).
(7)
The provisions of this section do not affect the privacy rights of a student or the parent 
of a student under:
(a)
 Title 53E, Chapter 9, Student Privacy and Data Protection; or
(b)
the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g.
Section 2. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
July 1, 2025
.
1-23-25 9:22 AM