Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 272 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Fillmore, Lincoln

Final action

Governor Signed 3/26/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• expands the types of facilities in which a micro-education entity or home-based microschool may operate by expanding the sets of occupancy requirements the facility may satisfy;
• removes certain square footage requirements; and
• excludes a micro-education entity or home-based microschool from a definition of "school" that subjects schools to certain administrative regulations.

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Bill text

108
10-9a-305
17-27a-305
26B-7-201
0
Micro-education Entity Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
House Sponsor: Thomas W. Peterson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions regarding a facility in which a micro-education entity or 
home-based microschool operates.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
expands the types of facilities in which a micro-education entity or home-based 
microschool may operate by expanding the sets of occupancy requirements the facility 
may satisfy;
removes certain square footage requirements; and
excludes a micro-education entity or home-based microschool from a definition of 
"school" that subjects schools to certain administrative regulations.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
10-9a-305
, 
Effective 
upon governor's approval
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, 
Chapter 464
17-27a-305
, 
Effective 
upon governor's approval
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 
2024, Chapter 464
26B-7-201
, 
Effective 
upon governor's approval
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, 
Chapter 152
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
10-9a-305
 is amended to read:
10-9a-305
Effective 
upon governor's approval
. Other entities required to 
conform to municipality's land use ordinances -- Exceptions -- School districts, charter 
schools, home-based microschools, and micro-education entities -- Submission of 
development plan and schedule.
(1)
(a)
Each county, municipality, school district, charter school, special district, special 
service district, and political subdivision of the state shall conform to any applicable 
land use ordinance of any municipality when installing, constructing, operating, or 
otherwise using any area, land, or building situated within that municipality.
(b)
In addition to any other remedies provided by law, when a municipality's land use 
ordinance is violated or about to be violated by another political subdivision, that 
municipality may institute an injunction, mandamus, abatement, or other appropriate 
action or proceeding to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the improper installation, 
improvement, or use.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(3)
, a school district or charter school is subject 
to a municipality's land use ordinances.
(b)
(i)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
(3)
, a municipality may:
(A)
subject a charter school to standards within each zone pertaining to setback, 
height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic 
circulation, and construction staging; and
(B)
impose regulations upon the location of a project that are necessary to avoid 
unreasonable risks to health or safety, as provided in Subsection 
(3)(f)
.
(ii)
The standards to which a municipality may subject a charter school under 
Subsection 
(2)(b)(i)
 shall be objective standards only and may not be subjective.
(iii)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(7)(d)
, the only basis upon which a 
municipality may deny or withhold approval of a charter school's land use 
application is the charter school's failure to comply with a standard imposed under 
Subsection 
(2)(b)(i)
.
(iv)
Nothing in Subsection 
(2)(b)(iii)
 may be construed to relieve a charter school of 
an obligation to comply with a requirement of an applicable building or safety 
code to which it is otherwise obligated to comply.
(3)
A municipality may not:
(a)
impose requirements for landscaping, fencing, aesthetic considerations, construction 
methods or materials, additional building inspections, municipal building codes, 
building use for educational purposes, or the placement or use of temporary 
classroom facilities on school property;
(b)
except as otherwise provided in this section, require a school district or charter 
school to participate in the cost of any roadway or sidewalk, or a study on the impact 
of a school on a roadway or sidewalk, that is not reasonably necessary for the safety 
of school children and not located on or contiguous to school property, unless the 
roadway or sidewalk is required to connect an otherwise isolated school site to an 
existing roadway;
(c)
require a district or charter school to pay fees not authorized by this section;
(d)
provide for inspection of school construction or assess a fee or other charges for 
inspection, unless the school district or charter school is unable to provide for 
inspection by an inspector, other than the project architect or contractor, who is 
qualified under criteria established by the state superintendent;
(e)
require a school district or charter school to pay any impact fee for an improvement 
project unless the impact fee is imposed as provided in Title 11, Chapter 36a, Impact 
Fees Act;
(f)
impose regulations upon the location of an educational facility except as necessary to 
avoid unreasonable risks to health or safety; or
(g)
for a land use or a structure owned or operated by a school district or charter school 
that is not an educational facility but is used in support of providing instruction to 
pupils, impose a regulation that:
(i)
is not imposed on a similar land use or structure in the zone in which the land use 
or structure is approved; or
(ii)
uses the tax exempt status of the school district or charter school as criteria for 
prohibiting or regulating the land use or location of the structure.
(4)
Subject to Section 
53E-3-710
, a school district or charter school shall coordinate the 
siting of a new school with the municipality in which the school is to be located, to:
(a)
avoid or mitigate existing and potential traffic hazards, including consideration of the 
impacts between the new school and future highways; and
(b)
maximize school, student, and site safety.
(5)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
(3)(d)
, a municipality may, at its discretion:
(a)
provide a walk-through of school construction at no cost and at a time convenient to 
the district or charter school; and
(b)
provide recommendations based upon the walk-through.
(6)
(a)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
(3)(d)
, a school district or charter school shall use:
(i)
a municipal building inspector;
(ii)
(A)
for a school district, a school district building inspector from that school 
district; or
(B)
for a charter school, a school district building inspector from the school 
district in which the charter school is located; or
(iii)
an independent, certified building inspector who 
isnot
is not
 an employee of the 
contractor, licensed to perform the inspection that the inspector is requested to 
perform, and approved 
bya
by a
 municipal building inspector or:
(A)
for a school district, a school district building inspector from that school 
district; or
(B)
for a charter school, a school district building inspector from the school 
district in which the charter school is located.
(b)
The approval under Subsection 
(6)(a)(iii)
 may not be unreasonably withheld.
(c)
If a school district or charter school uses a school district or independent building 
inspector under Subsection 
(6)(a)(ii)
 or 
(iii)
, the school district or charter school shall 
submit to the state superintendent of public instruction and municipal building 
official, on a monthly basis during construction of the school building, a copy of each 
inspection certificate regarding the school building.
(7)
(a)
A charter school, home-based microschool, or micro-education entity shall be 
considered a permitted use in all zoning districts within a municipality.
(b)
Each land use application for any approval required for a charter school, home-based 
microschool, or micro-education entity, including an application for a building 
permit, shall be processed on a first priority basis.
(c)
Parking requirements for a charter school or a micro-education entity may not exceed 
the minimum parking requirements for schools or other institutional public uses 
throughout the municipality.
(d)
If a municipality has designated zones for a sexually oriented business, or a business 
which sells alcohol, a charter school or a micro-education entity may be prohibited 
from a location which would otherwise defeat the purpose for the zone unless the 
charter school or micro-education entity provides a waiver.
(e)
(i)
A school district, charter school, or micro-education entity may seek a 
certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of a school building from:
(A)
the state superintendent of public instruction, as provided in Subsection 
53E-3-706
(3)
, if the school district or charter school used an independent 
building inspector for inspection of the school building; or
(B)
a municipal official with authority to issue the certificate, if the school district, 
charter school, or micro-education entity used a municipal building inspector 
for inspection of the school building.
(ii)
A school district may issue its own certificate authorizing permanent occupancy 
of a school building if it used its own building inspector for inspection of the 
school building, subject to the notification requirement of Subsection 
53E-3-706
(3)(a)(ii)
.
(iii)
A charter school or micro-education entity may seek a certificate authorizing 
permanent occupancy of a school building from a school district official with 
authority to issue the certificate, if the charter school or micro-education entity 
used a school district building inspector for inspection of the school building.
(iv)
A certificate authorizing permanent occupancy issued by the state superintendent 
of public instruction under Subsection 
53E-3-706
(3)
 or a school district official 
with authority to issue the certificate shall be considered to satisfy any municipal 
requirement for an inspection or a certificate of occupancy.
(f)
(i)
A micro-education entity may operate in a facility that meets Group E 
Occupancy requirements as defined by the International Building Code, as 
incorporated by Subsection 
15A-2-103
(1)(a).
(ii)
A micro-education entity operating in a facility described in Subsection (7)(f)(i)
:
(A)
may have up to 100 students in the facility
; and
.
(B)
shall have enough space for at least 20 net square feet per student.
(g)
A micro-education entity may operate in a facility that is subject to and complies 
with the same occupancy requirements as a Class 
A-1, A-3, 
B
, or M
 Occupancy as 
defined by the International Building Code, as incorporated by Subsection 
15A-2-103
(1)(a), if:
(i)
the facility has a code compliant fire alarm system and carbon monoxide detection 
system;
(ii)
(A)
each classroom in the facility has an exit directly to the outside at the level 
of exit or discharge; or
(B)
the structure has a code compliant fire sprinkler system;
 and
(iii)
the facility has an automatic fire sprinkler system in fire areas of the facility that 
are greater than 12,000 square feet
; and
.
(iv)
the facility has enough space for at least 20 net square feet per student.
(h)
(i)
A home-based microschool is not subject to additional occupancy 
requirements beyond occupancy requirements that apply to a primary dwelling
, 
except that the home-based microschool shall have enough space for at least 35 
net square feet per student
.
(ii)
If a floor that is below grade in a home-based microschool is used for home-based 
microschool purposes, the below grade floor of the home-based microschool shall 
have at least one emergency escape or rescue window that complies with the 
requirements for emergency escape and rescue windows as defined by the 
International Residential Code, as incorporated by Section 
15A-1-210
.
(8)
(a)
A specified public agency intending to develop its land shall submit to the land 
use authority a development plan and schedule:
(i)
as early as practicable in the development process, but no later than the 
commencement of construction; and
(ii)
with sufficient detail to enable the land use authority to assess:
(A)
the specified public agency's compliance with applicable land use ordinances;
(B)
the demand for public facilities listed in Subsections 
11-36a-102
(17)(a)
, (b), 
(c), (d), (e), and (g) caused by the development;
(C)
the amount of any applicable fee described in Section 
10-9a-510
;
(D)
any credit against an impact fee; and
(E)
the potential for waiving an impact fee.
(b)
The land use authority shall respond to a specified public agency's submission under 
Subsection 
(8)(a)
 with reasonable promptness in order to allow the specified public 
agency to consider information the municipality provides under Subsection 
(8)(a)(ii)
in the process of preparing the budget for the development.
(9)
Nothing in this section may be construed to:
(a)
modify or supersede Section 
10-9a-304
; or
(b)
authorize a municipality to enforce an ordinance in a way, or enact an ordinance, that 
fails to comply with 
Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act
, the federal Fair 
Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq., the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 
Sec. 
12102, or any other provision of federal law.
(10)
Nothing in Subsection 
(7)
 prevents a political subdivision from:
(a)
requiring a home-based microschool or micro-education entity to comply with 
municipal zoning and land use regulations that do not conflict with this section, 
including:
(i)
parking;
(ii)
traffic; and
(iii)
hours of operation;
(b)
requiring a home-based microschool or micro-education entity to obtain a business 
license;
(c)
enacting municipal ordinances and regulations consistent with this section;
(d)
subjecting a micro-education entity to standards within each zone pertaining to 
setback, height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic 
circulation, and construction staging; and
(e)
imposing regulations on the location of a project that are necessary to avoid risks to 
health or safety.
Section 2, Section 
17-27a-305
 is amended to read:
17-27a-305
Effective 
upon governor's approval
. Other entities required to 
conform to county's land use ordinances -- Exceptions -- School districts, charter schools, 
home-based microschools, and micro-education entities -- Submission of development 
plan and schedule.
(1)
(a)
Each county, municipality, school district, charter school, special district, special 
service district, and political subdivision of the state shall conform to any applicable 
land use ordinance of any county when installing, constructing, operating, or 
otherwise using any area, land, or building situated within a mountainous planning 
district or the unincorporated portion of the county, as applicable.
(b)
In addition to any other remedies provided by law, when a county's land use 
ordinance is violated or about to be violated by another political subdivision, that 
county may institute an injunction, mandamus, abatement, or other appropriate action 
or proceeding to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the improper installation, 
improvement, or use.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(3)
, a school district or charter school is subject 
to a county's land use ordinances.
(b)
(i)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
(3)
, a county may:
(A)
subject a charter school to standards within each zone pertaining to setback, 
height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic 
circulation, and construction staging; and
(B)
impose regulations upon the location of a project that are necessary to avoid 
unreasonable risks to health or safety, as provided in Subsection 
(3)(f)
.
(ii)
The standards to which a county may subject a charter school under Subsection 
(2)(b)(i)
 shall be objective standards only and may not be subjective.
(iii)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(7)(d)
, the only basis upon which a county may 
deny or withhold approval of a charter school's land use application is the charter 
school's failure to comply with a standard imposed under Subsection 
(2)(b)(i)
.
(iv)
Nothing in Subsection 
(2)(b)(iii)
 may be construed to relieve a charter school of 
an obligation to comply with a requirement of an applicable building or safety 
code to which it is otherwise obligated to comply.
(3)
A county may not:
(a)
impose requirements for landscaping, fencing, aesthetic considerations, construction 
methods or materials, additional building inspections, county building codes, 
building use for educational purposes, or the placement or use of temporary 
classroom facilities on school property;
(b)
except as otherwise provided in this section, require a school district or charter 
school to participate in the cost of any roadway or sidewalk, or a study on the impact 
of a school on a roadway or sidewalk, that is not reasonably necessary for the safety 
of school children and not located on or contiguous to school property, unless the 
roadway or sidewalk is required to connect an otherwise isolated school site to an 
existing roadway;
(c)
require a district or charter school to pay fees not authorized by this section;
(d)
provide for inspection of school construction or assess a fee or other charges for 
inspection, unless the school district or charter school is unable to provide for 
inspection by an inspector, other than the project architect or contractor, who is 
qualified under criteria established by the state superintendent;
(e)
require a school district or charter school to pay any impact fee for an improvement 
project unless the impact fee is imposed as provided in Title 11, Chapter 36a, Impact 
Fees Act;
(f)
impose regulations upon the location of an educational facility except as necessary to 
avoid unreasonable risks to health or safety; or
(g)
for a land use or a structure owned or operated by a school district or charter school 
that is not an educational facility but is used in support of providing instruction to 
pupils, impose a regulation that:
(i)
is not imposed on a similar land use or structure in the zone in which the land use 
or structure is approved; or
(ii)
uses the tax exempt status of the school district or charter school as criteria for 
prohibiting or regulating the land use or location of the structure.
(4)
Subject to Section 
53E-3-710
, a school district or charter school shall coordinate the 
siting of a new school with the county in which the school is to be located, to:
(a)
avoid or mitigate existing and potential traffic hazards, including consideration of the 
impacts between the new school and future highways; and
(b)
maximize school, student, and site safety.
(5)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
(3)(d)
, a county may, at its discretion:
(a)
provide a walk-through of school construction at no cost and at a time convenient to 
the district or charter school; and
(b)
provide recommendations based upon the walk-through.
(6)
(a)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
(3)(d)
, a school district or charter school shall use:
(i)
a county building inspector;
(ii)
(A)
for a school district, a school district building inspector from that school 
district; or
(B)
for a charter school, a school district building inspector from the school 
district in which the charter school is located; or
(iii)
an independent, certified building inspector who 
isnot
is not
 an employee of the 
contractor, licensed to perform the inspection that the inspector is requested to 
perform, 
andapproved bya
and approved by a
 county building inspector or:
(A)
for a school district, a school district building inspector from that school 
district; or
(B)
for a charter school, a school district building inspector from the school 
district in which the charter school is located.
(b)
The approval under Subsection 
(6)(a)(iii)
 may not be unreasonably withheld.
(c)
If a school district or charter school uses a school district or independent building 
inspector under Subsection 
(6)(a)(ii)
 or 
(iii)
, the school district or charter school shall 
submit to the state superintendent of public instruction and county building official, 
on a monthly basis during construction of the school building, a copy of each 
inspection certificate regarding the school building.
(7)
(a)
A charter school, home-based microschool, or micro-education entity shall be 
considered a permitted use in all zoning districts within a county.
(b)
Each land use application for any approval required for a charter school, home-based 
microschool, or micro-education entity, including an application for a building 
permit, shall be processed on a first priority basis.
(c)
Parking requirements for a charter school or micro-education entity may not exceed 
the minimum parking requirements for schools or other institutional public uses 
throughout the county.
(d)
If a county has designated zones for a sexually oriented business, or a business which 
sells alcohol, a charter school or micro-education entity may be prohibited from a 
location which would otherwise defeat the purpose for the zone unless the charter 
school or micro-education entity provides a waiver.
(e)
(i)
A school district , charter school, or micro-education entity may seek a 
certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of a school building from:
(A)
the state superintendent of public instruction, as provided in Subsection 
53E-3-706
(3)
, if the school district, charter school, or micro-education entity 
used an independent building inspector for inspection of the school building; or
(B)
a county official with authority to issue the certificate, if the school district, 
charter school, or micro-education entity used a county building inspector for 
inspection of the school building.
(ii)
A school district may issue its own certificate authorizing permanent occupancy 
of a school building if it used its own building inspector for inspection of the 
school building, subject to the notification requirement of Subsection 
53E-3-706
(3)(a)(ii)
.
(iii)
A charter school or micro-education entity may seek a certificate authorizing 
permanent occupancy of a school building from a school district official with 
authority to issue the certificate, if the charter school or micro-education entity 
used a school district building inspector for inspection of the school building.
(iv)
A certificate authorizing permanent occupancy issued by the state superintendent 
of public instruction under Subsection 
53E-3-706
(3)
 or a school district official 
with authority to issue the certificate shall be considered to satisfy any county 
requirement for an inspection or a certificate of occupancy.
(f)
(i)
A micro-education entity may operate a facility that meets Group E Occupancy 
requirements as defined by the International Building Code, as incorporated by 
Subsection 
15A-2-103
(1)(a).
(ii)
A micro-education entity operating in a facility described in Subsection (7)(f)(i)
:
(A)
may have up to 100 students in the facility
; and
.
(B)
shall have enough space for at least 20 net square feet per student;
(g)
A micro-education entity may operate a facility that is subject to and complies with 
the same occupancy requirements as a Class 
A-1, A-3, 
B
, or M
 Occupancy as defined 
by the International Building Code, as incorporated by Subsection 
15A-2-103
(1)(a), 
if:
(i)
the facility has a code compliant fire alarm system and carbon monoxide detection 
system;
(ii)
(A)
each classroom in the facility has an exit directly to the outside at the level 
of exit discharge; or
(B)
the structure has a code compliant fire sprinkler system;
 and
(iii)
the facility has an automatic fire sprinkler system in fire areas of the facility that 
are greater than 12,000 square feet
; and
.
(iv)
the facility has enough space for at least 20 net square feet per student.
(h)
(i)
A home-based microschool is not subject to additional occupancy requirements 
beyond occupancy requirements that apply to a primary dwelling
, except that the 
home-based microschool shall have enough space for at least 35 square feet per 
student
.
(ii)
If a floor that is below grade in a home-based microschool is used for home-based 
microschool purposes, the below grade floor of the home-based microschool shall 
have at least one emergency escape or rescue window that complies with the 
requirements for emergency escape and rescue windows as defined by the 
International Residential Code, as incorporated in Section 
15A-1-210
.
(8)
(a)
A specified public agency intending to develop its land shall submit to the land 
use authority a development plan and schedule:
(i)
as early as practicable in the development process, but no later than the 
commencement of construction; and
(ii)
with sufficient detail to enable the land use authority to assess:
(A)
the specified public agency's compliance with applicable land use ordinances;
(B)
the demand for public facilities listed in Subsections 
11-36a-102
(17)(a)
, (b), 
(c), (d), (e), and (g) caused by the development;
(C)
the amount of any applicable fee described in Section 
17-27a-509
;
(D)
any credit against an impact fee; and
(E)
the potential for waiving an impact fee.
(b)
The land use authority shall respond to a specified public agency's submission under 
Subsection 
(8)(a)
 with reasonable promptness in order to allow the specified public 
agency to consider information the municipality provides under Subsection 
(8)(a)(ii)
in the process of preparing the budget for the development.
(9)
Nothing in this section may be construed to:
(a)
modify or supersede Section 
17-27a-304
; or
(b)
authorize a county to enforce an ordinance in a way, or enact an ordinance, that fails 
to comply with 
Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act
, the federal Fair Housing 
Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq., the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12102, or any other provision of federal law.
(10)
Nothing in Subsection 
(7)
 prevents a political subdivision from:
(a)
requiring a home-based microschool or micro-education entity to comply with local 
zoning and land use regulations that do not conflict with this section, including:
(i)
parking;
(ii)
traffic; and
(iii)
hours of operation;
(b)
requiring a home-based microschool or micro-education entity to obtain a business 
license;
(c)
enacting county ordinances and regulations consistent with this section;
(d)
subjecting a micro-education entity to standards within each zone pertaining to 
setback, height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic 
circulation, and construction staging; and
(e)
imposing regulations on the location of a project that are necessary to avoid risks to 
health or safety.
(11)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the proximity restrictions that apply to 
community locations do not apply to a micro-education entity.
Section 3, Section 
26B-7-201
 is amended to read:
26B-7-201
Effective 
upon governor's approval
. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1)
"Ambulatory surgical center" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
26B-2-201
.
(2)
"Carrier" means an infected individual or animal who harbors a specific infectious agent 
in the absence of discernible clinical disease and serves as a potential source of infection 
for man. The carrier state may occur in an individual with an infection that is inapparent 
throughout its course, commonly known as healthy or asymptomatic carrier, or during 
the incubation period, convalescence, and postconvalescence of an individual with a 
clinically recognizable disease, commonly known as incubatory carrier or convalescent 
carrier. Under either circumstance the carrier state may be of short duration, as a 
temporary or transient carrier, or long duration, as a chronic carrier.
(3)
"Communicable disease" means illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic 
products which arises through transmission of that agent or its products from a reservoir 
to a susceptible host, either directly, as from an infected individual or animal, or 
indirectly, through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or the inanimate 
environment.
(4)
"Communicable period" means the time or times during which an infectious agent may 
be transferred directly or indirectly from an infected individual to another individual, 
from an infected animal to a human, or from an infected human to an animal, including 
arthropods.
(5)
"Contact" means an individual or animal having had association with an infected 
individual, animal, or contaminated environment so as to have had an opportunity to 
acquire the infection.
(6)
"End stage renal disease facility" is as defined in Section 
26B-2-201
.
(7)
(a)
"Epidemic" means the occurrence or outbreak in a community or region of cases 
of an illness clearly in excess of normal expectancy and derived from a common or 
propagated source.
(b)
The number of cases indicating an epidemic will vary according to the infectious 
agent, size, and type of population exposed, previous experience or lack of exposure 
to the disease, and time and place of occurrence.
(c)
Epidemicity is considered to be relative to usual frequency of the disease in the same 
area, among the specified population, at the same season of the year.
(8)
"General acute hospital" is as defined in Section 
26B-2-201
.
(9)
"Incubation period" means the time interval between exposure to an infectious agent 
and appearance of the first sign or symptom of the disease in question.
(10)
"Infected individual" means an individual who harbors an infectious agent and who 
has manifest disease or inapparent infection. An infected individual is one from whom 
the infectious agent can be naturally acquired.
(11)
"Infection" means the entry and development or multiplication of an infectious agent 
in the body of man or animals. Infection is not synonymous with infectious disease; the 
result may be inapparent or manifest. The presence of living infectious agents on 
exterior surfaces of the body, or upon articles of apparel or soiled articles, is not 
infection, but contamination of such surfaces and articles.
(12)
"Infectious agent" means an organism such as a virus, rickettsia, bacteria, fungus, 
protozoan, or helminth that is capable of producing infection or infectious disease.
(13)
"Infectious disease" means a disease of man or animals resulting from an infection.
(14)
"Isolation" means the separation, for the period of communicability, of infected 
individuals or animals from others, in such places and under such conditions as to 
prevent the direct or indirect conveyance of the infectious agent from those infected to 
those who are susceptible or who may spread the agent to others.
(15)
"Local food" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
4-1-109
.
(16)
"Order of constraint" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
26B-7-301
.
(17)
"Quarantine" means the restriction of the activities of well individuals or animals who 
have been exposed to a communicable disease during its period of communicability to 
prevent disease transmission.
(18)
(a)
"School" means a public, private, or parochial nursery school, licensed or 
unlicensed day care center, child care facility, family care home, Head Start program, 
kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school through grade 12.
(b)
"School" does not mean a micro-education entity or a home-based microschool as 
those terms are defined in Section 
53G-6-201
.
(19)
"Sexually transmitted disease" means those diseases transmitted through sexual 
intercourse or any other sexual contact.
(20)
"Specialty hospital" is as defined in Section 
26B-2-201
.
Section 4. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect:
(1)
except as provided in Subsection (2), May 7, 2025; or
(2)
if approved by two-thirds of all members elected to each house:
(a)
upon approval by the governor;
(b)
without the governor's signature, the day following the constitutional time limit of 
Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8; or
(c)
in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
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