This bill amends provisions and programs regarding the operation of the public education system.
This bill:
- defines terms, including "general control and supervision" of the public education system;
- corrects references regarding the State Superintendent's Annual Report;
- allows the State Board of Education (state board) to authorize the state superintendent of public instruction to appoint and supervise the superintendent of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB);
- renames the Catalyst Center Grant Program to the Applied Educational Experience Grant Program and amends associated provisions regarding eligibility for and use of program funds;
- amends the allowable use of funds in the Grow Your Own Educator Pipeline Program for paraprofessionals;
- aligns terminology regarding juvenile justice reintegration to apply to all local education agencies rather than only school districts;
- amends provisions to allow the USDB to coordinate with the state security chief rather than the county security chief of the county for each USDB campus;
- allows the state board to reduce suicide prevention grant amounts in certain circumstances;
- includes a coordination clause with H.B. 1, Public Education Base Budget Amendments, to adjust language regarding the Applied Educational Experience Grant Program; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Recommended by: Education Interim Committee

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 53E-8-204, 53G-8-213, 53G-8-701.5, 53G-8-701.6, 53G-8-701.8, 53G-9-702
Substitute #1: 53E-1-203, 53E-8-204, 53F-9-501, 53G-8-213, 53G-8-701.5, 53G-8-701.6, 53G-8-701.8, 53G-9-702
Substitute #2: 53E-1-102, 53E-1-203, 53E-8-204, 53E-10-310, 53F-9-204, 53G-8-213, 53G-8-701.5, 53G-8-701.6, 53G-8-701.8, 53G-9-702
Amended 3/2/2026 10:03:241: 53E-1-102, 53E-1-203, 53E-8-204, 53E-10-310, 53F-5-218, 53F-9-204, 53G-8-213, 53G-8-701.5, 53G-8-701.6, 53G-8-701.8, 53G-9-702
Substitute #3: 53E-1-102, 53E-1-203, 53E-8-204, 53E-10-310, 53F-5-218, 53F-9-204, 53G-8-213, 53G-8-701.5, 53G-8-701.6, 53G-8-701.8, 53G-9-702
Enrolled: 53E-1-102, 53E-1-203, 53E-8-204, 53E-10-310, 53F-5-218, 53F-9-204, 53G-8-213, 53G-8-701.5, 53G-8-701.6, 53G-8-701.8, 53G-9-702
Substitute #4: 53E-1-102, 53E-1-203, 53E-8-204, 53E-10-310, 53F-5-218, 53F-9-204, 53G-8-213, 53G-8-701.5, 53G-8-701.6, 53G-8-701.8, 53G-9-702