This bill amends provisions and programs regarding the operation of the public education system.
This bill:
- authorizes the State Board of Education (state board) to appoint the state superintendent of public instruction as the superintendent of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB) and provides associated delegation authority;
- 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; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Recommended by: Education Interim Committee