- (1) "LEA head" means the superintendent of a school district or the director of a charter school.
- (2) Within three days of receiving a notification from the juvenile court or a law enforcement agency under Section 80-6-103, the LEA head or LEA head's designee shall notify the principal of the school the juvenile attends or last attended.
(3) Upon receipt of the information, the principal shall:
- (a) make a notation in a secure file other than the student's permanent file; and
- (b) if the student is still enrolled in the school, notify staff members who, in his opinion, should know of the adjudication.
- (4) A person receiving information in accordance with this part may only disclose the information to other persons having both a right and a current need to know.
- (5) Access to secure files shall be limited to persons authorized to receive information under this part.
- (6) Beginning no later than July 1, 2025, an LEA shall digitally maintain the cumulative file described in Subsection (3) or, if available, the student's related reintegration plan described in 53G-8-213, for one year from the day the notice is received and ensure the secure file follows the student if the student transfers to a different school or LEA.
Amended by Chapter 226, 2026 General Session