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Committee advances measure to standardize attendance rules, allow land-trust spending to address absenteeism

Utah Senate Education Committee · January 21, 2026
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Summary

SB 58 seeks to standardize attendance definitions for traditional and learner-validated programs, require LEA policies for learner-validated attendance, and permit (not require) school community councils to use land-trust funds to address chronic absenteeism; the committee approved the bill 3–1.

Senate Bill 58, presented as a response to an internal audit of local attendance policies, would standardize definitions of attendance across different program types, require local education agencies to adopt policies for learner-validated programs, and permit community councils to use land-trust funds to combat chronic absenteeism.

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