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Committee advances bill allowing designated school liaisons access to vital records for McKinney‑Vento students
Summary
SB 2.24 would explicitly allow designated McKinney‑Vento liaisons to access vital records such as birth certificates to help qualify students experiencing housing insecurity for federal services and school reimbursements; the committee advanced the bill unanimously while a public commenter raised concerns about the federal McKinney‑Vento definition.
A Utah Senate committee unanimously recommended SB 2.24, which clarifies that specified school liaisons working on McKinney‑Vento homelessness issues may access vital records (for example, birth certificates) to verify eligibility for federal McKinney‑Vento services.
Sponsor Senator Plumb said the change was prompted by work on youth homelessness and examples from other states where liaisons…
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