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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah bill establishes school chronic absenteeism data collection and state-level study
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Andrew Stoddard
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What This Bill Proposed
Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, local education agencies in Utah must annually collect and report data to the state board, which must also conduct a study and report findings by September 15, 2027.
Changes data-reporting requirements for every public school system in the state and mandates a comprehensive statewide study on student attendance patterns and root causes.
- Chronic absenteeism has become an increasing focus for state educational agencies seeking to address post-pandemic learning gaps and student disengagement. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local Education Agencies
Local education agencies must annually collect and report specified chronic absenteeism data using a state-developed template.
State Board of Education
The state board must develop a reporting template, publish statewide data, conduct a comprehensive study, and submit a report to the legislature.
Students
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as chronic absenteeism under this bill?
When do local education agencies have to start reporting this data?
Who receives the final study report from the state board?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
15 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- Jan 27, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Held
- Jan 23, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
Show 9 earlier actions
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 13, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0106
- Jan 13, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0106
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0106
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0106
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Mandatory Absenteeism Tracking
Shifts chronic absenteeism reporting from optional or fragmented tracking to a standardized annual statewide collection and published metric.
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Sources
le.utah.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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