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Utah law currently supports a grant program for schools with high concentrations of American Indian and Alaska Native students, and references a state education plan for these students that was adopted back in 2015. This bill would formally require the Utah State Board of Education to adopt, by January 1, 2027, an updated American Indian and Alaska Native education state plan that identifies students' most critical academic needs, recommends specific actions based on current data and evidence, addresses teacher hiring and retention, and creates a process for sharing data with tribal education leaders; the board must consult with tribal leaders and stakeholders while developing the plan and present it to the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee before finalizing it. The bill also expands what grant money under the existing program can be spent on, explicitly allowing funds to cover materials, books, supplies, and local and national conferences in addition to the currently allowed stipends, recruitment, retention, and professional development for teachers in qualifying schools. Additionally, the liaison appointed to oversee this work would be tasked with implementing the state plan through local plans created by individual school districts and charter schools, and would report annually to the legislative committee on the state plan's implementation alongside existing reporting requirements.