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Starting with the 2026–2027 school year, this bill requires every local school district and charter school in Utah to annually collect and report data on chronic absenteeism — defined as a student missing 10% or more of school days in a year, whether absences are excused or not — to the State Board of Education. Districts must report total enrollment, the number and percentage of chronically absent students broken down by grade level, and for each chronically absent student, how many days they missed and how many were excused. The State Board must use a standardized reporting template, publish anonymized statewide data publicly on its website, and conduct a study examining the root causes of chronic absenteeism — including poverty, transportation, mental health, and healthcare access — while consulting educators, parents, students, and community organizations. By September 2027, the Board must submit a report to the Legislature's Education Interim Committee with findings, evidence-based recommendations, and any proposed policy changes.