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Current Utah law requires school districts to waive fees for students who cannot afford them, but it does not limit how many overnight school trips a student can receive a waiver for or require districts to cap total fee waiver spending. This bill would limit fee waivers to no more than two school-sponsored overnight trips per student per year and require each school district's governing board to adopt a dollar cap on total fee waivers it grants. It would also create a process allowing a student who has already used a waiver for one overnight trip to request a waiver for a second trip by meeting with the principal and agreeing to an "action plan," a written commitment to contribute to the school or community through activities such as custodial work, service programs, or other approved contributions, with the plan required to match the student's abilities, circumstances, and schedule. The bill also clarifies that these limits do not apply to certain in-state trips sponsored by athletic or activity associations, and confirms that schools may still offer, and students may still attend, additional trips beyond the second waived trip.