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Utah public schools are already barred from belonging to an athletic governing association — such as the Utah High School Activities Association — unless it follows open meetings and records laws, ethics rules, collects students' unamended birth certificates, and requires students to register their date of birth and sex. This bill adds further conditions: an association must also adopt written policies setting mandatory break periods from team activities during Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and winter break, a summer break for each sport, and at least a six-week off-season break per sport (with possible accommodations for rural schools), along with clear rules distinguishing sport-specific breaks from general weight training or conditioning. The association must also establish penalties for schools that violate its rules and enforce those penalties equally across all member schools. Associations would be required to report annually to the Education Interim Committee on how these policies are being implemented and enforced, and the bill would take effect August 1, 2026.