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Public schools in Utah currently cannot join or pay dues to student activities associations—such as the Utah High School Activities Association—unless those associations meet certain requirements, like verifying students' birth certificates and following open meetings and ethics laws. This bill would add a new requirement: schools could not belong to an association that imposes a waiting period before a transferring student can compete in sports or other activities if the student switched schools under open enrollment or school choice, or if the student can show they were bullied at their previous school, even if that school won't officially confirm the bullying occurred. In practice, this means students who change schools for these reasons could become eligible to participate right away rather than sitting out a mandatory ineligibility period. The bill would take effect July 1, 2026.