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Starting July 1, 2031, this bill would require every Utah school district and charter school to use a student information system—the software schools use to track enrollment, grades, attendance, and other records—that meets detailed technical and data standards set by the Utah State Board of Education, including the ability to share data seamlessly with state systems, support electronic student transfers, provide parent portal access, and capture detailed school safety data such as threat assessments and behavioral incident reports. Districts and charter schools would bear the costs of maintaining and integrating these compliant systems, with a phased rollout beginning no earlier than 2028 and full compliance required by 2031, though existing contracts could continue until they expire or be renewed once under certain conditions, and schools could request a 12-month extension under specific circumstances. If a school system falls out of compliance after the deadline, the state board would first issue a warning and allow 90 days to fix the problem, then cut the superintendent's or charter director's pay by 10% until the issue is resolved, and could ultimately withhold state funding or require a corrective action plan; the bill also allows legislative auditors to treat noncompliance as a risk factor in audits and requires school funding calculations (including for career and technical education programs) to rely on data from these compliant systems starting in the 2031-32 school year. The measure additionally lets the state board create a voluntary vendor certification program for student information system providers and offer technical or financial assistance to help schools meet the new requirements, while clarifying that all student data collected remains the property of the local school district or charter school and specifying the limited purposes for which the state board may access that data.