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Under current Utah law, a classroom without a licensed teacher available can only be covered by an unlicensed substitute for up to 20 days per school year, after which a licensed educator would need to be found. This bill removes that 20-day limit entirely, allowing school districts to keep an unlicensed substitute in a classroom for an unlimited number of days when a licensed educator isn't available, as long as the substitute passes a required background check and isn't otherwise barred from serving due to licensing violations.