UT SB0312

Establishes a tiered framework for restricting public school employment and volunteering following educator license suspension or revocation, with automatic restrictions applying only to serious misconduct involving actual harm, credible risk to children, sexual misconduct, abuse, or ongoing threats to student safety

Requires the State Board of Education to issue written findings demonstrating specific, articulable risk to students before imposing employment/volunteer restrictions for conduct that does not constitute serious misconduct

Exempts technical violations (administrative errors, documentation mistakes, procedural failures, record keeping errors) from automatic work and volunteer restrictions unless the educator shows a pattern of repeated violations

Requires enhanced notice to educators facing disciplinary proceedings, including explanation of potential employment restrictions and the circumstances under which restrictions apply automatically versus requiring written findings

Takes effect May 6, 2026, applying to cases opened on or after that date