Department support for local education agency test to stay programs -- Department guidance for local education agencies

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Case threshold" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-210. (b) "COVID-19" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-210. (c) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-210. (d) "Test to stay program" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-210. (2) At the request of an LEA, the department shall provide support for the LEA's test to stay program if a school in the LEA reaches the case threshold, including by providing: (a) COVID-19 testing supplies; (b) a mobile testing unit; and (c) other support requested by the LEA related to the LEA's test to stay program. (3) The department shall ensure that guidance the department provides to LEAs related to test to stay programs complies with Section 53G-9-210, including the determination of whether a school meets a case threshold described in Subsection 53G-9-210(3). (4) Subsection (2) regarding the requirement to support an LEA's test to stay program does not apply after February 2, 2022, unless the test to stay requirement is triggered under Subsection 53G-9-210(2)(c).