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Description
General Description: 
Highlighted Provisions: 

 This bill: defines terms; prohibits an institution of higher education, the public education system, and a governmental employer from: requiring an individual, before, during, or after admission or employment, to provide certain submissions or attend certain training that promotes differential treatment; using an individual's certain characteristics in decisions regarding aspects of employment or education; and engaging in certain practices; requires the Utah Board of Education (board), the State Board of Education (state board), and the governor to ensure compliance with certain requirements; prohibits an institution of higher education, the state board, and a governmental employer from establishing or maintaining an office that engages in certain practices

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0261.html
Year: 
2024
Status: 
Sponsor
Representative
Katy Hall
Republican - District 11
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Pending

That Utah PTA urges state legislators to facilitate the implementation of community schools to provide services for the whole child and the families in each school community

Utah PTA Resolution: 
EDU 2015-2 | Support for Community Schools
Impact on Children: 

This bill prohibits an institution of higher education, the public education system, or a governmental employer from taking certain actions and engaging in discriminatory practices.  

However, this bill also removes the ability of LEAs to do training on discriminatory practices and to support children with a wide variety of unique needs.  Teachers need training on how to support students with a wide variety of concerns, and knowledge of how to do this without crossing into tenets of CRT.

 

Commission: 
Education