Legislative Bills

SB0218S01 | Reading Assessment Expansion Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill expands a diagnostic assessment system for reading.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0218S01

Year:

2019

Status:

Senate/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 14, 2019

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

$1,500,000

This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2020: to State Board of Education -- Initiative Programs -- Electronic Elementary Reading Tool, as an ongoing appropriation: from the Education Fund, $1,500,000.

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Pending

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 1997-1 | Literacy (retired)

Impact on Children:

This bill will help to identify struggling readers beyond the third grade. Results of a longitudinal study of nearly 4000 students find that those who do not read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave school without a diploma than proficient readers.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies encourage the Governor and the State Legislature to make literacy a priority for all Utah students.

SB0219S02 | Crisis Response Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill relates to crisis response treatment and resources.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0219S02

Year:

2019

Status:

Senate/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 14, 2019

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

$1,800,000

This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2020: to Department of Human Services -- Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, as an ongoing appropriation: from General Fund, $1,500,000. to Department of Human Services -- Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, as a one-time appropriation: from General Fund, One-time, $300,000.

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Pending

Utah PTA Resolution:

HEA 2000-1 | Mental Illness (retired)

Impact on Children:

Will provide more resources to children and families for Mental Health Crisis.

Commission:

Health

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA support prevention and intervention initiatives and appropriate state funding for: (1) collaborative efforts between the home, school, private physicians, and community resource agencies to create support networks for families,

National PTA Public Policy Agenda

https://www.pta.org/home/advocacy/ptas-positions/Individual-PTA-Resoluti...

SB0220 | School Readiness Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends provisions of preschool programs.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill: defines terms; repeals the School Readiness Board; creates a school readiness team comprised of staff from the Department of Workforce Services' Office of Child Care and staff from the state board to fulfill certain duties regarding the school readiness grant programs; renames school readiness grant programs; prioritizes grant funding between grant programs; requires grant recipients to coordinate with UPSTART providers; and makes technical and conforming changes.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0220

Year:

2024

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 21, 2024

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

FAM 2009-1 | Early Childhood

Impact on Children:

The goal of these amendments are to enhance the school readiness programs, improve access to quality preschool education, and streamlines many educational processes. This purposes of these amendments hope to provide Utahans with many more quality preschool options.

Commission:

Family Life

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies work collaboratively with existing early childhood programs to better coordinate services; and be it further Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies advocate for policies and funding to improve early childhood services throughout the state.

SB0220S01 | Missing Child Identification Program

Description

General Description:

This bill creates the Missing Child Identification Program to be administered by the attorney general.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill creates the Missing Child Identification Program to be administered by the attorney general to provide a fingerprint and DNA collection kit to a parent or legal guardian of a child entering kindergarten.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0220S01

Year:

2022

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 24, 2022

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Pending

Utah PTA Resolution:

SAF 2016-2 | Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Impact on Children:

This bill will supply a kit to parents of Kindergarten students to collect fingerprints and DNA samples to be used if a child becomes missing.

Commission:

Safety

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations advocate for the protection of rights of victims and support provided measures for the physical, psychological, and social recovery of victims of sexual exploitation;

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

National PTA CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION Position Statement
• Assist in the identification and return of missing or runaway children.

SB0221S02 | Child Care Revisions

Description

General Description:

This bill modifies provisions related to caring for children.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill: ▸requires licensure for a residential child care provider when providing child care for a certain number of qualifying children; ▸requires certification for a residential child care provider when providing child care for a certain number of qualifying children; ▸amends provisions authorizing the Department of Health and Human Services to inspect the home of a certified child care provider under certain circumstances; ▸prohibits a certified residential child care provider from providing child care to more than two qualifying children under certain ages; ▸amends provisions of criminal background check requirements for a child care provider;

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0221S02

Year:

2025

Status:

Senate/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 07, 2025

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

FAM 2022-1 | Child Care

Impact on Children:

This bill allows for residential child cares to have more regulations and guidelines to provide safer and better quality child care. We hope to ensure the safety of all children and this is one outlet to help provide better safety for our children while in child care. Child care is a high need in the state of Utah and we support good legislation to ensure quality and proper child care.

Commission:

Family Life

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved ,That Utah PTA support appropriate regulations to ensure quality child care; ...... and be it further Resolved ,That Utah PTA encourage affected agencies to examine existing policies and create new policies which will better serve the needs of both children and parents;

SB0222S01 | Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive Program Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends requirements of the Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive Program.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill amends requirements of the Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive Program. Introduces the term Benchmark assessment. Cleans language for years past.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0222S01

Year:

2023

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 17, 2023

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Impact on Children:

This is a clean up bill

Commission:

Education

SB0223S01 | Public Education Bullying Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill enacts definitions of bullying for the public education code.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill: ▸amends the definition of "bullying"; ▸defines the terms "staff bullying" and "student bullying";

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0223S01

Year:

2025

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 25, 2025

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Impact on Children:

Having clear definitions of bullying helps protect children by ensuring that harmful behaviors are recognized, addressed, and prevented. It creates a safer school environment, promotes accountability, and empowers students to seek help when needed.

Commission:

Safety

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

National PTA Resolution on Bullying

Resolved, That National PTA and its constituent organizations support policies and programs that address the prevention, intervention, and elimination of bullying;

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship. To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.

SB0226S01 | Online Education Program Revisions

Description

General Description:

This bill makes revisions related to online education.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bil: allows a certified online course provider that the State Board of Education approves to offer courses directly through the Statewide Online Education
Program; establishes the requirements for the state board to approve certified online course providers; authorizes fees to cover the cost.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0226S01

Year:

2021

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 22, 2021

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support w/ Comment

Utah PTA supports initiatives and strategies for digital equity and encourages the USBE to continue their study of the Statewide Online Education Program to determine how it will best achieve the USBE mission and goals.

Impact on Children:

This bill would allow the USBE to potentially expand the number of courses available to high school students through the Statewide Online Education Program.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

FAM 2021-2 DIGITAL EQUITY & ACCESS Position Statement

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage initiatives and strategies for digital equity in the form of equal privileges, opportunities, and access to internet for all children and youth in Utah.

That Utah PTA and its constituent association encourages policies that attempt to address all six components of connection necessary for the equal provision of digital privileges, opportunities, and responsibilities for children, namely: robust infrastructure, affordable subscriptions, accessible devices, digital literacy training, competent technical support, and linguistically and age-appropriate user-friendly content.

SB0232 | Minor Data Protection Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill modifies the Protection of Personal Information Act.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill modifies the Protection of Personal Information Act. It creates a standard for how the personal information of a minor is maintained and/or destroyed.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0232

Year:

2024

Status:

Senate/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 01, 2024

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Commission:

Community Engagement

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

National Position Statement - Student Data Privacy & Security

PTA is deeply committed to the promotion of privacy and security policies that maintain the confidentiality of sensitive data that students and families provide to educational institutions, as well as the data that is collected while using online products and services.

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

SAFETY: Support funding to strengthen school safety measures. This includes the improvement of school infrastructure to ensure safety and security, implementation of comprehensive safety training, adoption of evidence-based strategies for community violence intervention and means reduction, as well as the education of families and communities on school safety protocols, children's online security, and the assessment of digital threats posed to schools across Utah.

National PTA Public Policy Agenda

Strengthen online privacy protections for children and youth.

SB0234S01 | Statewide Online Education Program Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends provisions related to the Statewide Online Education Program.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill allows an online course provider through the Statewide Online Education Program to offer online courses for middle school credit.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0234S01

Year:

2021

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 17, 2021

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose w/ Comment

Utah PTA encourages the legislature to adequately fund critical education needs. Although we encourage policies that will increase equal privileges, opportunities, and access to internet for all children, we are concerned that this bill is in reaction to the current public health emergency and has not been adequately studied or funded. Utah PTA encourages USBE to continue their study of the Statewide Online Education Program to determine how it will best achieve the USBE mission and goals before any changes are implemented.

Impact on Children:

This bill would expand opportunities for student in middle school to take classes through the Statewide Online Education Program.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

FAM 2021-1 DIGITAL EQUITY AND ACCESS Position Statement
That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage initiatives and strategies for digital equity in the form of equal privileges, opportunities, and access to internet for all children and youth in Utah;

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