Legislative Bills

A reduction in the revenue target of the minimum basic tax rate would result in a loss of funding to our schools.

This bill states that social media companies have to make the following disclosures: accurate information regarding the social media platform's content management, data
management, and business practices, including specific information regarding the manner in which the social media platform:
(a) curates and targets content to users;
(b) places and promotes content, services, and products, including the social media platform's own content, services, and products;
(c) moderates content;
(d) uses search, ranking, or other algorithms or procedures that determine results on the social media platform; and
(e) provides users with performance data on the use of the platform and the social
media platform's products and services.

These disclosures would help parents discern if the social media company uses surveillance capitalism, persuasive technology, and algorithms which encourage addictive usage of social media

This bill will help protect children from sexual abuse.

Utah PTA opposes vouchers in all forms. Vouchers take funding from public schools and redirect it to private entities. This bill would expand eligibility to more students.

Necessarily Existent Small Schools (NESS) is a program that serves a vital need in our state. Additional funding is given to schools that are desperately needed but do not have the student population to support a school without additional resources. Providing a better funding path for these students is highly desirable, and PTA supports resources being provided to make these schools possible.

Allows LEAs to put in place policies to better enforce unlawful use of e-cigarettes on school grounds

This bill allows child care providers to apply for grants that support our child care providers. We know that quality child care providers are necessary. Many parents need access to child care and we know these people are instrumental in our children's lives. We support more access to quality child care providers.

Utah's consent laws make it to minors are unable to access services to help them quit smoking and vaping without a parent's consent. Some minors won't ask their parents, because they are trying to hide their usage of these products. There is some concern that by making this exception, it opens the door to other exceptions that we may not support (extreme example would be abortion). This bill is very specific in that it ONLY applies to tobacco & nicotine cessation services.