Legislative Bills

SB0170S03 | School Discipline Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill regulates the use of emergency safety interventions on a student in a school.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill: ▸consolidates and clarifies existing school physical intervention provisions into a single section of code; ▸requires the State Board of Education to establish administrative rules for physical intervention in schools; ▸establishes standards for use of physical restraint in schools; ▸defines allowed incidences of seclusion in schools; ▸requires local education agencies to collect and report data on incidents of student confinement; ▸provides for investigation and enforcement requirements; ▸outlines liability protections and exceptions; and ▸makes technical changes.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0170S03

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:

This bill encourages non-violent discipline methods and promotes safer, healthier environments for children's emotional and physical development.

Commission:

Safety

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

National PTA Position Statement - Recommendation on Corporal Punishment

National PTA will support efforts to abolish corporal punishment and efforts to develop alternative discipline programs to provide an orderly climate for learning.

SB0170 | Clean Truck Incentive Program

Description

General Description:

This bill creates the Clean Truck Incentive Program.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill creates the Clean Truck Incentive Program.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0170

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

Impact on Children:

This bill creates a grant using available federal money to incentivize the purchase of clean trucks for either business or personal use. This would remove more gasoline and diesel powered trucks from the road, further improving Utah's air quality.

Commission:

Health

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

The Right's of Utah's Children to a Sustainable Healthy Environment Position Statement

That Utah PTA exhorts governments, businesses, and individuals to invest in cleaner
technologies, renewable energy sources, and infrastructure improvements that will lead to a
healthier environment for all, especially for children and youth.

SB0171S03 | Indigent Defense Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill addresses indigent defense.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill creates the Youth Defense Fund to pay for indigent defense services for a minor referred to the juvenile court for an offense;

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0171S03

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:

This bill ensures that children in the juvenile justice system, particularly those who cannot afford legal representation, receive quality defense services. It establishes a fund to provide indigent defense for minors, protecting their rights and promoting fairness in court proceedings.

Commission:

Safety

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

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

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

Support legislation, funding, and community partnerships that provide programs and resources to strengthen families and children’s social, emotional and physical learning and well-being including, but not limited to: juvenile justice reforms

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

National PTA Position Statement - Child Safety and Protection

Promote initiatives to address racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in the juvenile justice system.

SB0171S01 | Behavioral Health Curriculum Program

Description

General Description:

This bill requires the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, within the University of Utah, to develop a youth behavioral health curriculum.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill requires the Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah to develop a public education behavioral health curriculum in coordination with the State Board of Education

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0171S01

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

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

HEA 2020-1 | Emotional/Mental Health and Well-Being

Impact on Children:

Passage of this bill will increase the discussion of mental/behavioral issues within the our schools by having the experts in these issues develop a curriculum for both elementary and secondary schools and then annually update that curriculum. This will be done in cooperation with the Utah Board of Education. This curriculum will help dramatically in helping students have the resources they need for mental health and suicide prevention and will help reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. This is the #5 issue on Utah PTA's Legislative Priorities for this year.

Commission:

Health

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA and its constitution associations support increased education and awareness campaigns to share evidence-based mental health knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders to students, families, and communities; and, provide early intervention and prevention programs; and, help reduce the stigma associated with mental illness;

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

5. Support increased education and awareness campaigns to share evidence-based mental health knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders to students, families, and communities; and, provide early intervention and prevention programs; and, help reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.

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Description

General Description:

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill amends and creates programs to enhance teacher salary supplement opportunities.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/sb0173.html

Year:

2024

Status:

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

View Fiscal Note

Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Pending

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2023-1 | Education Funding

Impact on Children:

This bill is concerning because of a huge fiscal note- in sub 3 the cost is $150 million. It creates a teacher salary supplement program that could cause division and damage collaboration between teachers. Definition of what makes up a good teacher would be decided by a group at Utah State University rather than the local LEA.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations support the maintenance of a stable and adequate funding mechanism to support public education based on the following principles: enrollment growth; inflation; support of a K-12 education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account; funding the USBE Strategic Plan;

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