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;

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