HB0184 | Teacher Professional Development Amendments Description General Description: This bill amends a notice requirement for a reallocation of instructional hours or school days for teacher preparation time or teacher professional development. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: 13 ▸ amends a notice requirement for a reallocation of instructional hours or school days 14 for teacher preparation time or teacher professional development; and 15 ▸ makes technical changes. Bill Details Bill Number: HB0184Year: 2022Status: Governor SignedLast Action: Feb 22, 2022 Sponsor RepresentativeJefferson MossRepublican - District 2 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $0NoneView Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Support Utah PTA Resolution: EDU 2011-1 | Excellence in TeachingImpact on Children: Children do not benefit from understaffed schools, missing teachers and no substitutes. This bill will give space for educators to reorganize curriculum and return to teaching within a maximum of 32 working hours Commission: Education Utah PTA Public Policy Program National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: Resolved: That Utah PTA and its constituent associations engage principals and teacher as partners with the PTA to develop relationships, increase capacity within the schools, and improve communities
HB0185 | Public Education Enrollment Options Amendments Description General Description: This bill addresses public education enrollment options. Highlighted Provisions: This Bill: ▸ allows a local education agency to provide a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option allowing students to complete a portion of the students' course work from home; prohibits home school students from participating in a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option; Bill Details Bill Number: HB0185Year: 2023Status: Governor SignedLast Action: Mar 13, 2023 Sponsor RepresentativeSusan PulsipherRepublican - District 45 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $0NoneView Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Support Utah PTA Resolution: EDU 2011-1 | Excellence in TeachingImpact on Children: This bill allows students enrolled in an LEA to complete part of their course work at home and the rest of theoir course work at the school. Enrolled students are still subject to the same testing and standards at traditionally enrolled students. The LEA's funding for these students remains the same. Homeschool students are not eligible. Commission: Education Utah PTA Public Policy Program National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: That Utah PTA advocate for policies that strengthen respect and support for public education and the teaching profession
HB0185 | Tax Restructuring Revisions - Repeal Description General Description: This bill repeals S.B. 2001, Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 2019, Second Special Session. Bill Details Bill Number: HB0185Year: 2020Status: Governor Signed Sponsor RepresentativeFrancis D. GibsonRepublican - District 65 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $0NoneView Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Support Utah PTA Resolution: EDU 2010-2 | Education Funding (retired)Impact on Children: This bill repeals SB2001 Tax Restructuring Revisions. Utah PTA opposed the original bill because it reduced the income tax fund without addressing education funding. It also increased the sales tax on food and gas which hurts families that do not qualify for the rebates and tax credits. Commission: Education Utah PTA Public Policy Program National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: Utah PTA Resolution 2010-2 Education Funding Resolved, That Utah PTA continue to urge the legislature to make public education revenue allocations and funding effort a high priority; and be it further Resolved, That Utah PTA encourage the legislature to adequately fund critical educational needs, including but not limited to, class size reduction, teacher salaries, technology, textbooks and supplies; and be it further Resolved, That Utah PTA oppose vouchers, tax credits and deductions and other similar funding sources for public and private preschool, elementary and secondary school tuition and other education-related expenses for students. The Utah PTA Legislative Policy PTA efforts “to secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth” are based upon: 4. The realization that maintaining a free and public education system is a cornerstone of democracy—that the Utah Public Education System is created in the state Constitution to “secure and perpetuate” freedom. Utah PTA 2019-2020 Legislative Priorities 1.Support education legislation which maintains the constitutional guarantee that the Legislature shall provide for the establishment and maintenance of a public education system, which shall be open to all children of the state; and that all revenue from a tax on income shall be used to support the system of public education and higher education. 2. Support education appropriations which fully fund enrollment growth and increase the WPU by 6%. National PTA Public Policy Agenda Continue to Increase Investments in Education Through a Regular Appropriations Process National PTA urges Congress to raise the discretionary spending caps and build on its recent investments in public education. A Links Utah PTA Public Policy Program
HB0188S01 | T.h. Bell Program Amendments Description General Description: This bill amends provisions related to the Terrel H. Bell Teaching Incentive Loans Program. Bill Details Bill Number: HB0188S01Year: 2019Status: Governor SignedLast Action: Mar 22, 2019 Sponsor RepresentativeV. Lowry SnowRepublican - District 74 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $0NoneView Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Pending Utah PTA Resolution: EDU 2011-1 | Excellence in TeachingImpact on Children: Research shows that teacher quality is the single most important school-based factor in student achievement. This Bill will help to incentivize students to work in public education in Utah. Commission: Education Utah PTA Public Policy Program National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: Resolved, That Utah PTA advocate for policies that strengthen respect and support for public education and the teaching profession; and be it further Resolved, That Utah PTA support high standards for teacher preparation, licensing, hiring, recertification, professional development, particularly for beginning teachers, and ongoing training as curriculum changes, in order to promote the academic achievement of all students; and be it further Resolved, That Utah PTA support adequate funding for and encourage consideration of financial incentives to recruit and retain highly qualified and effective educators, including appropriation of adequate funding to upgrade salary schedules.
HB0189 | Public Education Course Grade Requirements Description General Description: This bill prohibits a local education agency (LEA) from requiring student attendance at an off-campus event. Highlighted Provisions: Prohibits LEAs from requiring participation in an off-campus event as part of a grade. Bill Details Bill Number: HB0189Year: 2025Status: House/ filedLast Action: Mar 07, 2025 Sponsor RepresentativeAriel DefayRepublican - District 15 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $0NoneView Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Local Issue Impact on Children: Requirements for course grades should not be set by the legislature. This is a decision that should be made by the teacher in the classroom, or possibly at the LEA level. Commission: Education Utah PTA Public Policy Program Utah PTA Legislative Priorities: EDUCATION. Support an adequately funded public school system by funding a 3% Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) increase over and above growth and inflation; implement policies to increase proficiency levels by improving attendance, reducing class sizes, and supporting teachers; increase academic excellence for all Utah students; and prioritize local control to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and individual schools.
