Legislative Bills

HB0201 | Traffic Enforcement Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill creates the Speed Safety Camera Pilot Program, amends restrictions on the use of a speed safety camera for traffic enforcement, and allocates fees collected from speed safety camera citations.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill defines terms; creates the Speed Safety Camera Pilot Program that allows the use of a speed safety camera without a peace officer present in certain circumstances; describes when law enforcement can use a speed safety camera for speed limit enforcement; limits the number of construction and school zones in which the Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety may implement a speed safety camera enforcement program; allows a local highway authority to implement a speed safety camera program; limits the use of a speed safety camera in a school zone to times when traffic speeds are reduced in the school zone

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0201

Year:

2024

Status:

House/ 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 legislation aims to enhance the enforcement of speed limits in school zones, ultimately ensuring the safe arrival of students at both school and home.

Commission:

Safety

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

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

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

2023 Child Pedestrian Safety Position Statement

RESOLVED, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage the Utah Department of Public Safety to update and review training programs for school crossing guards, as well as emphasize pedestrian safety in Drivers Education; and also urge the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) to implement a robust pedestrian safety curriculum for Utah schools; moreover, local PTAs are encouraged to take an active role in educating parents and students about pedestrian safety issues and solutions; and furthermore, encourage the Utah State Legislature and other government agencies to appropriate adequate funding specifically dedicated to safe school routes, pedestrian safety devices and technology to ensure safer street crossings

HB0204 | Trust Land Disposal Requirements

Description

General Description:

This bill imposes conditions on the sale of school and institutional trust lands.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill:
12          ▸     requires the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration to
13     invite input from local legislators before advertising a proposed sale of trust lands;
14          ▸     adds specific requirements regarding the timing of a proposed sale of more than
15     5,000 contiguous acres of trust lands;

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0204

Year:

2022

Status:

House/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 04, 2022

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2015-1 | School Trust Lands

Impact on Children:

1. The bill requires duplicative notification that will delay selling land at the optimal time for the maximum revenue.
2. The bill requires large land sales take place only in and around the yearly legislative session.
3. SITLA lands are NOT public lands. They belong to the beneficiaries. This bill directly introduces a political entity into an agency created to avoid political influence.

4. The "beneficiaries" of these trust lands are the children. This would negatively impact the ability to properly care for and manage these lands thereby decreasing the funds distributed to the children's education.

Commission:

Trust Lands

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA encourage State and local officials to take all necessary steps to assure that
management of the School Trust Lands is in accordance with trust duties and principles
including undivided loyalty to the beneficiaries, a duty to make trust property productive, a
duty to keep and render accounts, and a duty to exercise prudence and skill in administering
the trust, thereby obtaining much-needed revenue for Utah's public schools;

HB0204 | Stipends for Future Educators Grant Program Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends provisions regarding the Stipends for Future Educators Grant Program (program).

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill expands the "Stipends for Future Educators" program by allowing students from out of state to qualify for the stipend given to student teachers.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0204

Year:

2025

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 26, 2025

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2023-1 | Education Funding

Impact on Children:

This change will help Utah attract Student Teachers from other states, who will hopefully then be willing to stay in Utah once they have completed their schooling.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage the legislature to adequately fund critical educational needs, including but not limited to, class size reduction, teacher salaries

HB0205 | Students with Disabilities Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends a formula related to add-on weighted pupil units for students with disabilities.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0205

Year:

2020

Status:

House/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 12, 2020

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2005-1 | Education of Students with Disabilities (retired)

Impact on Children:

1. Provides a formula for state funding for students with disabilities that factors in growth of the number of these students based on a four year average.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

Utah PTA Resolution EDU 2005-1 - Resolved, That Utah PTA and its organizations support continued state and local funding to at least the present level to sustain present programs to educate students with disabilities, including intellectual, physical, emotional, and psychological disabilities.

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities 2019-20 #7. Support legislation, funding, and community partnerships that provide programs and resources to strengthen families and children’s social and emotional well being through affordable housing, homelessness initiatives, education, and parenting skills, and juvenile justice reforms.

Links

Utah PTA Resolution EDU 2005-1 Education of Students with Disabilities

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities 2019-20

HB0205 | Universal Background Checks for Firearm Purchases

Description

General Description:

This bill requires a background check for certain firearm sales.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill requires background checks for the transfer of a firearm between persons who are not federal firearms licensees; creates exceptions for family members, law enforcement agencies and officers, and others; allows for temporary transfers under specific circumstances; provides criminal penalties for a violation of the provisions of this bill;

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0205

Year:

2021

Status:

House/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 05, 2021

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support w/ Comment

Comment:
Utah PTA advocates for gun safety and violence prevention measures for the benefit and safety of children while recognizing the importance of responsible gun ownership and Second Amendment rights to the citizens of Utah.

Impact on Children:

For nearly 30 years, National PTA has advocated for common-sense and comprehensive gun safety and violence prevention measures while preserving the lawful use of firearms for sport and personal protection.

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:

5. Support measures to promote safe and healthy environments and behaviors for children to prevent suicide, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking,

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

National PTA Firearms Position Statement
Given the history and tradition of strong support for the safety and protection of children and youth, the National PTA supports federal restrictions on firearms that would require, prior to purchasing a firearm, a waiting period and background check to screen out illegal firearm purchasers such as convicted felons and drug-related offenders;

National PTA Public Policy Agenda

Enact Legislation to Protect Youth, Families and Communities From Gun and Other Violence Firearms are the second-leading cause of death for American children and teens, with nearly 1,600 children and teens dying by gun homicide every year. Congress must:
Require a waiting period and a comprehensive background check for any individual prior to buying a firearm from both licensed and unlicensed dealers

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