Legislative Bills

HB0512 | Minimum Basic Tax Rate Reduction

Description

General Description:

This bill amends provisions related to the minimum basic tax rate that funds public education.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill reduces the revenue target for the revenue that the minimum basic tax rate generates and repeals the weighed pupil unit (WPU) value rate. It would result in a loss of funding for schools.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0512

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

Oppose

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2023-1 | Education Funding

Impact on Children:

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

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Utah PTA and its constituent associations continue to urge the legislature to make public education revenue allocations and funding efforts a high priority.

HB0524S01 | Social Media Usage Modifications

Description

General Description:

This bill establishes the Utah Digital Expression Act.

Highlighted Provisions:

11 This bill:
12 ▸ authorizes the Division of Consumer Protection to administer and enforce the Utah
13 Digital Expression Act;
14 ▸ provides definitions;
15 ▸ requires a social media company to publicly disclose information regarding its
16 information management and its content moderation practices;
17 ▸ requires a social media company to publish an acceptable use policy on prohibited
18 material and content compliance;

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0524S01

Year:

2023

Status:

House/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 03, 2023

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

SAF 2023-2 | Digital Citizenship and Wellness

Impact on Children:

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

Commission:

Internet Safety

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations advocate for laws, policies, and technology development which protects children and youth from surveillance capitalism, persuasive technology, and logarithms which encourage addictive usage of social media.

HB0526 | Unlawful Kissing of a Minor

Description

General Description:

This bill makes changes to what qualifies as sexual abuse of a child.

Highlighted Provisions:

2 ▸ adds forcibly kissing a child to the list of actions that may qualify as sexual abuse of
13 a child;

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0526

Year:

2023

Status:

House/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 03, 2023

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

SAF 2016-2 | Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Impact on Children:

This bill will help protect children from sexual abuse.

Commission:

Safety

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations promote and support the adoption and enforcement of laws, at all levels of government, to end the recruitment, force or involvement of a minor in conduct or violence of a sexual nature and all forms of sexual exploitation; and be it further
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 Priorities:

5. SAFETY. Support evidence-based community violence intervention and means reduction strategies.

HB0529S02 | Utah Fits All Scholarship Program Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends provisions regarding the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill amends provisions regarding the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0529S02

Year:

2024

Status:

House/ enrolled bill to Printing

Last Action:

Mar 14, 2024

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose w/ Comment

Utah PTA opposes vouchers in all their forms. While the changes in HB 529 could be positive to the program itself, and we appreciate the change to prohibit parents from being providers, we are opposed to any expansion of the Utah Fits All voucher program.

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2023-1 | Education Funding

Impact on Children:

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.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations oppose funding mechanisms such as vouchers, tax credits, deductions

HB0530 | Licensed School Psychological Practitioner Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill enacts provisions relating to the licensure of a licensed school psychological practitioner.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill creates a new license category under the Psychologist Licensing Act for a licensed
school psychological practitioner; defines the scope of practice for a licensed school psychological practitioner; and specifies the requirements to receive a license as a licensed school psychological practitioner.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0530

Year:

2024

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 13, 2024

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:

This bill creates licensure requirements for school psychologists to ensure adequate training and experience of professionals in school settings.

Commission:

Health

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA support collaborative efforts between the home, school, private physicians, and community resource agencies to create mental health support networks for families, to recognize the prevalence and need for recognition of mental health illnesses and associated diagnosis and treatment, and to increase the number of psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, and mental health professionals to provide adequate services for those needing help.

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