Legislative Bills

SB0106S01 | Mental Health Services in Schools

Description

General Description:

This bill enacts provisions relating to coverage of certain mental health services by the Medicaid program and certain health insurers.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0106S01

Year:

2019

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 22, 2019

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Pending

Utah PTA Resolution:

HEA 2000-1 | Mental Illness (retired)

Impact on Children:

To allow these services to be billed to Medicaid will help our children receive services at school that may not be received due to parents work schedule, school schedule, etc...

Commission:

Health

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved, 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,
(2) developing uniform methods for screening and referral,
(3) increasing the number of school psychologists and social workers, and
(4) improving training of primary care physicians in mental illness assessment and
treatment;

SB0107 | Income Tax Rate Reduction Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill modifies provisions related to income tax.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0107

Year:

2020

Status:

Senate/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 12, 2020

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose

This legislation would provide automatic cuts in the income tax rate if the percentage is higher than the state’s gross domestic product (GDP).

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2010-2 | Education Funding (retired)

Impact on Children:

1. Places a cap on an increase in income tax based on the state;s gross domestic product which limits revenue that would be allocated for the education of our children.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Utah PTA Resolution EDU 2010-2 - Resolved that Utah PTA continue to urge the legislature to make public education revenue allocations and funding effort a high priority. 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.

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

Utah PTA Legislative Priority #2. Support education appropriations which fully fund enrollment growth and increase the WPU by 6%.

Links

EDU 2010-2 Education Funding

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities 2019-20

SB0107S07 | In-person Instruction Prioritization

Description

General Description:

This bill requires the Department of Health to support widespread testing of a school's students for COVID-19 under certain conditions to facilitate a requirement for in-person instruction.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill requires the Department of Health to provide support to a local education agency
14 (LEA) that initiates widespread COVID-19 testing for a school (test to stay
15 program);
16 ▸ requires that guidance that the Department of Health provides to LEAs related to
17 test to stay programs complies with certain statutory provisions;
18 ▸ establishes the case threshold in a school above which the LEA initiates a "test to
19 stay program" for the school;

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0107S07

Year:

2021

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 24, 2021

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose

Comment: Utah PTA believes decisions regarding delivery of instruction are best made at the local level and is concerned by the legislative overreach in this bill.

Impact on Children:

This bill encourages in person learning by raising the threshold for schools to transition to virtual to 30 covid cases or 2%. It promotes the use of the test to stay program for those school that reach the threshold thus providing for more students to be able to receive in person instruction.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

PS STU 2021 Coronavirus Pandemic Impact on Student Learning.pdf
Resolved, that Utah PTA, parents, policy leaders and educators must communicate clearly and honestly about the challenges they are facing, and share the steps they are taking to support educators, students and families.

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

Support accountability for all public schools that take into account the needs of students, teachers, and communities including the suspension or elimination of rating schools with a single letter grade and the establishment of a new baseline for future accountability measures.

SB0112 | Public Education Information Systems Uniformity Act

Description

General Description:

This bill requires the State Board of Education to have a system for collecting and reporting public education data.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0112

Year:

2019

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 21, 2019

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

$17,200,000

This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2020: to the State Board of Education - State Administrative Office, as a one-time appropriation: from the Education Fund, One-time, $17,200,000.

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Pending

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2010-2 | Education Funding (retired)

Impact on Children:

The Utah Schools Information Management System will consolidate multiple State Education data systems to improve exchanges of information between public education agencies and increase system security/data protection/privacy control. Lack of funding will lead to continued inadequacies in systems integration, increased costs, and elevated data security and privacy risks.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

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.

SB0113S01 | Arts Program Funding Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill provides for an annual budgetary review for the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program in certain circumstances.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0113S01

Year:

2020

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 28, 2020

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

IND 2014-1 | Arts Education

Impact on Children:

Arts education plays an important role in developing students’ skills in critical thinking, creativity, imagination and innovation. Students involved in the arts have a higher level of academic success. At-risk students who are engaged in the arts have better academic achievement, job opportunities and are more engaged civically than those who do not and access to the arts plays a central role in cognitive, motor, language, and social-emotional development. An annual review of the Beverly Sorenson program may provide greater funding for arts programs if necessary.

Commission:

Individual Development

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved, That Utah PTA advocate for appropriate funding for education that includes the arts as part of a child’s educational experience.

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

5. Support additional funding to help with the overwhelming mental health crisis including, but not limited to: programs and classes including art, music, civic, character, and physical education; more school psychologists, counselors, nurses, and social workers; and professional development.

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

Arts in Education Position Statement

National PTA believes that the arts, music, literature, dance, drama, and visual arts are central to learning. Infusion of the arts in elementary, secondary, and continuing education curricula is key to the development of students.

National PTA supports:

Programs that promote public awareness of the arts and arts education.
The integration of the arts in school curriculum.

Links

Position Statement - Arts in Education

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