Legislative Bills

Resolved, That Utah PTA recognizes the State Board of Education as the body elected to establish policy and standards for education in the State of Utah; and be it further
Resolved, That Utah PTA work closely with the State Board of Education in designing and implementing policies and educational standards that benefit the children of the State of Utah; and be it further
Resolved, That Utah PTA support legislation which enacts direct, nonpartisan election of State School Board members and opposes partisan election of the same body.

That Utah PTA support legislation regarding knowingly providing to minors any information that would be harmful to minors or selling materials to minorsthat are illegal, including, but not limited to pornography, tobacco, alcohol, and gambling; and be it furthers

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;

First and foremost, "Utah PTA urges the legislature to make public education revenue allocations and funding effort a high priority. We also encourage the legislature to adequately fund critical education needs, including but not limited to, class size reduction, teacher salaries, technology, textbooks and supplies..."
(EDU 2010-2 Education Funding)

We recognize that current education funding does not cover the costs of all curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities within our schools but are concerned with the overwhelmingly increasing fees being charged to students and families across the state.

Utah PTA supports school fees legislation and Board rule that provides a clear definition of a fee, requires the fee to be equal or less than the expense incurred by the LEA (Local Education Agency), and holds LEAs accountable for incorrectly charging school fees. We also support legislation or Board rule that requires an
LEA governing board to adopt a fee policy and fee schedule which includes public input and is available to students and families at registration.

While we support legislation and/or Board Rule that prohibits an LEA from charging a fee for a textbook; and other activities related to the school day, including, locker rentals. We are concerned about the additional costs that may be incurred by LEAs who currently charge for such expenses and continue to urge "the legislature to ... adequately fund critical education needs."

Resolved, That Utah PTA support the position that any revenue generated through taxation of ENDS should support tobacco cessation and prevention programs;
Resolved, That Utah PTA seek and support legislation that would include ENDS in the Utah Code Annotated definition of tobacco products and treat them as such - including the need for licensing, sales restrictions, tax parity, and marketing;

Resolved, That Utah PTA recognizes the State Board of Education as the body elected to establish policy and standards for education in the State of Utah

That the National PTA and its constituent associations advocate for lead testing and the remediation of lead contaminated soils and water; and, That the National PTA and its constituent associations promote advocacy around policy changes to prevent lead poisoning.

Utah PTA and its constituent associations will participate and support methods to assess
and recognize the risk and protective factors in their local schools, families and
communities;

Utah PTA and its constituent associations will support evidence based programs to
decrease risk factors and increase protective factors in our homes, schools and
communitie

That Utah PTA support policies of the State Board of Education and local school districts that result in practices that encourage parental engagement in education;

That Utah PTA support appropriate regulations to ensure quality child care.

That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies collaborate with local PTAs and PTSAs of
Middle, Jr. High and High schools and community organizations to increase awareness of
the problem of teen dating violence, and to help educate families, teens, educators, and
legislators about responsible relationships and the causes of teen dating violence and
strategies for preventing teen dating violenc

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;