Legislative Bills

SB0206 | Tax Rate Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill modifies the income tax rates.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill:
▸ decreases the corporate franchise and income tax rates and the individual income
tax rates for the 2021 and 2022 tax years; and
▸ makes the tax rate decrease permanent if revenue in the General Fund and
Education Fund exceeds a certain amount at the close of fiscal year 2021-22.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0206

Year:

2021

Status:

Senate/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 05, 2021

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2010-2 | Education Funding (retired)

Impact on Children:

Enactment of this bill could decrease revenues to the Education Fund by $253,000,000 in FY 2022 and $274,000,000 in FY 2023.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved: That Utah PTA continue to urge the legislature to make public education revenue allocations and funding effort a high priority.

SB0211 | Income Tax Fund Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill changes the name of the Education Fund to the Income Tax Fund.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill:
12 ▸ changes the name of the Education Fund to the Income Tax Fund.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0211

Year:

2022

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 24, 2022

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose w/ Comment

Utah PTA opposes the change of the name of the Education Fund to the Income Tax fund as this is a betrayal of the commitments made in the 2020 compromise enabling Amendment G.

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2021-1 | Education Funding (retired)

Impact on Children:

The Utah constitution mandates that the income tax be used to fund education and, following the approval of Amendment G, purposes beyond eduction that benefit children and individuals with disabilities. By allowing the education fund to be called the Income tax fund, it misrepresents how the money can be spent, to the general public who may not understand the constitutional mandate, and may open the education fund to other purposes beyond that which is stated. This will impact children negatively in providing less funding for education.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

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 supports the maintenance of a stable funding mechanism to support public education based on the following principles: enrollment growth; inflation; support of a K-12 education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account; funding the USBE Strategic Plan, and; the Governor’s 10-year Education Roadmap;

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

The Utah PTA is a non-profit, grassroots, child advocacy association made up of parents, teachers, and students. The legislative program of the Utah PTA is derived from the work of PTA in home, school, and community. PTA efforts “to secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth” are based upon: (1) the recognition of the home as the foundation of our society; (2) parental involvement as an essential component of all policy-making processes pertaining to children; (3) the observance and understanding of the rights and obligations of responsible citizenship and ethical government; and, (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.

General Principles for Consideration of Proposed Legislation:

Continued maintenance of the constitutional guarantee of financial support for public schools as the first claim on state revenues.

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

1. Support a 5% WPU increase with maximum flexibility to be used for purposes such as recruiting, supporting, and retaining teachers or upgrading buildings to be physically safe and secure.

SB0217 | Gang Prevention Funding Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill modifies provisions regarding the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0217

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:

COM 2019-1 | Gangs

SAF 2019-1 | Gangs

Impact on Children:

Gang involvement negatively affects a child's social, academic and physical well-being; Children benefit when early inventions in home and school life are employed to stop gang affiliation.

Commission:

Community Engagement

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved,That local, council, region, and state PTA become actively involved in the education, prevention and intervention of gang related activity

SB0217S02 | Children's Health Coverage Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill creates alternative eligibility requirements for the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill changes eligibility for Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), creates a waiting list and specifies benefits.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0217S02

Year:

2023

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 15, 2023

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

$4,500,000

This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2024: to the Department of Health and Human Services -- Alternative Eligibility Expendable Revenue Fund as an ongoing appropriation: from General Fund, $4,500,000.

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Pending

Impact on Children:

Providing health care to children is a fundamental need which can have a profound effect on quality of life in helping children make their potential a reality.

Commission:

Health

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

National Position Statement NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM AND ACCESS TO CARE FOR CHILDREN,YOUTH, FAMILIES AND PREGNANT WOMEN

The National PTA supports the establishment of a minimum health care financing mechanism guaranteeing that all children and families have either a public or private insurance that adequately covers basic needs. Families below the poverty level should be entitled to Medicaid.

SB0218S01 | Reading Assessment Expansion Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill expands a diagnostic assessment system for reading.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0218S01

Year:

2019

Status:

Senate/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 14, 2019

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

$1,500,000

This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2020: to State Board of Education -- Initiative Programs -- Electronic Elementary Reading Tool, as an ongoing appropriation: from the Education Fund, $1,500,000.

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Pending

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 1997-1 | Literacy (retired)

Impact on Children:

This bill will help to identify struggling readers beyond the third grade. Results of a longitudinal study of nearly 4000 students find that those who do not read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave school without a diploma than proficient readers.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies encourage the Governor and the State Legislature to make literacy a priority for all Utah students.

SB0219S02 | Crisis Response Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill relates to crisis response treatment and resources.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0219S02

Year:

2019

Status:

Senate/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 14, 2019

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

$1,800,000

This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2020: to Department of Human Services -- Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, as an ongoing appropriation: from General Fund, $1,500,000. to Department of Human Services -- Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, as a one-time appropriation: from General Fund, One-time, $300,000.

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Pending

Utah PTA Resolution:

HEA 2000-1 | Mental Illness (retired)

Impact on Children:

Will provide more resources to children and families for Mental Health Crisis.

Commission:

Health

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

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,

National PTA Public Policy Agenda

https://www.pta.org/home/advocacy/ptas-positions/Individual-PTA-Resoluti...

SB0220 | School Readiness Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends provisions of preschool programs.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill: defines terms; repeals the School Readiness Board; creates a school readiness team comprised of staff from the Department of Workforce Services' Office of Child Care and staff from the state board to fulfill certain duties regarding the school readiness grant programs; renames school readiness grant programs; prioritizes grant funding between grant programs; requires grant recipients to coordinate with UPSTART providers; and makes technical and conforming changes.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0220

Year:

2024

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 21, 2024

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

FAM 2009-1 | Early Childhood

Impact on Children:

The goal of these amendments are to enhance the school readiness programs, improve access to quality preschool education, and streamlines many educational processes. This purposes of these amendments hope to provide Utahans with many more quality preschool options.

Commission:

Family Life

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies work collaboratively with existing early childhood programs to better coordinate services; and be it further Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies advocate for policies and funding to improve early childhood services throughout the state.

SB0220S01 | Missing Child Identification Program

Description

General Description:

This bill creates the Missing Child Identification Program to be administered by the attorney general.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill creates the Missing Child Identification Program to be administered by the attorney general to provide a fingerprint and DNA collection kit to a parent or legal guardian of a child entering kindergarten.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0220S01

Year:

2022

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 24, 2022

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Pending

Utah PTA Resolution:

SAF 2016-2 | Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Impact on Children:

This bill will supply a kit to parents of Kindergarten students to collect fingerprints and DNA samples to be used if a child becomes missing.

Commission:

Safety

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

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 Policy:

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

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

National PTA CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION Position Statement
• Assist in the identification and return of missing or runaway children.

SB0222S01 | Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive Program Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends requirements of the Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive Program.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill amends requirements of the Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive Program. Introduces the term Benchmark assessment. Cleans language for years past.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0222S01

Year:

2023

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 17, 2023

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Impact on Children:

This is a clean up bill

Commission:

Education

SB0226S01 | Online Education Program Revisions

Description

General Description:

This bill makes revisions related to online education.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bil: allows a certified online course provider that the State Board of Education approves to offer courses directly through the Statewide Online Education
Program; establishes the requirements for the state board to approve certified online course providers; authorizes fees to cover the cost.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0226S01

Year:

2021

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 22, 2021

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support w/ Comment

Utah PTA supports initiatives and strategies for digital equity and encourages the USBE to continue their study of the Statewide Online Education Program to determine how it will best achieve the USBE mission and goals.

Impact on Children:

This bill would allow the USBE to potentially expand the number of courses available to high school students through the Statewide Online Education Program.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

FAM 2021-2 DIGITAL EQUITY & ACCESS Position Statement

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage initiatives and strategies for digital equity in the form of equal privileges, opportunities, and access to internet for all children and youth in Utah.

That Utah PTA and its constituent association encourages policies that attempt to address all six components of connection necessary for the equal provision of digital privileges, opportunities, and responsibilities for children, namely: robust infrastructure, affordable subscriptions, accessible devices, digital literacy training, competent technical support, and linguistically and age-appropriate user-friendly content.

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