SB0147 | Youth Service Organizations Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill amends provisions related to registered sex offender checks for potential youth workers.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill provides that a youth service organization may require a potential youth worker to
provide the individual's full name and, in certain circumstances, a current identification,
to facilitate a registered sex offender check

Bill Details
Year: 
2025
Status: 
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
Last Action: 
Jan 27, 2025
Sponsor
Senator
Republican - District 23
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Impact on Children: 

This bill provides for sex offenders registry checks of potential youth service organization employees which will protect vulnerable youth.

Commission: 
Individual Development
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

Resolved,That Utah PTA and its constituent associations advocate for adequate laws to protect children in all areas of child abuse, neglect, maltreatment, and exploitation.