HB0274 | Health Education Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill amends provisions related to health education.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill requires the State Board of Education to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in sexual assault resource strategies and in sexual violence behavior prevention. It also requires LEAs to review data, including sexual assault data, to inform LEA's policies on health educaton

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0274
Year: 
2022
Status: 
House/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 04, 2022
Sponsor
Representative
Carol Spackman Moss
Democrat - District 37
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
STU 2009-1 | Teen Dating Violence
Impact on Children: 

Passage of this bill will add more resources to teen sexual assault avoidance and prevention of sexual violence behaviors by adding curriculum requirements into the Health Curriculum specific to these issues.

Commission: 
Health
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

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