SB0205 | Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill amends the options to provide instruction on child sexual abuse and human trafficking.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill: amends the options to provide instruction on child sexual abuse and human trafficking including: allowing a local education agency (LEA) to create instructional materials; requiring the state board to contract with a provider for child sexual abuse and human trafficking instruction and training; and establishing a grant for an LEA to use an alternative provider; and makes technical changes.
 

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
SB0205
Year: 
2024
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 21, 2024
Sponsor
Senator
Kirk A. Cullimore
Republican - District 19
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$1,500,000
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2025: to State Board of Education - Contracted Initiatives and Grants - Child sexual abuse prevention as an ongoing appropriation: from the Income Tax Fund, $1,000,000 to State Board of Education - Contracted Initiatives and Grants - Child sexual abuse prevention grant program as an ongoing appropriation: from the Income Tax Fund, $500,000
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
FAM 2009-2 | Child Abuse and Neglect
Impact on Children: 

These amendments provide age appropriate materials for teaching sexual abuse prevention on
(A) the responsibility of adults for the safety of children;
(B) how to recognize uncomfortable inner feelings;
(C) how to say no and leave an uncomfortable situation;
(D) how to set clear boundaries; and

(E) the importance of discussing uncomfortable situations with parents and other trusted adults.

This can help children realize what is happening to them and to report and to know more of what's going on around them. Sexual abuse happens more often than we think and often by someone the child knows. 

Commission: 
Family Life
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations collaborate with schools and community organizations to increase awareness of the problem of child abuse, neglect, maltreatment, and exploitation land to help educate families, children, and educators about the causes of and strategies to prevent abuse