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SB0112 | Public Education Information Systems Uniformity Act

Description
General Description: 

This bill requires the State Board of Education to have a system for collecting and reporting public education data.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
SB0112
Year: 
2019
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 21, 2019
Sponsor
Senator
Jacob L. Anderegg
Republican - District 13
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$17,200,000
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2020: to the State Board of Education - State Administrative Office, as a one-time appropriation: from the Education Fund, One-time, $17,200,000.
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Pending
Utah PTA Resolution: 
EDU 2010-2 | Education Funding (retired)
Impact on Children: 

The Utah Schools Information Management System will consolidate multiple State Education data systems to improve exchanges of information between public education agencies and increase system security/data protection/privacy control. Lack of funding will lead to continued inadequacies in systems integration, increased costs, and elevated data security and privacy risks.

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

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.

Utah PTA Supports Gas Tax Increase to Fund Public Education

2018 - Utah PTA supports gas tax increase to fund public education. Board of Directors encourages PTA members to vote for Nonbinding Opinion Question #1

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