National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:
Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies encourage and support passage of legislation that will fund the initial retrofit-or-replace cost assessments of each identified URM school building and further funds to assess other schools at lower, but still significant, risk; and be it further
Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies encourage and support passage of legislation that will help school districts fund earthquake retrofit or replacement of seismically unsound school buildings (including funding local cost-shares for federal grants), particularly for districts that lack adequate bonding capacity or authority to raise necessary funds; and be it further
Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies encourage the state to extend the school inventory to include all Utah schools, including public charter schools and private schools, which may not yet have been evaluated.
Utah PTA Legislative Policy:
To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship.
To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.
Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:
SAFETY: Support funding to strengthen school safety and security measures, to ensure a physical, academic, social, and emotional safe school community for all This includes but is not limited to school infrastructure, comprehensive safety training, community violence and bullying intervention and reduction, mental health training and resources as well as the education to families and communities on school safety protocols, children's online security, and the assessment of digital threats posed to schools across Utah.
