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SB0217S02 | Children's Health Coverage Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill creates alternative eligibility requirements for the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill changes eligibility for Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), creates a waiting list and specifies benefits.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
SB0217S02
Year: 
2023
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 15, 2023
Sponsor
Senator
Luz Escamilla
Democrat - District 10
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$4,500,000
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2024: to the Department of Health and Human Services -- Alternative Eligibility Expendable Revenue Fund as an ongoing appropriation: from General Fund, $4,500,000.
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Pending
Impact on Children: 

Providing health care to children is a fundamental need which can have a profound effect on quality of life in helping children make their potential a reality.

Commission: 
Health
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements: 

National Position Statement NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM AND ACCESS TO CARE FOR CHILDREN,YOUTH, FAMILIES AND PREGNANT WOMEN

The National PTA supports the establishment of a minimum health care financing mechanism guaranteeing that all children and families have either a public or private insurance that adequately covers basic needs. Families below the poverty level should be entitled to Medicaid.
 

SB0217 | Gang Prevention Funding Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill modifies provisions regarding the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
SB0217
Year: 
2019
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 22, 2019
Sponsor
Senator
Karen Mayne
Democrat - District 5
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Pending
Utah PTA Resolution: 
COM 2019-1 | Gangs
SAF 2019-1 | Gangs
Impact on Children: 

Gang involvement negatively affects a child's social, academic and physical well-being; Children benefit when early inventions in home and school life are employed to stop gang affiliation.

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

Resolved,That local, council, region, and state PTA become actively involved in the education, prevention and intervention of gang related activity

SB0218S01 | Reading Assessment Expansion Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill expands a diagnostic assessment system for reading.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
SB0218S01
Year: 
2019
Status: 
Senate/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 14, 2019
Sponsor
Senator
Jerry W. Stevenson
Republican - District 21
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$1,500,000
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2020: to State Board of Education -- Initiative Programs -- Electronic Elementary Reading Tool, as an ongoing appropriation: from the Education Fund, $1,500,000.
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Pending
Utah PTA Resolution: 
EDU 1997-1 | Literacy (retired)
Impact on Children: 

This bill will help to identify struggling readers beyond the third grade. Results of a longitudinal study of nearly 4000 students find that those who do not read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave school without a diploma than proficient readers.

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

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies encourage the Governor and the State Legislature to make literacy a priority for all Utah students.

SB0219S02 | Crisis Response Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill relates to crisis response treatment and resources.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
SB0219S02
Year: 
2019
Status: 
Senate/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 14, 2019
Sponsor
Senator
Daniel W. Thatcher
Republican - District 12
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$1,800,000
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2020: to Department of Human Services -- Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, as an ongoing appropriation: from General Fund, $1,500,000. to Department of Human Services -- Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, as a one-time appropriation: from General Fund, One-time, $300,000.
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Pending
Utah PTA Resolution: 
HEA 2000-1 | Mental Illness (retired)
Impact on Children: 

Will provide more resources to children and families for Mental Health Crisis.

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

That Utah PTA support prevention and intervention initiatives and appropriate state funding for: (1) collaborative efforts between the home, school, private physicians, and community resource agencies to create support networks for families,

National PTA Public Policy Agenda

https://www.pta.org/home/advocacy/ptas-positions/Individual-PTA-Resoluti...

SB0220 | School Readiness Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill amends provisions of preschool programs.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill: defines terms; repeals the School Readiness Board; creates a school readiness team comprised of staff from the Department of Workforce Services' Office of Child Care and staff from the state board to fulfill certain duties regarding the school readiness grant programs; renames school readiness grant programs; prioritizes grant funding between grant programs; requires grant recipients to coordinate with UPSTART providers; and makes technical and conforming changes.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
SB0220
Year: 
2024
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 21, 2024
Sponsor
Senator
Ann Millner
Republican - District 5
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
FAM 2009-1 | Early Childhood
Impact on Children: 

The goal of these amendments are to enhance the school readiness programs, improve access to quality preschool education, and streamlines many educational processes. This purposes of these amendments hope to provide Utahans with many more quality preschool options.

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

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies work collaboratively with existing early childhood programs to better coordinate services; and be it further Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies advocate for policies and funding to improve early childhood services throughout the state.
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