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HB0233S01 | School Curriculum Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill restricts certain entities from involvement in health education in public schools.

Highlighted Provisions: 

prohibits a local education agency from allowing entities that perform elective abortions
to provide health-related instruction or materials in public schools.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0233S01
Year: 
2025
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 26, 2025
Sponsor
Representative
Nicholeen P. Peck
Republican - District 28
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Oppose
Impact on Children: 

Prohibit educations materials that have been developed and are currently being used in multiple school districts.  Health education constitutes many important health topics.   The estimated cost of replacing the material is $17-$44 per student which could be as much as $32 million for the 700.000 students in Utah.  

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

Position Statement on Unfunded Mandates: Utah PTA recognizes that legislative action that requires schools to implement a practice, procedure, or permanent structure at little or no cost to the state, forces resources to be drawn from other areas to pay for these requirements.

HB0234S01 | Public Educator Curriculum Transparency Requirements

Description
General Description: 

This bill enacts transparency and notice requirements for local education agencies and schools regarding curricula, class syllabi, and associated learning materials used for student instruction.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This Bill
requires local school boards and charter school governing boards to formally adopt
17 curricula used within the local education agency;
18 ▸ requires curricula and class syllabi to be made available and updated online
19 including a description of associated learning materials used for student instruction;
20 ▸ requires schools to make learning materials available for public inspection at
21 schools;
22 ▸ allows limited litigation against an LEA or school in case of a violation

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0234S01
Year: 
2022
Status: 
House/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 04, 2022
Sponsor
Representative
Jordan D. Teuscher
Republican - District 42
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Oppose w/ Comment

Utah PTA is a tireless advocate for parental involvement and unequivocally supports curriculum transparency. Utah PTA also strongly advocates for policies that strengthen respect and support for public education and the teaching profession. HB234 is not only onerous on teachers, its scope is too broad. Further, it is adversarial and litigious with unclear language behind "violations" and "aggrieved party". Utah PTA believes that the best outcomes can be reached with mutual respect and trust and opposes HB234.

Utah PTA Resolution: 
EDU 2011-1 | Excellence in Teaching
Impact on Children: 

Children are poorly served by this legislation. At best, the teachers will be worried about making any changes to the curriculum and will not as a result, share with students new information or new innovative ideas for fear of not meeting the stringent requirements. At worst, it pits parents against teachers, as opposed to having them partner in the education of students. Adversarial relationship, guided by mistrust are not in the best interest of students.

Commission: 
Education
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
Utah PTA Legislative Priorities: 

EDU2011-1. That Utah PTA and its constituent associations engage principals and teacher as partners with the PTA to develop relationships, increase capacity within the schools, and improve communities

EDU2013: That Utah PTA and its constituent bodies provide opportunities for parents to feel welcome at their children’s schools and to interact positively with teachers and other school personnel;

HB0234S02 | University Recognition for International Baccalaureate Achievement

Description
General Description: 

This bill enacts and amends provisions related to credit for prior learning in higher education.

Highlighted Provisions: 

"1. all institutions shall award credit to a student who receives an International Baccalaureate programme subject score of four or higher for an International Baccalaureate programme course (except for credit duplication)
(b) An institution, shall determine whether the credit awarded in Subsection will satisfy electives, general education requirements, or major requirements."

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0234S02
Year: 
2023
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 14, 2023
Sponsor
Representative
Carol Spackman Moss
Democrat - District 34
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
EDU 2023-3 | Serving Gifted/Accelerated Learners
Impact on Children: 

Students will benefit from credits earned in IB programs

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

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage the State Board of  Education and the state legislature to support local education agencies(LEAs) in developing programs which promote the appropriate educational, social, and emotional development of gifted/accelerated learners; and be it further

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage the State Board of Education and LEA boards to offer professional development opportunities and incentives for teachers to properly identify gifted and talented students and provide differentiated curriculum for these learners

HB0235 | Income Tax Revisions

Description
General Description: 

This bill amends the income tax rate provisions.

Highlighted Provisions: 

Drops Income Tax rate to 4.45%.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0235
Year: 
2026
Status: 
House/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 06, 2026
Sponsor
Representative
Kay J. Christofferson
Republican - District 53
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Oppose
Utah PTA Resolution: 
EDU 2025-3 | Education Funding
Impact on Children: 

Lowering the income tax rate decreases the funds available in the education fund. This causes negative impact on the fiscal situation in our schools.

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

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations oppose the dilution of the constitutional mandate to fully fund public education and oppose income tax cuts and credits that directly reduce the amount allocated to public education funding.

HB0236 | Behavioral Health Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill addresses behavioral health services.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill addresses behavioral health services, including them in the base budget for the Department of Health. It also allows the state suicide prevention program to include a public education campaign and clarifies that the Governor's Suicide Prevention Fund may be used for components of the state suicide prevention program.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0236
Year: 
2022
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 22, 2022
Sponsor
Representative
Steve Eliason
Republican - District 45
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$3,780,000
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2023: to Department of Health and Human Services -- Health Care Administration -- Integrated Health Care Administration, as a one-time appropriation: from General Fund, One-time, $1,000,000; to Department of Health and Human Services -- Integrated Health Care Services -- Non-Medicaid Behavioral Health Treatment and Crisis Response, as an ongoing appropriation: from General Fund, $350,000; and to Department of Health and Human Services -- Integrated Health Care Services -- Non-Medicaid Behavioral Health Treatment and Crisis Response, as a one-time appropriation: from General Fund, One-time, $2,430,000.
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
HEA 2019-2 | Youth Suicide Prevention
Impact on Children: 

Passage of this bill will increase efforts to prevent suicide among school-aged children.

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

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations support legislation and school district
programs that will develop, implement, and support a comprehensive (K-12) age
appropriate youth suicide prevention program in all school districts in Utah;
That Utah PTA and its constituent associations support education and training to parents,
teachers, administrators, students and the community that focuses on recognizing warning
signs, teaching intervention skills, and providing safe messaging in regards to suicide.
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