Legislative Bills

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage LEAs to increase engagement in school and to counterbalance and remediate the effects of chronic absenteeism during the school year with multidisciplinary strategies: targeted afterschool and summer programs; sports, and extracurricular participation; mentoring, tutoring; mental health supports, basic needs provision, and access to transportation;

Resolved, That Utah PTA supports the expansion of optional full-day kindergarten programs for students in need of support to achieve minimal learning standards and requests increased funding to support such expansion.

Resolved, that Utah PTA and its constituent associations support schools in implementing best practices in meeting the needs of diverse students through such practices as inclusion, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), Response to Intervention (RTI), and any other similar instructional practices to support instruction from a Core content expert, and access to accommodations including assistive technology for students with disabilities, that these students be enabled to go as far as possible toward achieving their full potential and living a meaningful, fulfilling life.

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations support adequate funding for federal and state housing programs that increase the number of affordable housing units including rental and homeownership options

National PTA Resolution -Substance and Alcohol Abuse Awareness and Prevention

Resolved, That the National PTA and its constituent organizations work for increased awareness of existing regulations and laws which protect children from these hazards to their health and well being; and be it further

Resolved, That the National PTA and its constituent organizations increase public awareness regarding the methods, symptoms, effects and dangers of substance and alcohol abuse to our children and youth.

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.
 

That Utah PTA support effective FDA efforts to regulate ENDS as tobacco products; and, be it further Resolved, That Utah PTA seek and support legislation that would include ENDS in the Utah Code Annotated definition of tobacco products and treat them as such –including the need for licensing, sales restrictions, tax parity, and marketing;

That Utah PTA support collaborative efforts between the home, school, private physicians, and community resource agencies to create mental health support networks for families, to recognize the prevalence and need for recognition of mental health illnesses and associated diagnosis and treatment, and to increase the number of psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, and mental health professionals to provide adequate services for those needing help.

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations continue to urge the legislature to make public education revenue allocations and funding effort a high priority

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations educate parents and community members to support practices which enhance teacher capacity, school leadership, family and student engagement, student-centered learning climates, and instruction and curriculum alignment.

National Resolution on the Protection of and Support for LGBTQ+ Individuals

Resolved, That National PTA seek and support legislation that specifically recognizes LGBTQ+ as a protected group and addresses discrimination based upon sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression

That Utah PTA sponsor, encourage, and promote programs and activities in cooperation with other organizations which will promote family growth and unity in helping families and individuals realize their educational, emotional, spiritual, and social goals; 

Resolved,That Utah PTA support state and local ordinances that appropriately address regulations of ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery System) products

Utah PTA and its constituent bodies encourage and support passage of legislation that will endorse child safety seat laws that will increase effective use of child safety seats when transporting children in a motor vehicle in the state of Utah. Utah PTA and its constituent bodies encourage and support passage of legislation that will endorse child safety seats laws and standard seat belt laws that will increase effective use of car seats and seat belts in the state of Utah.

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage and call for members, policy makers, schools and community organizations to actively raise awareness and to address those conditions and situations that contribute to the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations work with policy makers in government, non-government, school and community organizations to raise awareness of the effects of prolonged and increased exposure to sexually explicit materials,