Individual Development

HCR014 | Concurrent Resolution Honoring the 104th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters

Description

General Description:

This resolution honors the League of Women Voters.

Highlighted Provisions:

Recognizes the League of Women Voters on their 104th anniversary as an important civic organization; and
recognizes the league's history of civic engagement

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HCR014

Year:

2024

Status:

House/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 01, 2024

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Commission:

Individual Development

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT: Support programs and policies that promote constructive civic engagement and citizenship, positive character development, and strengthen individual students.

SJR007 | Joint Resolution Promoting Opportunities for Women in Stem

Description

General Description:

This resolution recognizes the importance of expanding science, technology, education, and math (STEM) opportunities for women.

Highlighted Provisions:

This resolution highlights the underrepresentation of women in the STEM workforce; and encourages girls and young women in the state to pursue education and careers in STEM occupations.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SJR007

Year:

2024

Status:

Senate/ to Lieutenant Governor

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Impact on Children:

Encouraging girls and young women to pursue higher education in STEM subjects is vital to increasing the number of women employed in the STEM workforce; data indicates that gender stereotypes may impact a young woman's aspirations to pursue higher education in STEM subjects and the state can help to close the gender gap in the STEM workforce by dispelling stereotypes and promoting career opportunities for women in STEM occupations: Be it resolved that the Legislature of the state of Utah recognizes the importance of closing the gender gap in the STEM workforce and increasing opportunities for women in STEM occupations.

Commission:

Individual Development

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

The mission of Utah PTA is to make every child’s potential a the vision of Utah PTA is to advocate for all children.

National PTA Resolution on Career and Technical Education: Resolved, That National PTA urge the United States Congress to increase funding for CTE programs, including registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, to provide for appropriate market-driven compensation for CTE instructors, flexibility in the expansion of career education pathways, and recruitment of a diverse population of program enrollees so that all individuals have the opportunity to access, fully participate in, and contribute to the national and state economic prosperity.

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Description

General Description:

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill provides that, subject to certain exceptions, an election officer is only required to send ballots by mail to active voters who request, in a voter registration form or another written document, to receive ballots for all future elections by mail; modifies the voter registration form to permit a voter to make the request described in the preceding paragraph; requires a county clerk to, subject to certain exceptions, notify active voters of the requirement to request to receive ballots by mail; and provide active voters with a form to make the request; permits a voter to request to stop receiving ballots by mail;

Bill Details

Bill Number:

https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0092.html

Year:

2024

Status:

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Pending

Utah PTA Resolution:

COM 2017-1 | Partisan Politics and Redistricting (retired)

Impact on Children:

Mail-in voting is a way to allow those who would not otherwise be able to vote the opportunity to do so. Those who are not able to participate in in-person voting due to physical constraints have the opportunity to vote with mail-in voting, thus allowing more inclusive and representative voting. This allows a greater number of people to be involved in the voting process. Utah PTA supports programs and policies that promote constructive civic engagement and citizenship.

Commission:

Individual Development

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations urge the Utah Legislature to bring the government closer to all Utahns by supporting legislation that protects each voter’s right to be heard in an election without partisan politics controlling the election process,

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT: Support programs and policies that promote constructive civic engagement and citizenship, positive character development, and strengthen individual students.

SB0147 | Youth Service Organizations Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends provisions related to registered sex offender checks for potential youth workers.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill provides that a youth service organization may require a potential youth worker to
provide the individual's full name and, in certain circumstances, a current identification,
to facilitate a registered sex offender check

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0147

Year:

2025

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 25, 2025

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

FAM 2009-2 | Child Abuse and Neglect

Impact on Children:

This bill provides for sex offenders registry checks of potential youth service organization employees which will protect vulnerable youth.

Commission:

Individual Development

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved,That Utah PTA and its constituent associations advocate for adequate laws to protect children in all areas of child abuse, neglect, maltreatment, and exploitation.