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1 | This is the Granite School District Legislative tracker for the 2023 session. If you see bills that should be on this tracker, or if there are any issues that need correction, please contact us at communications@graniteschools.org. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Priority Bills | HB 61S02 | Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox | SCHOOL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS This bill creates the School Security Act and a task force to address school security issues. ▸ creates a state security chief position within the Department of Public Safety; ▸ creates the School Security Task Force; ▸ requires the task force to develop the qualifications, duties, and scope of authority of the state security chief; ▸ requires that all secondary schools have a school resource officer; and ▸ makes technical and conforming amendments. | House 3rd Reading Calendar FN (1/13) = $(391,100) GF $(108,100) one-time $(283,000) ongoing | O | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | HB 118S01 | Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher | EDUCATION FALSE CLAIMS AMENDMENTS This bill makes changes to procurement provisions for the public education system. ▸ makes changes to procurement provisions for school districts, public schools, and the State Board of Education; ▸ enacts false claims provisions for educational procurement units | House 3rd Reading Calendar 1/20 circled | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | HB 154 | Rep. Dan N. Johnson | ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER AMENDMENTS This bill addresses allocation of funding for additional English language learner instructional materials and support. ▸ requires the state board to, subject to legislative appropriations, allocate funding to LEAs for instructional materials and licenses used for English language learner instruction and support. | House Education Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | HB 175 | Rep. Mark A. Strong | SCHOOL FEES AMENDMENTS This bill amends and enacts provisions related to elementary and secondary school fees. ▸ prescribes the fees an LEA may charge a secondary school student for a curricular activity or portions of a co-curricular activity; ▸ authorizes an LEA to charge a secondary school student a fee for an extracurricular activity; ▸ prohibits and LEA from charging a general fee; ▸ amends provisions related to fees for textbooks; ▸ prohibits charging a student in grade 6 a fee for a remediation program; ▸ repeals outdated language | House Education Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | HB 215S03 | Rep. Candice B. Pierucci Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore | FUNDING FOR TEACHER SALARIES AND OPTIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES This bill establishes the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program and provides funding for the program and a doubling of a teacher salary supplement. ▸ amends provisions to codify and double the amount of the state-provided educator salary adjustment; ▸ establishes the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program (program); ▸ requires the state board to contract with, no later than September 1, 2023, a program manager to administer the program; ▸ authorizes the program manager to establish scholarship accounts on behalf of eligible students to pay for approved education goods and services starting in the 2024-2025 school year; ▸ prohibits a program manager from accepting scholarship funds in certain circumstances and requires other fiscal safeguards, auditing, and accountability measures; ▸ requires eligible schools and service providers to meet certain standards to be eligible to receive scholarship funds; ▸ establishes an annual and private portfolio submission to the program manager as an eligibility qualification; ▸ allows for a scholarship student to receive a prorated scholarship award if the student participates part-time in a local education agency; ▸ authorizes the program manager to administer the program and distribute scholarship funds; ▸ requires the state board to provide limited oversight of the program manager, including an appeal process for the program manager's administrative decisions; ▸ prohibits certain regulations of eligible schools and eligible service providers; ▸ requires background checks for employees and officers of a program manager; ▸ enacts program funding provisions; ▸ requires a program manager and the State Board of Education (state board) to submit reports on the program to the Public Education Interim Committee; ▸ classifies scholarship student's and scholarship account information as protected records; | Governor Signed FN (1/23) = $(198,002,400) GF/ITF/USF $41,448,700 one-time ITF $42,536,700 ongoing ITF $196,914,400 ongoing USF | O | O | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | HB 304S01 | Rep. Karianne Lisonbee | JUVENILE JUSTICE REVISIONS This bill amends provisions related to juvenile justice. ▸ requires the State Board of Education to provide a report on certain law enforcement and disciplinary actions on school grounds to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice; ▸ creates a juvenile crime prevention and intervention program to be administered by the State Board of Education; ▸ modifies requirements related to referrals for offenses committed by minors on school property; ▸ amends the requirements for the Criminal Justice Database; ▸ removes a repeal date relating to referrals for offenses committed by minors on school property; ▸ modifies the duties of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice in regards to juvenile justice; ▸ makes it a crime for a minor to possess an auto sear; ▸ enacts data collection and reporting requirements for the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice and the Administrative Office of the Courts in regards to offenses committed, or allegedly committed, by minors; ▸ amends provisions related to the detention of a child in a holding room if the child is alleged to have committed an act that would be an offense if committed by an adult; ▸ clarifies provisions relating to a nonjudicial adjustment; ▸ modifies the eligibility requirements for a nonjudicial adjustment; and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | House 3rd Reading Calendar FN (2/1) = $(1,726,500) GF $1,577,800 GF ongoing $143,700 GF one-time $5,000 ITF one-time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | HB 311 | Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore | SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AMENDMENTSThis bill regulates interactive computer services and the use and design of social media platforms. ▸ enacts the Utah Social Media Regulation Act; ▸ requires a social media company to verify the age of Utah residents; ▸ prohibits a Utah resident who is under the age of 16 from holding an account for the use of certain social media platforms; ▸ requires a social media company to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian before a Utah resident under the age of 18 may open or continue to use an account on a social media platform; ▸ prohibits a Utah resident who is a minor from entering into a contract online unless the minor's parent or legal guardian consents; ▸ prohibits a social media company from using a design or feature that the company knows causes a minor to become addicted to a social media platform; ▸ directs the Division of Consumer Protection to receive and investigate complaints of violations of the requirements established under the act and impose administrative fines for violations; ▸ authorizes the division to seek enforcement through an injunction, civil penalties, and other relief through the judicial process; ▸ requires fines and civil penalties to be deposited into the Consumer Protection Education and Training Fund; ▸ requires an annual report from the division; ▸ authorizes a private right of action to collect attorney fees and damages from a social media company for harm incurred in relation to a violation of the requirements established by the act; ▸ provides a severability clause | House Judiciary Committee FN (2/1) = $(401,500) GF $(220,500) Ongong $(181,000) One-time | S | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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17 | HB 16S01 | Rep. Susan Pulsipher Sen. Ann Millner | BLOCK GRANT FUNDING FOR PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION This bill establishes block grant funding for the implementation of comprehensive prevention programs in local education agencies. ▸ establishes block grant funding for the implementation of comprehensive prevention programs in local education agencies (LEAs); ▸ requires the State Board of Education (State Board) to: • make rules to establish and administer the grant application process; and • provide LEAs with certain resources and support; ▸ provides for the allowable uses of the block grant funding; ▸ allows LEAs to: • choose to implement a comprehensive prevention plan with block grant funding or implement individual prevention plans with existing funding restrictions; and • submit one comprehensive report instead of individually required reports if the LEA implements a comprehensive prevention plan; ▸ amends a list of programs for which the Legislature annually determines the cost of automatic increases for inflation and enrollment growth to include the block grant funding; ▸ amends existing prevention programs to accommodate the opportunity for block grant funding; ▸ authorizes the use of certain excess funds in the Underage Drinking and Substance Abuse Prevention Program Restricted Account for distribution through block grant funding. | Senate Rules FB 1/11 = $(35,700) ITF ongoing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | HB 17 | Rep. Melissa G. Ballard Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | UTAH PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES ADVISORY COMMISSION SUNSET EXTENSION This bill extends the repeal date for the Utah Professional Practices AdvisoryCommission. ▸ extends the repeal date for the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission. | House Concurrence Calendar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | HB 21 | Rep. Joel K. Briscoe | OPEN AND PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT AMENDMENTS This bill modifies the Open and Public Meetings Act relating to public comment requirements. ▸ requires a public body holding an open meeting to allow a reasonable opportunity for the public to provide verbal comment at the meeting, with certain exceptions; and ▸ requires a public body to adopt a resolution, rule, or ordinance allowing public comment in a public meeting. | House Rules Committee 1st Reading | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | HB 48 | Rep. Susan Pulsipher Sen. Ann Millner | EARLY CHILDHOOD AMENDMENTS This bill addresses state programs and services for children in early childhood. ▸ repeals the Governor's Early Childhood Commission (the commission); ▸ requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide administrative and staff support to the Early Childhood Utah Advisory Council (the council); ▸ expands the duties of the council to include duties previously fulfilled by the commission; ▸ requires the council to report certain information to the executive officers of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Workforce Services, and the State Board of Education; ▸ extends the sunset date of the council from 2026 to 2029; | Legislative Research & General Counsel Enrolling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | HB 82 | Rep. Melissa G. Ballard | SCHOOL ASSEMBLY NOTICE REQUIREMENTS This bill requires prior parental notice of school assemblies. ▸ requires local education agencies to provide: • prior notice of certain school assemblies to parents and guardians; and • resources related to certain school assemblies for home use by parents and guardians. | House Education Committee (2/2) Held | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | HB 83 | Rep. Kera Birkeland | TAX CREDIT FOR EDUCATOR EXPENSES This bill enacts a nonrefundable income tax credit for certain educator expenses. ▸ enacts a nonrefundable individual income tax credit that an eligible educator may claim for certain out-of-pocket classroom expenses. | House Rules 1/17 First Reading FN (1/12) = $(27,750,000) $(28,200,000) Ongoing ITF $450,000 One-Time ITF | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | HB 87S01 | Rep. Melissa G. Ballard | YOUTH SPORT SAFETY AMENDMENTS ▸ requires the State Board of Education (state board), in coordination with the Department of Health, to develop training and informational materials regarding warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest; ▸ requires the board to publish the training and informational materials online; ▸ requires a school coach to annually participate in the training; ▸ allows a school to hold an informational meeting regarding warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest before the beginning of an athletic season; ▸ requires a student who participates in a school athletic activity and the student's parent or guardian to sign an acknowledgment of receipt of information on the warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest; ▸ requires a coach and certain other individuals to remove a student from participation in a school athletic activity if the student shows certain symptoms and limits the liability of the coach or other individual for certain action or inaction; ▸ requires a student who is removed from participation in a school athletic activity to be evaluated by a physician before returning to participation; and ▸ provides rulemaking authority. | House Health & Human Services Committee FN (1/23) = $(5,500) GF/ITF $2,500 GF one-time $3,000 ITF one-time | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | HB 97 | Rep. Andrew Stoddard | GOVERNMENT RECORDS ACCESS AMENDMENTS This bill modifies provisions of the Government Records Access and Management Act related to records on a personal electronic device. ▸ modifies the definition of "record" and enacts a definition of "personal electronic device" for purposes of the Government Records Access and Management Act; ▸ provides a process for searching the personal electronic device of an officer or employee of a governmental entity for records that are responsive to a record request; ▸ provides criminal penalties for an officer or employee who refuses to conduct a search or who submits a materially false sworn declaration; ▸ modifies a provision allowing a governmental entity to impose disciplinary action against an employee; and | House Rules 1/17 First Reading | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | HB 101 | Rep. Judy Weeks Rohner Sen. John D. Johnson | FOOD SALES TAX AMENDMENTS This bill reduces the tax imposed on amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients. | House Rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | HB 107 | Rep. Karianne Lisonbee | CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT FEE AMENDMENTS This bill amends who is eligible for a waiver to a concealed weapons permit fee. ▸ waives the fee for a school employee to obtain a concealed weapons permit in certain circumstances. | House 3rd Reading Calendar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | HB 124 | Rep. Dan N. Johnson | SALARY SUPPLEMENT FOR SCHOOL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS This bill makes certain speech-language pathologists and audiologists eligible for the Teacher Salary Supplement Program. ▸ makes certain speech-language pathologists and audiologists eligible for the Teacher Salary Supplement Program; | House Education Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | HB 125 | Rep. Kera Birkeland | POSTRETIREMENT REEMPLOYMENT AMENDMENTS This bill modifies the postretirement reemployment restrictions for a retiree who was a public safety service employee or a teacher. ▸ provides the circumstances under which a retiree who was a public safety service employee or a teacher immediately before retirement may be reemployed with a participating employer within the one-year separation period without cancellation of the retiree's retirement allowance; | House Rules FN (1/11) = $(542,500) GF / ITF $498,400 GF ongoing $44,100 ITF ongoing | S | ||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | HB 126 | Rep. Kera Birkeland | POSTRETIREMENT REEMPLOYMENT MODIFICATIONS This bill modifies the postretirement reemployment restrictions for a retiree who was a public safety service employee or a teacher. ▸ allows a retiree who was a public safety service employee or a teacher to be reemployed with a participating employer within the one-year separation period if the retiree does not earn more than $35,000 per year in postretirement reemployment; ▸ applies an inflation adjustment to the earnings limitation; | House Rules FN (1/11) = $(881,500) GF / ITF $810,900 GF ongoing $70,600 ITF ongoing | HOLD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | HB 131 35 Cosponsors | Rep. Walt Brooks | VACCINE PASSPORT PROHIBITION This bill enacts a prohibition on the use of an individual's immunity status by places of public accommodation, governmental entities, and employers. ▸ makes it unlawful for a place of public accommodation to discriminate against an individual based on the individual's immunity status; ▸ with certain exceptions, prohibits a governmental entity from requiring proof of immunity status; ▸ with certain exceptions, makes it unlawful discrimination for an employer to require proof of immunity status; and ▸ prohibits a governmental entity or employer from requiring an individual to receive a vaccine. | Senate Health And Human Serviced Committee FN (1/11) = $(315,700) GF ongoing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | HB 134 | Rep Susan Pulsipher | CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSING REQUIREMENTS This bill addresses treatment of assets of a charter school. ▸ addresses when payments may be made from the Charter School Closure Reserve Account; ▸ modifies language related to a charter school authorizer and the closure of a charter school; ▸ amends provisions related to how charter school assets are treated when a charter school is closed; and ▸ makes technical changes. | Senate Education Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | HB 136S01 | Rep. Melissa G. Ballard | SAFE SCHOOL ROUTE EVALUATIONS This bill requires a school traffic safety committee to include recommendations for infrastructure improvements in a child access routing plan. ▸ requires a school traffic safety committee to: • submit a child access routing plan to the Department of Transportation and municipal and county highway authorities; and • include recommendations for infrastructure improvements in a child access routing plan; ▸ requires a highway authority to provide feedback on: • the estimated time and cost to complete infrastructure improvements recommended by a school traffic safety committee; and • infrastructure improvements the highway authority has prioritized for the following year; ▸ requires school traffic safety committees to report to the State Board of Education and the Transportation Advisory Committee on recommended infrastructure improvements included in a child access routing plan, and deliver recommendations for new approved bus routes; and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | Senate Rules | NP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | HB 138 | Rep. Melissa G. Ballard Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | DIGITAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS This bill requires certain provisions in a contract between a state and local education agencies and a vendor in a contract for digital instructional material. ▸ defines terms; ▸ requires provisions in a contract between the State Board of Education (state board) or a local education agency (LEA) and a vendor in a contract for digital instructional material that: • requires notice of changes to the digital instructional material; and • allows the relevant state board or LEA to reject the changes or terminate the contract in certain circumstances; and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | House Education Committee (2/1) Held | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | HB 140 | Rep. Dan N. Johnson | STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL TO ACTIVE THREATS IN SCHOOLS This bill codifies and expands on existing administrative rules related to required emergency drills in public schools. ▸ codifies portions of existing administrative rules made by the State Board of Education (state board) regarding required emergency preparedness plans, emergency response plans, training, and drills; ▸ requires monthly and developmentally appropriate training or drills regarding an active threat within the school; and ▸ grants certain rulemaking authority to the state board. | House 3rd Reading Calendar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | HB 149 | Rep. Andrew Stoddard Sen. Luz Escamilla | STUDENT GRADUATION ATTIRE REVISIONS This bill allows individuals to wear cultural attire during graduation ceremonies. ▸ allows all public school students to wear items of religious or cultural significance as part of their graduation attire. | House Rules 1/17 First Reading | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | HB 161 | Rep. Candice B. Pierucci | FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION FUNDING AMENDMENTS This bill amends provisions related to the funding of foreign language education. ▸ includes the state's dual language immersion program in the list of programs for which the Legislature determines the cost of annual enrollment growth and inflation increases; ▸ prohibits a local education agency that provides foreign language instruction from seeking or accepting funding support from a restricted foreign entity; and ▸ makes technical changes. | House Education Committee FN (1/12) = $(2,657,200) $(2,337,200) ongoing USF $(320,000) one-time ITF | |||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | HB 163 | Rep. Candice B. Pierucci | PROTECTING STUDENT RELIGIOUS AND MORAL BELIEFS REGARDING ATHLETIC UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS This bill addresses requirements for uniforms worn while participating in certain school athletic activities. ▸ provides that certain associations and educational organizations may not prohibit a student athlete from wearing religious clothing, or other clothing consistent with the student athlete's beliefs, while participating in an athletic activity; and ▸ requires certain associations and educational organizations to provide the clothing described in the preceding paragraph if the association or educational organization requires that the clothing be a certain material, style, or color. | House Education Committee Not Considered | S | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | HB 170 | Rep. Susan Pulsipher | CHILD CARE TAX CREDIT AMENDMENTS This bill enacts a child care tax credit. ▸ enacts a nonrefundable child care tax credit; and ▸ provides for apportionment of the child care tax credit. | House Rules FN $(41,820,000) ITF Ongoing $41,820,000 ITF One-time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | HB 173 | Rep. Kera Birkeland | GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY FEES AMENDMENTS This bill allows a private party to recover attorney and expert fees as the prevailing party in certain civil actions adverse to a governmental entity. ▸ requires a court to award reasonable attorney fees to a private party who prevails in certain civil actions adverse to a governmental entity; ▸ permits a court to award reasonable expert fees to a private party who prevails in certain civil actions adverse to a governmental entity; and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | House Political Subdivisions Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | HB 182 | Rep. Neil R. Walter | INTERVENTIONS FOR READING DIFFICULTIES PROGRAM AMENDMENTS This bill repeals the Interventions for Reading Difficulties Program. ▸ repeals the Interventions for Reading Difficulties Program; ▸ repeals a sunset date that the repeal renders obsolete; and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | Senate Education Committee FN (1/16) = $350,000 ITF ongoing | S | ||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | HB 185 | Rep. Susan Pulsipher | PUBLIC EDUCATION ENROLLMENT OPTIONS This bill addresses public education enrollment options. ▸ allows a local education agency to provide a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option allowing students to complete a portion of the students' course work from home; ▸ establishes certain requirements for local education agencies that provide a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option; ▸ prohibits home school students from participating in a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option; and ▸ clarifies the effect of student participation in a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option on statewide assessment requirements and certain public education funding. | House Education Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | HB 189 | Rep Carol Spackman Moss | INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM This bill repeals appropriation limitations for International Baccalaureate programs. ▸ removes language limiting the state board's allocation of funds toward the International Baccalaureate program to align with other early college programs. | House Education Committee 1/17 First Reading | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | HB 190 | Rep. Melissa G. Ballard Sen. Michael K. McKell | LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY SALARY AND PERSONNEL AMENDMENTS This bill establishes additional mechanisms for salary and growth opportunities for certain school employees. ▸ broadens the scope of the Teacher Salary Supplement Program by removing a requirement for a given number of years in a qualifying teaching background; ▸ broadens the scope of the Grow Your Own Educator Pipeline Program to include individuals seeking education to become a school psychologist or school social worker; ▸ adds psychologists and social workers to a non-inclusive list of local education agency (LEA) employees for whom an LEA may establish a separate salary schedule; ▸ requires LEAs to ensure that the salary rate for certain positions meets a relative minimum; and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | House Rules 1/17 First Reading FN (1/15) = $(17,300,000) USF ongoing | Hold | ||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | HB 191 | Rep. Steve Eliason | STUDENT GRADUATION ATTIRE AMENDMENTS This bill addresses cultural and religious attire requirements worn during a high school graduation ceremony. ▸ provides that students may wear recognized cultural or religious adornments during a high school graduation unless the adornment substantially disrupts or materially interferes with the graduation ceremony. | House Rules 1/17 First Reading | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | HB 193 | Rep. Kera Birkeland | ONLINE EDUCATION COURSE AMENDMENTS This bill requires notification to students of the opportunity to complete high school graduation requirements and exit high school early. ▸ requires notification to students of the opportunity to complete high school graduation requirements and exit high school early; ▸ replaces an obsolete term for the correct term for "average daily membership;" and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | Senate Education Committee | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | HB 195 | Rep. Kera Birkeland | CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES This bill requires certain administrative leave for school employees who are the subject of a criminal investigation. ▸ requires paid administrative leave for a school employee who is the subject of a criminal investigation; ▸ if the criminal investigation substantiates wrongdoing, requires: • the local school board to take further employment action; and • the employee to pay back all salary compensation that the employee received during the leave period; and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | Senate Secretary | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | HB 197 | Rep. Melissa G. Ballard | HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCIAL AID AMENDMENTS This bill amends provisions related to higher education scholarships. ▸ allows a president of a state institution of higher education to waive tuition for students who are members of certain tribes; ▸ extends the length of eligibility for promise grants; ▸ allows the Utah Board of Higher Education to name a promise partner grant after a business that has funded the grant; ▸ extends promise partner grants to dependents of promise partner employees; ▸ allows Veterans Tuition Gap Program funds to be applied to education-related supplies and housing allowances; and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | House Rules 1/17 First Reading | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | HB 209S02 | Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher | PARTICIPATION IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AMENDMENTS This bill provides students attending private school, home school, charter school, and online school a process for requesting participation in extracurricular activities outside of the student's school of residence. ▸ allows a private school student, a home school student, a charter school student, or an online school student to participate in extracurricular activities outside of the student's public school of residence under certain circumstances; and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | Senate Education Committee | S | ||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | HB 217S01 | Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion | SCHOOL ENERGY AND WATER REDUCTIONS This bill addresses grant money for energy and water reductions. ▸ authorizes the state board to issue grants related to energy and water reductions; ▸ provides for prioritizing certain projects; ▸ requires rulemaking; ▸ requires use of an evaluation panel; ▸ requires reporting; and ▸ provides a repeal date. | House Education Committee FN(1/18) = $(9,900,000) ITF one-time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | HB 229 | Rep. Melissa G. Ballard | TEACHER PARENTAL AND POSTPARTUM RECOVERY LEAVE This bill requires local education agencies to provide certain paid leave to general and special education teachers. ▸ requires local education agencies to: • provide certain paid leave to general and special education teachers that is at a minimum equivalent to leave provided to state employees; • establish a leave sharing mechanism; • establish certain leave policies; and • provide certain notice to qualified employees. | House Health & Human Services Committee | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | HB 234 | Rep. Carol Spackman Moss Sen. Ann Millner | UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION FOR INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT This bill enacts and amends provisions related to credit for prior learning in higher education. ▸ amends the board's requirement for acceptance of credit for prior learning; ▸ requires institutions to award credit for International Baccalaureate programme subject scores under certain circumstances; ▸ allows institutions, in collaboration with the International Baccalaureate State Association and school International Baccalaureate program coordinators, to determine to what degree requirements the credit will be awarded; ▸ requires the board to consult with the International Baccalaureate State Association and school International Baccalaureate program coordinators to develop policies regarding standards for awarding International Baccalaureate programme credits; | House Education Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | HB 241 | Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher | LABOR UNION AMENDMENTS This bill amends provisions governing public employers and labor organizations. ▸ prohibits a public employer from deducting union dues from a public employee's wages, except in certain circumstances; ▸ prohibits using public money or public property to assist, promote, or deter union organizing or administration; ▸ prohibits a public employer from compensating a public employee for union activities; ▸ requires a labor organization to provide the number of members in the labor organization upon request of a public employer; | House Rules | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | HB 270S02 | Rep. Trevor Lee | SCHOOL CELLPHONE USAGE AMENDMENTS This bill addresses the use of cellphones and smart watches in classrooms. ▸ subject to certain exceptions, prohibits a student from possessing a cellphone or smart watch in a classroom; and ▸ requires a local education agency (LEA) to enforce the provisions of this bill, in the manner determined by the LEA. | House Education Committee | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | HB 271 | Rep. Angela Romero | EDUCATOR SALARIES ADJUSTMENTS INCREASE This bill provides an increase to the educator salary adjustment. ▸ amends provisions to codify and increase the amount of the state-provided educator salary adjustment; | House Rules FN (1/25) = $(281,306,300) USF ongoing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | HB 273 | Rep. Phil Lyman | STATE TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENTS This bill modifies the administration of state trust lands. ▸ creates rulemaking authority for the sale, exchange, lease, or other disposition or conveyance of trust lands; ▸ adds criteria for the sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of trust lands; and ▸ makes technical changes. | House Rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | HB 293 | Rep. Stewart E. Barlow | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST AMENDMENTS This bill enacts provisions relating to the professional licensure of an educational psychologist ▸ creates a new license category under the Psychologist Licensing Act for an educational psychologist; ▸ allows a licensed educational psychologist to practice within the scope of the educational psychologist's training and experience; and ▸ specifies the requirements to receive a license as an educational psychologist. | House Rules FN (2/3) = $5,000 GF $8,000 ongoing $(3,000) one-time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | HB 295 | Rep. Norman K. Thurston | EDUCATOR LICENSE AMENDMENTS This bill addresses the licensing of educators by the State Board of Education. ▸ allows individuals who complete certain educator training programs, without receiving a bachelor's degree, to obtain an educator license from the State Board of Education; ▸ requires the State Board of Education to establish licensing standards for educator training programs | House Rules FN sent to sponsor | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | HB 306 | Rep. Jefferson Moss | SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL AMENDMENTS This bill grants the State Board of Education certain rulemaking authority regarding school community councils for which there are insufficient members to fill certain positions. ▸ grants the State Board of Education certain rulemaking authority regarding school community councils for which there are insufficient members to fill certain positions. | House Education Committee Not Considered | S | ||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | HB 308 | Rep. Douglas R. Welton Sen. Scott D. Sandall | SCHOOL GRADING MODIFICATIONS This bill amends provisions related to school overall ratings under the school accountability system. ▸ removes the requirement on the State Board of Education to use a letter grade when assigning a school an overall rating; ▸ amends provisions related to school turnaround and leadership development that reference letter grades under the school accountability system; | House Education Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | HB 335 | Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox | ALTERNATIVE CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT OPTIONS FOR CAPACITY FLEXIBILITY This bill amends provisions related to concurrent enrollment courses. ▸ provides that a local education agency (LEA) may contract with a nondesignated institution of higher education to provide concurrent enrollment courses under certain circumstances. | House Education Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | HB 344 | Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher | LOCAL POLICIES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM TRANSPARENCY This bill requires local education agency governing boards to establish student instruction transparency policies that include certain determinations. ▸ requires each local education agency (LEA) governing board to establish a course content transparency policy that includes certain determinations; ▸ requires each LEA to: • make the LEA's course content transparency policy publicly available on the LEA's website; and • annually report on the LEA's policy and determinations to the State Board of Education (state board); ▸ requires the state board to establish an annual deadline for the LEA report; and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | House Education Committee FN (2/2) $(5,000) ITF One Time | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | HB 348 | Rep. Cheryl K. Acton | CURRICULUM PARTICIPATION WAIVER REQUIREMENTS This bill repeals the requirement for a school to require participation in certain curriculum or an activity when a waiver of participation is requested. ▸ repeals the requirement for a school to require a student to participate in curriculum or in an activity that interferes with a student's religion or conscience when a waiver of participation is requested | House Rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | HB 363 | Rep. Steve Eliason | SUMMER EDUCATION GRANTS This bill establishes a grant program for summer school days and other educational summer programs. ▸ establishes a grant program for summer school days and other educational summer programs; and ▸ requires the State Board of Education to: • award grants to qualifying local education agencies to meet measurable goals; and • make rules regarding the administration and measurement of the grant program. | House Rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | HB 372 | Rep. James F. Cobb | LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM AMENDMENTS This bill addresses actions of a local school district that may be subject to a referendum. ▸ provides that a new tax or a tax increase passed by a local school board may be referred to voters for their approval or rejection; and | House Rules | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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68 | HJR 3 | Rep. Jefferson S. Burton | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SCHOOL TEACHERS This resolution recognizes Utah's public school educators for their extraordinary efforts to educate students during a public health crisis. ▸ acknowledges the challenges educators in Utah's public schools faced in providing instruction during a public health crisis, including the challenges of remote instruction; ▸ highlights Utah's history of education innovation; and ▸ declares that curricular decisions should be made at the local level. | House Special Orders Calendar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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