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H.B. 144

Signed into Law

School Community Council Amendments

HB0144S02 (Substitute)

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H.B. 144Signed into Law

School Community Council Amendments

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What This Bill Does

This bill amends provisions related to school community councils.

Key Provisions

This bill:

  • removes provisions related to a school community council's:
    • digital citizenship requirements;
    • parent members who are local education agency employees; and
    • development of certain principles;
  • requires a certain annual report to a school community council;
  • requires documentation of certain votes; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.

Plain-Language Summary

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Changes to how school community councils (the parent-teacher advisory groups at each Utah public school) operate, this bill removes the requirement that councils actively partner with principals to ensure internet filtering is in place and eliminates the councils' duty to work with students, families, and educators to develop school safety principles. It also removes a provision that allowed appointment of additional parent members when too many council parent seats were held by school district employees. In exchange, the bill adds a new requirement that school and district administrators provide councils with an annual report on the steps they take to maintain a safe school environment, including safe online experiences for students, and requires that any council vote to change its membership size be formally documented in the council's rules.