H.B. 197
FailedOpposeSchool Materials Amendments
HB0197S04 (Substitute)
School Materials Amendments
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 12
House Floor Vote
Feb 20
Senate Rules
Mar 5
Senate Committee
Mar 4
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill amends provisions regarding the accessibility of sensitive material through digital instructional material in a school setting.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- defines a term;
- prohibits a Local Education Agency (LEA) from providing certain materials to students that have been removed statewide;
- requires an LEA to review instructional material an LEA adds to the LEA's collection of instructional material;
- enacts certain prohibitions on a vendor of digital instructional material; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Better Utah Institute's Position
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary, reviewed by Better Utah staff.
Utah's existing school "sensitive materials" law gets several new additions under this bill: school districts and charter schools must now review any instructional material before adding it to their collections to confirm it doesn't contain sensitive material (defined as pornographic or indecent content under state law); any school that has had a material removed through the statewide threshold process is permanently prohibited from making that material available to students again; and companies that provide digital instructional materials to schools are barred from using those materials to sell or advertise goods and services to students. The bill also adds formal definitions for "contracting entity," "UETN," and "vendor" to clarify who these rules apply to.
H.B. 197
FailedOpposeSchool Materials Amendments
Current version: HB0197S04 (Substitute)
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 12
House Floor Vote
Feb 20
Senate Rules
Mar 5
Senate Committee
Mar 4
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
IntroductionJan 20
House Rules
House CommitteeFeb 12
House Floor VoteFeb 20
Senate RulesMar 5
Senate CommitteeMar 4
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill amends provisions regarding the accessibility of sensitive material through digital instructional material in a school setting.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- defines a term;
- prohibits a Local Education Agency (LEA) from providing certain materials to students that have been removed statewide;
- requires an LEA to review instructional material an LEA adds to the LEA's collection of instructional material;
- enacts certain prohibitions on a vendor of digital instructional material; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary, reviewed by Better Utah staff.
Utah's existing school "sensitive materials" law gets several new additions under this bill: school districts and charter schools must now review any instructional material before adding it to their collections to confirm it doesn't contain sensitive material (defined as pornographic or indecent content under state law); any school that has had a material removed through the statewide threshold process is permanently prohibited from making that material available to students again; and companies that provide digital instructional materials to schools are barred from using those materials to sell or advertise goods and services to students. The bill also adds formal definitions for "contracting entity," "UETN," and "vendor" to clarify who these rules apply to.
Better Utah Institute's Position
Votes
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Motion: Held in Committee
Documents
Floor Debates
Committee Hearings
Other Versions
Subjects
Action History46
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Senate Rules Committee
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