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HB71: Health Education Amendments
(R. Ward)
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Clarifies instruction in health education classes regarding contraception.
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Passed the House 72-0
and the Senate 27-0
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HB118: Incentives for Statewide Assessment Performance (M. Winder)
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Allows teachers to use statewide standardized tests to improve a student’s academic grade.
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Passed the House 58-14
and the Senate 16-9
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HB120: Student and School Safety Assessment
(R. Ward)
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Directs USBE to develop model policies and procedures for threat assessment and creates a ‘school safety center’ to coordinate training.
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Passed the House 45-27
and the Senate 28-0
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HB130: Public Education Exit Survey
(C. Moss)
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Directs the Utah State Board of Education to create standards for an educator “exit survey” when a teacher leaves employment.
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Passed the House 48-24and the Senate 24-3
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HB133: Initiative Amendments
(B. Daw)
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Delays the implementation of successful ballot initiatives by one year to give the legislature time to consider and make changes.
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Passed the House 50-20and the Senate 22-5
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HB168: School Bus Safety Requirements
(C. Hall)
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Requires new school buses to have three-point seat belts after 2020.
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Failed in the House 23-50
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HB188: T.H. Bell Program Amendments
(L. Snow)
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Changes the T.H. Bell Program for education students from a loan forgiveness program to a scholarship program.
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Passed the House 72-0 and the Senate 22-4
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HB198: Education Accountability Amendments
(M. Poulson)
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Removes the requirement for the State Board of Education to use a single letter grade when assigning a school an overall rating.
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Passed the House 68-2 but not heard in the Senate
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HB236: Teacher Salary Supplement Amendments
(K. Christofferson)
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Allows teachers who have taught 10 years in an approved subject to receive a salary supplement.
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Passed the House 67-0 and the Senate 23-0
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HB250: School Fee Revisions
(K. Lisonbee)
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Requires the State Board of Education to report recommendations on activity-based fees.
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Passed the House 66-0
and the Senate 25-0
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HB273: School Fees Modifications
(A. Robertson)
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Would prohibit the charging of curricular fees in schools. Did not include funding to offset fund losses to school districts.
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Held in House committee
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HB373: Student Support Amendments
(S. Eliason)
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Provides matching grant funds to hire school counselors, psychologists, social workers and nurses.
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Passed the House 62-6 and the Senate 27-0
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HB441: Tax Equalization and Reduction Act
(T. Quinn)
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Lowers the state sales tax rate and adds new taxes on services, reduces the income tax rate from 4.95% to 4.75%.
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Passed House committee but not heard in the House
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HB495: Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force
(M. Schultz)
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Creates a task force to make recommendations for addressing revenue structural imbalances and to solicit public feedback and involvement.
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Passed the Senate
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