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Introduced
01/21/2025
01/21/2025
In Committee
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
Crossed Over
02/11/2025
02/11/2025
Passed
03/14/2025
03/14/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/26/2025
03/26/2025
Introduced Session
2025 General Session
Bill Summary
General Description: This bill amends provisions regarding health instruction and physical and mental health procedures in the public education system.
AI Summary
This bill introduces several significant changes to health education and mental health services in Utah's public schools. First, the bill requires healthcare providers to obtain informed written or verbal parental consent before providing health services in public schools that are not traditionally available. It establishes a detailed framework for mental health services, defining "authorized personnel" as licensed mental health professionals and creating strict guidelines for providing "restricted services" to students. The bill mandates that these services can only be provided with explicit parental consent, requires parental notification after each session, and allows parents to specify topics they want addressed or excluded during sessions. The legislation also revises health curriculum requirements, emphasizing abstinence, the "success sequence" (completing education, obtaining employment, and having children within marriage), and prohibiting instruction on certain sensitive topics. Additionally, the bill modifies rules about sex education, requiring explicit parental consent for such instruction and allowing parents to opt their children out without academic penalty. The changes aim to increase parental involvement and control over health and mental health services and instruction in public schools, with most provisions taking effect on July 1, 2025, and some specific sections effective July 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing (on 03/26/2025)
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