Bill > HJR012

This joint resolution, originating from Utah, expresses a commitment to strengthening families by encouraging intact families, strong marriages, and healthy communication, recognizing that stable family units provide significant benefits to individuals and communities, such as reduced poverty and improved educational outcomes. The resolution acknowledges declining marriage and fertility rates and the barriers young adults face in forming families, while also highlighting Utah's historical strength in family formation and its promotion of the "Success Sequence," which encourages education, employment, and marriage before having children. It aims to prioritize intact families in legislative language, maintain terms like "mother," "father," and "parents" in Utah code, and increase early-childhood tax credits to support parents and grandparents in meeting their children's and grandchildren's needs, thereby fostering financial security and family stability for the well-being of future generations.

Health and Social Services

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