Utah 2025 Regular Session

Utah House Bill HB0233 Compare Versions

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1		-	Enrolled Copy H.B. 233
	1	+	03-07 10:42 1st Sub. (Buff) H.B. 233
	2	+	Nicholeen P. Peck proposes the following substitute bill:
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3	4		School Curriculum Amendments
4	5		2025 GENERAL SESSION
5	6		STATE OF UTAH
6	7		Chief Sponsor: Nicholeen P. Peck
7	8		Senate Sponsor: Scott D. Sandall
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11	12		LONG TITLE
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13	14		General Description:
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15	16		This bill restricts certain entities from involvement in health education in public schools.
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17	18		Highlighted Provisions:
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19	20		This bill:
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21	22		▸ defines terms; and
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23	24		▸ prohibits a local education agency from allowing entities that perform elective abortions
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25	26		to provide health-related instruction or materials in public schools.
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27	28		Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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29	30		None
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31	32		Other Special Clauses:
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33	34		This bill provides a special effective date.
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35	36		Utah Code Sections Affected:
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37	38		ENACTS:
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39	40		53G-10-409, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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43	44		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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45	46		Section 1. Section 53G-10-409 is enacted to read:
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47	48		53G-10-409 . Prohibition on instruction by an elective abortion provider or
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49	50		affiliate.
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51	52		(1) As used in this section:
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53	54		(a) "Abortion" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-7-301.
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55	56		(b) "Affiliate" means an entity with a legal relationship to another entity, where the
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57	58		entities establish:
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59	60		(i) common ownership, management, or control;
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61		-	(ii) a franchise or similar agreement; or H.B. 233 Enrolled Copy
	62	+	(ii) a franchise or Ŝ→ similar ←Ŝ agreement; or
	63	+	1st Sub. H.B. 233 1st Sub. (Buff) H.B. 233 03-07 10:42
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63	65		(iii) a license agreement permitting the use of a brand name, trademark, service mark,
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65	67		or other identification.
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67	69		(c) "Debranded maturation curriculum" means a puberty or maturation education
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69	71		program that excludes all corporate, organizational, or third-party branding, logos,
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71	73		sponsorships, or materials associated with an elective abortion entity.
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73	75		(2) An LEA may not allow an entity employee, representative, or affiliate that performs
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75	77		elective abortions or provides debranded maturation curriculum to:
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77	79		(a) deliver instruction or programs on all health or health related topics in a school that
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79	81		receives state funding; or
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81	83		(b) provide materials or media on a health topic for distribution or display in a school
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83	85		that receives state funding, if the materials or media are created by, funded by,
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85	87		donated by, or bear the identifying mark of the entity or the entity's affiliate.
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87	89		(3)(a) In accordance with Section 53E-3-401, the state board may:
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89	91		(i) impose a monetary penalty on an LEA that violates this section; and
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91	93		(ii) withhold funds allocated under Title 53F, Chapter 2, State Funding -- Minimum
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93	95		School Program, for continued noncompliance.
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95	97		(b) The state board shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
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97	99		Administrative Rulemaking Act, to administer and enforce a penalty imposed under
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99	101		Subsection (3)(a).
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101	103		Section 2. Effective Date.
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103	105		This bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
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