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Family Stabilization Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill creates the Center for Healthy and Meaningful Play to be administered by the
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Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ defines terms;
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▸ creates the Center for Healthy and Meaningful Play (center) to be administered by the
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Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University;
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and
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▸ describes the center's duties and responsibilities, including the focus on the science,
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practice, and promotion of children's play in the areas of:
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● childhood development;
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● community development;
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● educational play opportunities; and
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● youth sports.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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63I-1-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5
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ENACTS:
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53B-18-1901, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 53B-18-1901 is enacted to read:
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53B-18-1901 . Center for Healthy and Meaningful Play -- Definitions -- Purpose
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-- Duties and responsibilities.
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(1) As used in this section, "center" means the Center for Healthy and Meaningful Play that
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this section creates.
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(2) This section creates the Center for Healthy and Meaningful Play to be administered by
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the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State
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University.
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(3) The center's purpose is to act as an interdisciplinary research and outreach program that
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shall focus on the science, practice, and promotion of childhood play that contribute to
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physical, psychological, social, family, and community well-being.
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(4) To fulfill the center's purpose under Subsection (3), the center has the following duties
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and responsibilities:
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(a) to direct the center's efforts to understand childhood development and the impact of
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play on children and families, including:
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(i) access to play opportunities;
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(ii) play-based learning;
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(iii) therapeutic play; and
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(iv) youth sport;
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(b) to collaborate with institutions of higher education, the State Board of Education,
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school districts, local governments, community and other public and private
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stakeholders, and state, national, and international experts on projects and idea
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development that promote childhood play;
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(c) to develop and offer outreach programs, academic programs, and educational training
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and support for school districts, local governments, and communities on access to
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play opportunities, learning, therapy, and youth sport that are responsive to a child's
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developmental needs and interests;
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(d) to gather and maintain data on childhood play, including data that measures the
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desired outcomes as determined by the center;
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(e) to identify challenges and opportunities in developing, implementing, and providing
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healthy and meaningful play for all youth and the impact of play on children and
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families; and
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(f) to identify and acquire public and private resources at the state and national levels
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that are available to support the center's purpose.
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Section 2. Section 63I-1-253 is amended to read:
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63I-1-253 . Repeal dates: Titles 53 through 53G.
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(1) Section 53-1-122, Road Rage Awareness and Prevention Restricted Account, is
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repealed July 1, 2028.
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(2) Section 53-2a-105, Emergency Management Administration Council created --
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Function -- Composition -- Expenses, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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(3) Section 53-2a-1103, Search and Rescue Advisory Board -- Members -- Compensation,
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is repealed July 1, 2027.
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(4) Section 53-2a-1104, General duties of the Search and Rescue Advisory Board, is
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repealed July 1, 2027.
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(5) Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 15, Grid Resilience Committee, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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(6) Section 53-2d-104, State Emergency Medical Services Committee -- Membership --
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Expenses, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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(7) Section 53-2d-703, Volunteer Emergency Medical Service Personnel Health Insurance
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Program -- Creation -- Administration -- Eligibility -- Benefits -- Rulemaking --
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Advisory board, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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(8) Section 53-5-703, Board -- Membership -- Compensation -- Terms -- Duties, is repealed
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July 1, 2029.
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(9) Section 53-11-104, Board, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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(10) Section 53-22-104.1, School Security Task Force -- Membership -- Duties -- Per diem
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-- Report -- Expiration, is repealed December 31, 2025.
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(11) Section 53-22-104.2, The School Security Task Force -- Education Advisory Board, is
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repealed December 31, 2025.
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(12) Subsection 53B-1-301(1)(j), regarding the Higher Education and Corrections Council,
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is repealed July 1, 2027.
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(13) Section 53B-7-709, Five-year performance goals, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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(14) Title 53B, Chapter 8a, Part 3, Education Savings Incentive Program, is repealed July 1,
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2028.
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(15) Title 53B, Chapter 17, Part 11, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
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(16) Section 53B-17-1203, SafeUT and School Safety Commission established -- Members,
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is repealed January 1, 2030.
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(17) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 16, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
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(18) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 17, Food Security Council, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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(19) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 18, Electrification of Transportation Infrastructure
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Research Center, [ ]is repealed July 1, 2028.
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(20) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 19, Center for Healthy and Meaningful Play, is repealed
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July 1, 2028.
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[(20)] (21) Title 53B, Chapter 35, Higher Education and Corrections Council, is repealed
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July 1, 2027.
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[(21)] (22) Subsection 53C-3-203(4)(b)(vii), regarding the distribution of money from the
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Land Exchange Distribution Account to the Geological Survey for test wells and other
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hydrologic studies in the West Desert, is repealed July 1, 2030.
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[(22)] (23) Subsection 53E-1-201(1)(q), regarding the Higher Education and Corrections
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Council, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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[(23)] (24) Subsection 53E-2-304(6), regarding foreclosing a private right of action or
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waiver of governmental immunity, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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[(24)] (25) Subsection 53E-3-503(5), regarding coordinating councils for youth in care, is
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repealed July 1, 2027.
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[(25)] (26) Subsection 53E-3-503(6), regarding coordinating councils for youth in care, is
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repealed July 1, 2027.
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[(26)] (27) Subsection 53E-4-202(8)(b), regarding a standards review committee, is repealed
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January 1, 2028.
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[(27)] (28) Section 53E-4-203, Standards review committee, is repealed January 1, 2028.
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[(28)] (29) Title 53E, Chapter 6, Part 5, Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission,
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is repealed July 1, 2033.
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[(29)] (30) Subsection 53E-7-207(7), regarding a private right of action or waiver of
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governmental immunity, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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[(30) Section 53F-2-420, Intensive Services Special Education Pilot Program, is repealed
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July 1, 2024.]
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(31) Section 53F-5-214, Grant for professional learning, is repealed July 1, 2025.
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(32) Section 53F-5-215, Elementary teacher preparation grant, is repealed July 1, 2025.
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(33) Section 53F-5-219, Local Innovations Civics Education Pilot Program, is repealed July
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1, 2025.
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(34) Title 53F, Chapter 10, Part 2, Capital Projects Evaluation Panel, is repealed July 1,
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2027.
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(35) Subsection 53G-4-608(2)(b), regarding the Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is
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repealed January 1, 2025.
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(36) Subsection 53G-4-608(4)(b), regarding the Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is
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repealed January 1, 2025.
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(37) Section 53G-9-212, Drinking water quality in schools, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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Section 3. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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