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School Funding for Veterans Day Commemorations
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 Veterans Day School Assembly Pilot Program.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ defines terms;
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▸ establishes the Veterans Day School Assembly Pilot Program (pilot program);
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▸ requires the State Board of Education to administer the pilot program and post best
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practices; and
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▸ repeals the pilot program on July 1, 2027.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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This bill appropriates $960,000 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2026, all of
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which is from the Income Tax Fund.
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Other Special Clauses:
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This bill provides a special effective date.
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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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53F-5-224, 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 53F-5-224 is enacted to read:
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53F-5-224 . Veterans Day School Assembly Pilot Program.
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(1) As used in this section:
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(a) "Pilot program" means the Veterans Day School Assembly Pilot Program created in
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Subsection (2).
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(b) "Veteran" means an individual who has served on active duty in the armed forces of
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(2)(a) There is created a three-year pilot program, known as the Veterans Day School
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Assembly Pilot Program, to reimburse schools for holding assemblies to honor
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veterans during the week of Veterans Day.
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(b) Within appropriations made by the Legislature for the pilot program, the state board
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shall administer the pilot program and award reimbursement in accordance with the
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requirements of this section.
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(3)(a) An LEA may submit a proposal to the state board to receive reimbursement under
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this section.
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(b) An LEA's proposal shall:
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(i) identify the schools within the LEA that held an assembly to honor veterans
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during the week of Veterans Day;
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(ii) specify the day on which the assembly was held; and
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(iii) describe how each participating school incorporated educational activities and
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curriculum related to the assembly to promote understanding and appreciation of a
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veterans' service.
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(4) The state board shall compile best practices and guidance from LEAs that have
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previously held Veterans Day assemblies and post the best practices and guidelines on
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the board's official website.
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(5) Upon request of the Education Interim Committee, the state board shall report to the
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Education Interim Committee and LEA recipients of reimbursement on:
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(a) Veterans Day assemblies held by LEAs within the state before the creation of the
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pilot program; and
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(b) implementation of the pilot program.
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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 35, Higher Education and Corrections Council, is repealed July 1,
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2027.
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(21) Subsection 53C-3-203(4)(b)(vii), regarding the distribution of money from the Land
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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) Subsection 53E-1-201(1)(q), regarding the Higher Education and Corrections Council,
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is repealed July 1, 2027.
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(23) Subsection 53E-2-304(6), regarding foreclosing a private right of action or waiver of
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governmental immunity, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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(24) 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) 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) 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) Section 53E-4-203, Standards review committee, is repealed January 1, 2028.
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(28) Title 53E, Chapter 6, Part 5, Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission, is
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repealed July 1, 2033.
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(29) Subsection 53E-7-207(7), regarding a private right of action or waiver of governmental
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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) Section 53F-5-224, which creates the Veterans Day School Assembly Pilot Program, is
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repealed on July 1, 2027.
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[(34)] (35) Title 53F, Chapter 10, Part 2, Capital Projects Evaluation Panel, is repealed July
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1, 2027.
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[(35)] (36) 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)] (37) 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)] (38) Section 53G-9-212, Drinking water quality in schools, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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Section 3. FY 2026 Appropriation.
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The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
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2025, and ending June 30, 2026. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
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fiscal year 2026.
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Subsection 3(a). Operating and Capital Budgets
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Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
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Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
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the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
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ITEM 1 To State Board of Education - State Board and Administrative Operations
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From Income Tax Fund, One-time 960,000
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Schedule of Programs:
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Financial Operations 960,000
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The Legislature intends that the state board
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distribute funding to local education agencies in an
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amount that does not exceed $1,000 per school to support
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Veterans Day commemorations in accordance with this
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bill.
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Section 4. Effective date.
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This bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
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