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Utah Senate Bill SB0098

Utah 2025 Regular Session

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33 Parental Education on Student Use of Technology Amendments
44 2025 GENERAL SESSION
55 STATE OF UTAH
66 Chief Sponsor: Chris H. Wilson
7-House Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson
7+House Sponsor:
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1111 LONG TITLE
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1313 General Description:
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1515 This bill provides for parental education regarding student use of technology.
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1717 Highlighted Provisions:
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1919 This bill:
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2121 ▸ requires the State Board of Education to:
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2323 ● create a video presentation for parents regarding potential safety and legal issues a
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2525 student may encounter regarding the student's use of technology; and
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2727 ● make the video presentation available to each school district so that the school district
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2929 may provide the video presentation to parents;
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3131 ▸ provides a sunset date; and
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3333 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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3535 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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3737 None
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3939 Other Special Clauses:
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4141 None
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4343 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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4545 AMENDS:
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4747 53G-9-703, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 20
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4949 63I-1-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5
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5353 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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5555 Section 1. Section 53G-9-703 is amended to read:
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5757 53G-9-703 . Parent education -- Mental health -- Bullying -- Safety -- Video
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5959 presentation regarding student use of technology.
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61-(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a school district shall offer a seminar for S.B. 98 Enrolled Copy
61+(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a school district shall offer a seminar for
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6363 parents of students who attend school in the school district that:
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6565 (i) is offered at no cost to parents;
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6768 (ii)(A) begins at or after 6 p.m.; or
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6970 (B) takes place on a Saturday;
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7172 (iii)(A) is held in at least one school located in the school district; or
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7374 (B) is provided through a virtual platform; and
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7576 (iv) covers the topics described in Subsection (2).
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7778 (b)(i) A school district shall annually offer one parent seminar for each 11,000
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7980 students enrolled in the school district.
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8182 (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b)(i), a school district may not be required to
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8384 offer more than three seminars.
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8586 (c) A school district may:
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8788 (i) develop the district school's own curriculum for the seminar described in
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8990 Subsection (1)(a); or
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9192 (ii) use the curriculum developed by the state board under Subsection (2).
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9394 (d) A school district shall notify each charter school located in the attendance boundaries
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9596 of the school district of the date and time of a parent seminar, so the charter school
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9798 may inform parents of the seminar.
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99100 (2) The state board shall:
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101102 (a) develop a curriculum for the parent seminar described in Subsection (1) that includes
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103104 information on:
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105106 (i) substance abuse, including illegal drugs and prescription drugs and prevention;
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107108 (ii) bullying;
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109110 (iii) mental health, depression, suicide awareness, and suicide prevention, including
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111112 education on limiting access to fatal means;
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113114 (iv) Internet safety, including pornography addiction; and
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115116 (v) the SafeUT Crisis Line established in Section 53B-17-1202; and
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117118 (b) provide the curriculum, including resources and training, to school districts upon
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119120 request.
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121122 (3)(a) A school district is not required to offer the parent seminar if the local school
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123124 board determines that the topics described in Subsection (2) are not of significant
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125126 interest or value to families in the school district.
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127128 (b) If a local school board chooses not to offer the parent seminar, the local school board
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129130 shall notify the state board and provide the reasons why the local school board chose
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132132 not to offer the parent seminar.
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134-(4)(a) The state board shall develop a brief video presentation that is directed at
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136-educating parents about potential safety and legal issues a student may encounter
139+minutes in length ] ←Ŝ that is directed at educating parents about potential safety and legal
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138-regarding the student's use of technology, including:
141+issues a student may encounter regarding the student's use of technology, including:
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140-(i) sharing personal data via social media and other means of communication; and
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142149 (ii) creating or sharing sexual or nude images, both real and artificially produced.
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144151 (b) The state board shall make the video presentation described in Subsection (4)(a)
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146153 available to each school district so that the school district may provide the video
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148155 presentation to parents within the school district.
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150157 Section 2. Section 63I-1-253 is amended to read:
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152159 63I-1-253 . Repeal dates: Titles 53 through 53G.
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154161 (1) Section 53-1-122, Road Rage Awareness and Prevention Restricted Account, is
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156163 repealed July 1, 2028.
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158165 (2) Section 53-2a-105, Emergency Management Administration Council created --
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160167 Function -- Composition -- Expenses, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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166173 (4) Section 53-2a-1104, General duties of the Search and Rescue Advisory Board, is
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170177 (5) Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 15, Grid Resilience Committee, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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174181 Expenses, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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176183 (7) Section 53-2d-703, Volunteer Emergency Medical Service Personnel Health Insurance
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178185 Program -- Creation -- Administration -- Eligibility -- Benefits -- Rulemaking --
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180187 Advisory board, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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182189 (8) Section 53-5-703, Board -- Membership -- Compensation -- Terms -- Duties, is repealed
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186193 (9) Section 53-11-104, Board, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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188195 (10) Section 53-22-104.1, School Security Task Force -- Membership -- Duties -- Per diem
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190197 -- Report -- Expiration, is repealed December 31, 2025.
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192199 (11) Section 53-22-104.2, The School Security Task Force -- Education Advisory Board, is
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194201 repealed December 31, 2025.
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196203 (12) Subsection 53B-1-301(1)(j), regarding the Higher Education and Corrections Council,
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198206 is repealed July 1, 2027.
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201208 (13) Section 53B-7-709, Five-year performance goals, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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203210 (14) Title 53B, Chapter 8a, Part 3, Education Savings Incentive Program, is repealed July 1,
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207214 (15) Title 53B, Chapter 17, Part 11, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
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209216 (16) Section 53B-17-1203, SafeUT and School Safety Commission established -- Members,
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211218 is repealed January 1, 2030.
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213220 (17) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 16, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
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215222 (18) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 17, Food Security Council, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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217224 (19) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 18, Electrification of Transportation Infrastructure
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219226 Research Center, is repealed July 1, 2028.
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221228 (20) Title 53B, Chapter 35, Higher Education and Corrections Council, is repealed July 1,
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225232 (21) Subsection 53C-3-203(4)(b)(vii), regarding the distribution of money from the Land
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227234 Exchange Distribution Account to the Geological Survey for test wells and other
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229236 hydrologic studies in the West Desert, is repealed July 1, 2030.
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231238 (22) Subsection 53E-1-201(1)(q), regarding the Higher Education and Corrections Council,
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235242 (23) Subsection 53E-2-304(6), regarding foreclosing a private right of action or waiver of
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237244 governmental immunity, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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239246 (24) Subsection 53E-3-503(5), regarding coordinating councils for youth in care, is
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241248 repealed July 1, 2027.
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243250 (25) Subsection 53E-3-503(6), regarding coordinating councils for youth in care, is
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247254 (26) Subsection 53E-4-202(8)(b), regarding a standards review committee, is repealed
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251258 (27) Section 53E-4-203, Standards review committee, is repealed January 1, 2028.
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253260 (28) Title 53E, Chapter 6, Part 5, Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission, is
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255262 repealed July 1, 2033.
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257264 (29) Subsection 53E-7-207(7), regarding a private right of action or waiver of governmental
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259266 immunity, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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261268 (30) Section 53F-2-420, Intensive Services Special Education Pilot Program, is repealed
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263270 July 1, 2024.
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265272 (31) Section 53F-5-214, Grant for professional learning, is repealed July 1, 2025.
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267275 (32) Section 53F-5-215, Elementary teacher preparation grant, is repealed July 1, 2025.
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270277 (33) Section 53F-5-219, Local Innovations Civics Education Pilot Program, is repealed July
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274281 (34) Title 53F, Chapter 10, Part 2, Capital Projects Evaluation Panel, is repealed July 1,
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278285 (35) Subsection 53G-4-608(2)(b), regarding the Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is
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280287 repealed January 1, 2025.
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282289 (36) Subsection 53G-4-608(4)(b), regarding the Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is
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284291 repealed January 1, 2025.
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286293 (37) Section 53G-9-212, Drinking water quality in schools, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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288295 (38) Subsection 53G-9-703(4), regarding the parental video presentation concerning student
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290297 use of technology, is repealed January 1, 2030.
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292299 Section 3. Effective Date.
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294301 This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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