SB 98: Parental Education on Student Use of Technology Amendments - Utah

Amended 1/31/2025 08:01:663 → Amended 2/7/2025 15:02:502 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends Utah's parental education requirements for student technology use and updates sunset dates for various state programs. The main substantive change involves modifying the video presentation requirement to be more flexible, allowing the State Board of Education to create a brief video rather than one with a specific five-to-ten minute length. The House Sponsor was also updated from 'LONG TITLE' to 'Karen M. Peterson'.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on parental education regarding student technology use, but the specific requirements for the video presentation have been made more flexible.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the video presentation requirement from a specific five-to-ten minute length to simply a 'brief' video presentation, giving the State Board more flexibility in format and duration.

TECHNICAL

Updated the House Sponsor name from 'LONG TITLE' to 'Karen M. Peterson'.

Added formatting markup symbols (Ŝ→ and ←Ŝ) indicating text insertions and deletions in the video presentation subsection.

Amended Excerpts 2/7/2025 15:02:502 → Amended 1/31/2025 08:01:663 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to clarify requirements for parental education seminars on student technology use, adding specific topics like mental health and suicide prevention to the curriculum, and establishing a state-mandated video presentation on digital safety issues. The amendments also added sunset dates for various state board provisions and updated the repeal schedule for existing titles in the Utah Code.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include mental health, suicide prevention, and pornography addiction as required curriculum topics, while maintaining the requirement for school districts to offer parent seminars on technology safety.

REQUIREMENT

Added mental health, depression, suicide awareness, and suicide prevention to the required parent seminar curriculum topics

Added requirement for state board to create a video presentation on sharing personal data and creating/sharing sexual or nude images

Modified video presentation requirements to specify five to ten minutes in length with specific content focus

Added requirement for school districts to notify charter schools of parent seminar dates and times

ADDED

Added sunset dates for multiple state board provisions and repealed sections in Titles 53 through 53G

Amended Excerpts 1/31/2025 08:01:663 → Amended Excerpts 2/7/2025 15:02:502 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to adjust the line numbers referenced in the text and to modify the description of a required video presentation for parents. The change expands the suggested video length from a brief presentation to approximately five to ten minutes and clarifies that the content should educate parents on student technology safety and legal issues, including sharing personal data.

Scope change

The scope of the video presentation requirement was slightly expanded to specify a longer duration and include more detailed educational content for parents.

REQUIREMENT

The required video presentation for parents was modified to be approximately five to ten minutes in length instead of just a brief presentation.

The video content requirements were clarified to focus on educating parents about student technology safety and legal issues, including sharing personal data via social media and other communication methods.

TECHNICAL

Line number references in the bill were adjusted from lines 66 through 67a to lines 63 through 67a.

Enrolled → Amended Excerpts 1/31/2025 08:01:663 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify the language regarding student technology safety topics, specifically changing 'sharing personal data' to 'sharing personal information' for better precision. No substantive policy changes were made to requirements, funding, or timelines.

TECHNICAL

Changed the term 'personal data' to 'personal information' in the video presentation requirements to improve clarity and consistency with common legal terminology.

Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 26, 2025

MODERATE

This bill enrolls a version of SB 98 that requires school districts to offer free parent seminars on student technology safety, mental health, and bullying prevention. The enrolled version adds a House Sponsor and updates some formatting while maintaining the core requirements for seminars and video presentations. The sunset date for the parental video presentation requirement remains January 1, 2030.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same - it applies to all Utah school districts and charter schools within their attendance boundaries. No changes to applicability were made.

TECHNICAL

Added House Sponsor name (Karen M. Peterson) to the enrolled copy

Changed video presentation length requirement from 'approximately five to ten minutes' to 'brief'

Changed 'sharing personal information' to 'sharing personal data' in the video presentation requirements

Removed timestamp and page formatting artifacts from the original introduced version

Adjusted line breaks and formatting for professional enrolled copy standards

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