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Senate committee backs bill requiring brief parental education on student technology use
Summary
Senators favorably recommended SB 98, which directs the state board to produce a short video for parents about student technology risks; bill sponsors cited sexting, online solicitation and a planned $100,000 outreach RFA.
Senators on the committee voted to give a favorable recommendation to SB 98, Parental Education on Student Use of Technology, after the sponsor and law-enforcement and attorney general representatives described a plan to produce a brief video for parents about safety and legal issues students may encounter online.
The bill, sponsored in committee by Senator Wilson, asks the Utah State Board of Education to develop a concise video for parents outlining safety and legal risks associated with student use of technology and social media. Senator Wilson told the committee the working group that drafted the proposal included the Utah…
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