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Senate approves bill to produce parental education video on sexting, funds RFA for campaign
Summary
Senate Bill 98, authorizing the State Board of Education to produce a brief parental-education video on student technology use and creating an RFA for $100,000 to support an awareness campaign, passed the Utah Senate 23–0 with six absent after an amendment that removed a specified time length for the video.
Senate Bill 98, a measure to produce parental education about student use of technology and sexting, passed the Utah Senate on a 23–0 roll call with six senators absent.
Senator Wilson, the bill sponsor, moved an amendment (Amendment 2) on the floor that removed a specific time estimate for the proposed video (previously listed as approximately five to ten minutes) and replaced it with the term “brief,” following advice from the State Board of Education. The amendment was adopted on voice vote.
On the floor, Wilson cited data from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, saying “1 in 5 children fall victim to online sexual solicitation,” and…
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