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Utah House adopts parental‑consent rules for student clubs after substitute fight
Summary
After hours of debate over competing substitutes, the Utah House passed the third substitute to House Bill 236 on Feb. 2, 2007, requiring written parental consent and a one‑page club constitution while removing many of the bill's earlier operational requirements; final passage was 72‑3 and the bill was referred to the Senate.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 2, 2007 approved the third substitute to House Bill 236, a measure that requires written parental permission for students to participate in non‑curricular school clubs and asks clubs to provide a concise, one‑page constitution describing purpose and activities.
Sponsor Representative Kevin Tilton said the bill's intent is to ensure parents "understand what's actually going on in this club" and to require minimal information — "a one page constitution that says here's what we do, how we do it, and when we do it," so that parents can give informed consent. Tilton argued the measure responds to federal case law and preserves parental…
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