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Senate creates parental‑involvement task force after debate over funding and scope
Summary
Senate Bill 21 to create a parental involvement task force passed after senators debated whether it should be funded or operated on a voluntary basis and how to prioritize high‑need areas; language about timing and supplemental appropriation was clarified on the floor.
Salt Lake City — The Utah Senate on Feb. 1 passed SB21 to establish a parental‑involvement task force aimed at improving family engagement in public education.
Sponsor Senator Howard Stevenson told the Senate the task force would develop solutions for what he called a crisis of parental disengagement. He said the body could operate either with state funding or on a…
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