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Utah Senate narrows school surveys but rejects mandatory parental consent, advancing bill to third reading
Summary
After extended debate, the Utah Senate approved Senate Bill 37 to regulate school surveys on violence and substance use, keeping an opt‑out model rather than requiring affirmative parental consent; the measure passed 16–13 and moves to third reading.
Senate Bill 37, a measure to regulate school surveys about student violence, tobacco, drugs and alcohol, passed the Utah Senate and advanced to third reading after a long floor debate on Jan. 25.
Sponsor Senator Gordon Montgomery said the bill creates a layered approval process for surveys, including a 13‑member review committee (seven of whom must be parents), teacher training requirements, mandatory parental notification at least two weeks before a survey and a rule that completed surveys be destroyed within 10 days. He said the changes remove earlier language that had permitted questions about sexual activity and limit surveys to…
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