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        February 5, 2013

Madam Speaker:

    The Education Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 298, PARENT SEMINAR ON YOUTH PROTECTION, by Representative S. Eliason, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 18 through 20 :    

             18              .    report on the program to the Education Interim Committee;

{   and   }

             19          .    requires a school district to notify charter schools located within the school district's
             20      boundaries of the parent seminar
{   .   }        ; and

    . allows a school district to opt out of providing the parent seminar if the local school board determines the seminar is not needed in its district.  


2.    Page 2, Line 33 :    

             33          (1) (a)
{   A   }        Except as provided in Subsection (5), a       school district shall offer a seminar for parents of students in the school


3.    Page 2, Line 56 through Page 3, Line 63 :    

             56          (3) The State Board of Education shall report to the Legislature's Education Interim
             57      Committee, by the November 2013 meeting, on the progress of implementation of the parent
             58      seminar
  , including if a local school board has opted out of providing the parent seminar, as described in Subsection (5), and the reasons why a local school board

opted out       .


             59          (4) The State Board of Education shall report to the Legislature's Education Interim
             60      Committee by the November 2014 meeting on
{   the   } :

             61          (a)
  the       progress of implementation of the parent seminar;

             62          (b)
  the       estimated attendance reported by each school district;      {   and   }

             63          (c)
  a       recommendation of whether to continue the parent seminar program      {   .   }        ; and

    (d) if a local school board has opted out of providing the parent seminar, as described in Subsection (5), and the reasons why a local school board opted out.
    (5)(a) A school district is not required to offer the parent seminar if the local school board determines that the topics described in Subsection (2) are not of significant interest or value to families in the school district.
    (b) If a local school board chooses not to offer the parent seminar, the local school board shall notify the State Board of Education and provide the reasons why the local school board chose not to offer the parent seminar.  


    Respectfully,

    Francis D. Gibson
    Committee Chair

Voting: 9-3-4
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Bill Number
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*HB0298*
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*HCRAMD*

 HB0298
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HCRAMD