S.J.R. 10
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This rules resolution creates a joint rule that requires every legislator to volunteer in a
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12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This resolution:
14 . requires every legislator to serve as a teacher's aide in a classroom within that
15 legislator's district;
16 . provides participation requirements;
17 . provides exceptions; and
18 . imposes a fine on a legislator who fails to comply with the rule.
19 Special Clauses:
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21 Legislative Rules Affected:
22 ENACTS:
23 JR7-1-101
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25 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. JR7-1-101 is enacted to read:
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29 JR7-1-101. Legislator classroom assistance -- Penalty for failure to volunteer.
30 (1) Each legislator shall volunteer as a teacher's aide in any public school for students
31 from preschool through grade 12 in the legislator's district. The volunteer work shall be
32 performed as follows:
33 (a) Each legislator shall volunteer for at least four hours during each month that the
34 legislator is in office, excluding:
35 (i) the month of February;
36 (ii) a month when the legislator is in office for less than 20 days; or
37 (iii) a month when there are no public school classes for students from preschool
38 through grade 12 in session within the legislator's district.
39 (b) While volunteering as a teacher's aide:
40 (i) the teacher may introduce the legislator and describe the legislator's position;
41 (ii) the legislator may not campaign or address the class as a whole, except that the
42 legislator may:
43 (A) provide a basic greeting; and
44 (B) perform a duty that is generally performed by a nonlegislator teacher's aide, such as
45 reading to the class as a whole or another similar activity; and
46 (iii) the legislator shall perform the duties and comply with the requirements that the
47 school has set for a teacher's aide.
48 (2) Each senator shall provide the secretary of the Senate, and each representative shall
49 provide the chief clerk of the House, with verification of the volunteer work, which verification
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51 (a) the legislator's name;
52 (b) the date, school, teacher's name, class type, and hours volunteered; and
53 (c) the teacher's signature.
54 (3) (a) For each month that a legislator fails to meet the requirements of this rule, the
55 secretary of the Senate, for a senator, or the chief clerk of the House, for a representative, shall
56 issue a fine against the legislator in the amount of 1/12 of the legislator's annual compensation.
57 (b) Fines collected under this Subsection (3) shall be deposited into the Education
58 Fund.
Legislative Review Note
as of 2-7-14 12:51 PM