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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Utah Health Code regarding women's health education.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ provides that the Department of Health establish a program to provide women's
13 health education classes on site for women incarcerated in state and county
14 correctional facilities;
15 ▸ requires that the Department of Corrections and the sheriffs of the county jails
16 provide necessary space and equipment for the classes;
17 ▸ requires that the Department of Health seek funding for the program from the
18 private sector and governmental agencies; and
19 ▸ requires that the Department of Health in conjunction with the University of Utah
20 Department of Sociology establish a committee to determine the resources and
21 procedures needed to assess the outcomes regarding women who participated in the
22 classes.
23 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
24 None
25 Other Special Clauses:
26 None
27 Utah Code Sections Affected:
28 ENACTS:
29 26-7-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
30 26-7-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
31 26-7-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
32 26-7-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
33 26-7-205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
34 26-7-206, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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36 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
37 Section 1. Section 26-7-201 is enacted to read:
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39 26-7-201. Title.
40 This part is known as "Health Education for Incarcerated Women."
41 Section 2. Section 26-7-202 is enacted to read:
42 26-7-202. Definitions.
43 As used in this part:
44 (1) "Class" means classroom instruction that women inmates attend and that provides
45 the information in the established program curriculum.
46 (2) "Program" means the Incarcerated Women's Health Program created under this part
47 and includes providing classroom instruction and related written information as part of the
48 classroom instruction.
49 Section 3. Section 26-7-203 is enacted to read:
50 26-7-203. Incarcerated Women's Health Program -- Creation and operation by
51 the department.
52 (1) (a) There is created the Incarcerated Women's Health Program.
53 (b) The department shall establish and administer the program in accordance with the
54 provisions of this part.
55 (2) The program shall provide information regarding women's health, including
56 reproductive health care, to the women inmates of all correctional facilities operated by the
57 Utah Department of Corrections and by counties who are incarcerated for more than 30
58 consecutive days.
59 (3) The department shall:
60 (a) establish the purpose and goals of the program in accordance with Subsection (4);
61 (b) create a curriculum or contract with a private provider to create a curriculum, based
62 on the purpose and goals the department establishes, including the subjects under Subsection
63 (4);
64 (c) prepare for class presentations, including teaching materials, materials for the
65 participating women inmates, and informational documents;
66 (d) establish with the Department of Corrections and the sheriffs of the county jails the
67 process and logistical requirements for making the class available to women inmates by live
68 presentation or by the Internet; and
69 (e) contract with a private provider to teach the class.
70 (4) The program curriculum shall include current information regarding women's
71 reproductive health, including:
72 (a) reproductive life planning;
73 (b) contraception;
74 (c) disease prevention and treatment; and
75 (d) information regarding available community services for women's health.
76 (5) The department shall make the program available on a schedule that ensures that all
77 women inmates who are incarcerated for more than 30 consecutive days may attend the class
78 within 30 days of their release from incarceration.
79 Section 4. Section 26-7-204 is enacted to read:
80 26-7-204. Requirements of the Department of Corrections and county jails.
81 The Department of Corrections and the sheriffs of the county jails shall make available
82 to the department, as needed, the room, seating, and other resources the department requires for
83 the presentation of the class.
84 Section 5. Section 26-7-205 is enacted to read:
85 26-7-205. Private sector and governmental funding.
86 The department shall submit applications for available funding from the private sector
87 and from governmental agencies to address as many of the expenses of the program as
88 reasonably possible.
89 Section 6. Section 26-7-206 is enacted to read:
90 26-7-206. Measurement of outcomes.
91 The department shall, in coordination with the Department of Sociology at the
92 University of Utah, establish a committee to determine the funding, resources, and procedures
93 necessary to conduct the measurement and evaluation of the outcomes for the women inmates
94 who participated in the program, after they are released from incarceration.
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